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55.87If you want to change style quickly...
Changing the bass behavior is often more effective than changing chord extensions.
For example, same F-major song:
LH whole notes: ballad.
LH root-fifth: folk.
LH root/chord alternating: stride.
LH quarter walking: swing.
LH syncopated ostinato: funk.
LH anticipated roots: Latin-derived feel.
Same harmony.
Different genre identity.