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60.82Apply it to “Happy Birthday”
This is one of the strangest but most educational versions yet.
Keep much of the melody recognizable.
Bass:
long C pedal.
Reharmonize melody notes using:
B♭/C
Dm/C
E♭/C
quartal structures.
Only at phrase 4:
G7alt→Cm or C major.
Suddenly a child's tune becomes floating modal jazz.