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69.75Level 39 — chord melody in funk
Usually:
avoid continuous lush blocks.
Use:
octave melody
short chord punches
two/three-note clusters
blue-note crushes.
The chord-melody principle remains:
melody top, harmony underneath.
But style changes articulation/density.