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74.96Apply it to “Mack the Knife”
This is excellent for repeated choruses.
Chorus 1: all major structural chords on strong beats.
Chorus 2: walking bass begins anticipating roots.
Chorus 3: RH shells anticipate several changes.
Final chorus: compressed turnarounds on 4& and beat 4.
Then final tonic lands completely square on beat 1.
That last unsyncopated arrival can feel enormous.