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87.115Apply it to “Mack the Knife”
Early chorus:
two-beat feel with relatively slow harmonic rhythm.
Later:
walking bass and more frequent passing dominants.
Modulation turnaround:
harmonic acceleration.
Final chorus:
do not keep maximum change rate throughout.
At the peak:
hold one dominant longer.
Then resolve.
This prevents the last chorus from feeling merely busier.