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90.116Apply it to “The Bare Necessities”

This is especially good for rhythmic humor.

Take one short playful rhythm from the legal melody/accompaniment concept.

First: melody context.

Later: low “tuba” response.

Then: high chord stab.

Then: over-serious augmented/diminished version with the exact same rhythm.

The harmonic language changes.

The rhythm reveals the joke's identity.