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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.