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113.172Conceptual “The Bare Necessities”
Its groove and melody are strong enough that harmony should often remain:
simple
clear
playful.
Use:
bass movement
inversions
one borrowed cadence
or passing diminished
rather than turning every phrase into chromatic jazz harmony.
The progression should support character, not advertise vocabulary.