34.87Apply it to “Happy Birthday”

Now take our laboratory melody again.

Phrase 1:

plain minor version.

Phrase 2:

keep melody stable but introduce descending bass:

1→7→♭7→6.

Phrase 3/climax:

temporarily tonicize a distant minor area.

Final phrase:

dominant chain returning to tonic.

This transforms a trivial melody into a dark, narrative arrangement.