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55.84Apply it to “Happy Birthday”
This is a useful stride-arranging exercise.
Intro
F-D7-Gm-C7 stride turnaround.
Phrase 1
simple melody, two-beat LH.
Phrase 2
add RH sixths.
Phrase 3
walking bass, melody in octaves.
Phrase 4
return to stride with block-chord cadence.
Tag
short turnaround.
Final F6.
Suddenly the tune sounds like an early jazz piano number.