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58.1First establish the song in the simplest form
Pick a comfortable major key.
Let’s use F major for the laboratory.
F major:
F G A B♭ C D E
Basic functional world:
I = F
IV = B♭
V = C7
ii = Gm
vi = Dm
This is already enough for a convincing first version.