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61.84Apply it to “Mack the Knife”
For the dark/cabaret version:
Cm6/9 tonic.
Occasional Cm(maj7).
Use:
D♭7♯11 as tritone approach.
G7alt before important returns.
This can make the tune dramatically more sinister without rewriting its entire harmony.