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70.56Level 27 — build a fourth version: funk

Simplify harmonic rhythm.

Perhaps keep tonic pedal longer.

Turn bass line into ostinato.

RH melody remains.

Guide tones become short chord stabs.

Now some structural harmony may need simplification because groove demands it.

Style can legitimately reshape the skeleton.