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9059 / 18210 · Workshop 74 — Rhythmic Reharmonization: Keeping the Chords but Changing Their Placement, Anticipation, Delay, Pedal, Syncopation, and Groove Identity← prev⊞ allnext →

74.26This is how funk/soul can stay harmonically simple

Root hardly moves.

Chord color hardly changes.

But attacks:

syncopate

anticipate

leave gaps

respond to bass.

The groove carries the variation.