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117.273Happy Birthday climax editing
Phrase 3 already has:
melodic climax.
Therefore you may not need:
maximum harmonic density there.
Try:
high melody
with surprisingly sparse accompaniment.
Compare to:
full block chords.
Learn the difference between:
supporting
and:
competing with climax.