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118.218Apply to “Happy Birthday”
Because it is public domain, this is perfect for testing true ownership.
You should eventually know it as:
Key-independent scale degrees
Phrase 1: 5 5 6 5 1 7
Phrase 2: 5 5 6 5 2 1
Phrase 3: 5 5 5 3 1 7 6
Phrase 4: 4 4 3 1 2 1.