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  2. #composition #tip 012: use distortion
  3. #composition #tip 011: change the instrumentation of the melody
  4. #composition #tip 010: try and put your melody in an odd meter
  5. #composition #tip 009: use a cymbal swell to cover up iffy transitions
  6. #composition #tip 008: use half time
  7. #composition #tip 007: Try to speed up the melody and use it as an ostinato
  8. #composition #tip 006: keep the melody change the bass line
  9. #composition #tip 005: use the melody as the bass line
  10. #composition #tip 004: play the melody at half or double speed
  11. #compisition #tip 003: interpret the melody as being a different scale with a minimum of accidentals
  12. #compisition #tip 002: play the melody backwards
  13. #compisition #tip 001: Turn the melody upside down