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Change of Melodic Contour in The God That Failed Ex 3

In the pre-chorus, the riff undergoes further variation as the descending melodic pattern is changed.  Here, the descents on the second sixteenth note ascend back up by the same interval on the eighth note of the rhythmic pattern.  The intervals remain as a half step and minor third.

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