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Can humming a bar of music be considered as copyright infringement?

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Can humming a bar of music considered as copyright infringement?

I recently saw a tweet claiming a video got a DMCA claim based on humming a part of a song.

Can uploading a (monetized) video of humming a bar or two of copyrighted music be considered as copyright infringement, or is it fair use?