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What would this chord progression be called?
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Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?What is this called? Why is it allowed?How would you interpret this chord progression?What is this type of shift called?What key is this chord progression?Is this chord progression rare?What chord would this most logically be thought as?How is this type of chord progression notation called?What is this chord progression called?What's this chord progression (called)?How would one interpret this simple chord progression? and what scales to use for improvisation?
There's a section of the melody of Kyari Pamyu Pamyu's song ふりそで〜しょん, specifically the part preceding the chorus, where the composition shifts from a relatively straightforward A mixolydian melody to a rather exotic line which travels over the the following chords, 2 measures:
Dmaj -> C♯ min -> C maj -> B min -> Bb maj -> etc
The pattern is quite clear once you identify it (although the song uses a variety of voicings to disguise it) -- moving by half-steps and alternating between major and minor.
I was wondering, with such a simple pattern and it producing quite an interesting sound, does this technique have a name? Are there other usages of it, particularly in pop music?
theory chord-progressions terminology
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There's a section of the melody of Kyari Pamyu Pamyu's song ふりそで〜しょん, specifically the part preceding the chorus, where the composition shifts from a relatively straightforward A mixolydian melody to a rather exotic line which travels over the the following chords, 2 measures:
Dmaj -> C♯ min -> C maj -> B min -> Bb maj -> etc
The pattern is quite clear once you identify it (although the song uses a variety of voicings to disguise it) -- moving by half-steps and alternating between major and minor.
I was wondering, with such a simple pattern and it producing quite an interesting sound, does this technique have a name? Are there other usages of it, particularly in pop music?
theory chord-progressions terminology
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(if the tonal center is A, then that chord's root should be C♯).
– user45266
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There's a section of the melody of Kyari Pamyu Pamyu's song ふりそで〜しょん, specifically the part preceding the chorus, where the composition shifts from a relatively straightforward A mixolydian melody to a rather exotic line which travels over the the following chords, 2 measures:
Dmaj -> C♯ min -> C maj -> B min -> Bb maj -> etc
The pattern is quite clear once you identify it (although the song uses a variety of voicings to disguise it) -- moving by half-steps and alternating between major and minor.
I was wondering, with such a simple pattern and it producing quite an interesting sound, does this technique have a name? Are there other usages of it, particularly in pop music?
theory chord-progressions terminology
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There's a section of the melody of Kyari Pamyu Pamyu's song ふりそで〜しょん, specifically the part preceding the chorus, where the composition shifts from a relatively straightforward A mixolydian melody to a rather exotic line which travels over the the following chords, 2 measures:
Dmaj -> C♯ min -> C maj -> B min -> Bb maj -> etc
The pattern is quite clear once you identify it (although the song uses a variety of voicings to disguise it) -- moving by half-steps and alternating between major and minor.
I was wondering, with such a simple pattern and it producing quite an interesting sound, does this technique have a name? Are there other usages of it, particularly in pop music?
theory chord-progressions terminology
theory chord-progressions terminology
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(if the tonal center is A, then that chord's root should be C♯).
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(if the tonal center is A, then that chord's root should be C♯).
– user45266
Apr 13 at 6:21
(if the tonal center is A, then that chord's root should be C♯).
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In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.
A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:
G♯–G♮ F♯–F♮
E==== D====
C♯–C♮ B––B♭
Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.
As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.
answered Apr 13 at 1:30
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Couldn’t it be too a chord chain of (ii-V) with tritonus substitution of the secondary dominants?
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 7:58
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@AlbrechtHügli Perhaps! I just didn't consider it since the chords were all triads. (See Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?)
– Richard
Apr 13 at 14:42
@AlbrechtHügli Good spot! It could be that, but I don't think it's as likely, given the example song.
– user45266
Apr 13 at 17:28
youtube.com/watch?v=8dG44XGQDLA
– Albrecht Hügli
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In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.
A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:
G♯–G♮ F♯–F♮
E==== D====
C♯–C♮ B––B♭
Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.
As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.
answered Apr 13 at 1:30
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Couldn’t it be too a chord chain of (ii-V) with tritonus substitution of the secondary dominants?
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 7:58
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@AlbrechtHügli Perhaps! I just didn't consider it since the chords were all triads. (See Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?)
– Richard
Apr 13 at 14:42
@AlbrechtHügli Good spot! It could be that, but I don't think it's as likely, given the example song.
– user45266
Apr 13 at 17:28
youtube.com/watch?v=8dG44XGQDLA
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 17:40
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In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.
A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:
G♯–G♮ F♯–F♮
E==== D====
C♯–C♮ B––B♭
Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.
As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.
answered Apr 13 at 1:30
RichardRichard
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Couldn’t it be too a chord chain of (ii-V) with tritonus substitution of the secondary dominants?
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 7:58
1
@AlbrechtHügli Perhaps! I just didn't consider it since the chords were all triads. (See Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?)
– Richard
Apr 13 at 14:42
@AlbrechtHügli Good spot! It could be that, but I don't think it's as likely, given the example song.
– user45266
Apr 13 at 17:28
youtube.com/watch?v=8dG44XGQDLA
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 17:40
add a comment |
In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.
A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:
G♯–G♮ F♯–F♮
E==== D====
C♯–C♮ B––B♭
Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.
As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.
answered Apr 13 at 1:30
RichardRichard
46.2k7112198
In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.
A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:
G♯–G♮ F♯–F♮
E==== D====
C♯–C♮ B––B♭
Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.
As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.
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Couldn’t it be too a chord chain of (ii-V) with tritonus substitution of the secondary dominants?
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 7:58
1
@AlbrechtHügli Perhaps! I just didn't consider it since the chords were all triads. (See Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?)
– Richard
Apr 13 at 14:42
@AlbrechtHügli Good spot! It could be that, but I don't think it's as likely, given the example song.
– user45266
Apr 13 at 17:28
youtube.com/watch?v=8dG44XGQDLA
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 17:40
add a comment |
1
Couldn’t it be too a chord chain of (ii-V) with tritonus substitution of the secondary dominants?
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 7:58
1
@AlbrechtHügli Perhaps! I just didn't consider it since the chords were all triads. (See Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?)
– Richard
Apr 13 at 14:42
@AlbrechtHügli Good spot! It could be that, but I don't think it's as likely, given the example song.
– user45266
Apr 13 at 17:28
youtube.com/watch?v=8dG44XGQDLA
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 17:40
1
1
Couldn’t it be too a chord chain of (ii-V) with tritonus substitution of the secondary dominants?
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 7:58
Couldn’t it be too a chord chain of (ii-V) with tritonus substitution of the secondary dominants?
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 7:58
1
1
@AlbrechtHügli Perhaps! I just didn't consider it since the chords were all triads. (See Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?)
– Richard
Apr 13 at 14:42
@AlbrechtHügli Perhaps! I just didn't consider it since the chords were all triads. (See Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?)
– Richard
Apr 13 at 14:42
@AlbrechtHügli Good spot! It could be that, but I don't think it's as likely, given the example song.
– user45266
Apr 13 at 17:28
@AlbrechtHügli Good spot! It could be that, but I don't think it's as likely, given the example song.
– user45266
Apr 13 at 17:28
youtube.com/watch?v=8dG44XGQDLA
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 17:40
youtube.com/watch?v=8dG44XGQDLA
– Albrecht Hügli
Apr 13 at 17:40
add a comment |
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(if the tonal center is A, then that chord's root should be C♯).
– user45266
Apr 13 at 6:21