understanding popular harmonic prog.
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- KVRist
- 101 posts since 3 Sep, 2021
As I suspected, the examples quoted are basically songs with only one or two chords throughout, so these don't really count as they have such limited tonality of any kind.
There are songs however which postpone the tonic chord until well into the piece - the song Sweet Georgia Brown is a good example, Moonglow is another.
By definition really a piece of music must contain its tonic if it can be defined as being in that key. I would be surprised if there are any real exceptions to that.
There are songs however which postpone the tonic chord until well into the piece - the song Sweet Georgia Brown is a good example, Moonglow is another.
By definition really a piece of music must contain its tonic if it can be defined as being in that key. I would be surprised if there are any real exceptions to that.
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- KVRist
- 101 posts since 3 Sep, 2021
- KVRian
- 1457 posts since 28 Jan, 2004
To be clear I use C major and A minor interchangeably although arguably you'd use an E or E7 rather than Em if you're thinking of A minor harmonic. Other than that I really don't see any other way you could possibly interpret F G Em Am. I guess just try jamming over it and see what you end up playing. I'd be willing to bet you'll gravitate to C major or A minor unless you're into some freaky avant-garde stuff.
- KVRAF
- 25053 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
Well, I heard the beginning bit, and while there’s a real obvious I, he isn’t going to it but preferring to hang out at IV. So per the OP there’s the possibility of IV of IV (bVII) that isn’t a native property of major key.
- KVRAF
- 25053 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
- KVRAF
- 25053 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
Key of A minor is not interchangeable with key of C major in itself. In fact, C major has a C tonic and A minor has an A tonic. There may be contexts where ambiguity of the two is perceived or even is sought but your conflating two things as one per se isn’t necessarily anyone else’s problem and is obviously a dodgy basis.NAD wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:28 amTo be clear I use C major and A minor interchangeably although arguably you'd use an E or E7 rather than Em if you're thinking of A minor harmonic. Other than that I really don't see any other way you could possibly interpret F G Em Am. I guess just try jamming over it and see what you end up playing. I'd be willing to bet you'll gravitate to C major or A minor unless you're into some freaky avant-garde stuff.