Tag: harmony
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A Tenth Is Just a Wide Third
Blackbird, Scar Tissue, and Love Yourself don’t sound anything alike. Their guitar parts are built on the same interval, and it only takes two fingers.
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Primary and Secondary Chords in Modal Music
The piece discusses how chords in a mode can be categorized as primary or secondary based on whether they contain the modal note. Primary chords reinforce the modal flavor, while secondary chords do not detract from it. Understanding this distinction allows musicians to intentionally shape the modal sound in their compositions, impacting how pronounced or…
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The Dominant Seventh Wants to Go Somewhere
Guitarists learn the dominant 7th as a chord shape. It’s actually an engine.