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The most emotional chord in the major key
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The most emotional chord in the major key
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The sound of it reminds me of Radiohead a lot
The progression of creep has IV to iv, it’s a very iconic sound
ā@@placeholderband19also no surprises and nude I think
and Everything in its right place
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ā@speckleseal that’s a nice name for a song
The Beatles used it many times. My favorite one is from “In My Life”
Or “Happiness Is A Warm Gun”
You sure it wasn’t f sharp minor? I don’t remember there being a f minor
ā@@quinnmitchell516what would that be lol
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ā@@quinnmitchell516Well, In my life is in A-major, so the corresponding iv-chord that appears in the song is Dm.
My favorite instance of the chord is No Surprises by Radiohead
Nude also, and obviously Creep, but it’s not nearly as cool as Nude or No Surprises.
So many of my fav songs have it tbh
Can you do one about how soothing Db is compared to C? Just a half step apart, but the difference is palatable.
Db is a very pleasing key for me it’s very emotionally evocative and can be used for really melodramatic ballads but also has an innate heaviness that makes Black Sabbath sound heavier than a lot of bands that tune lower
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Agreed. It is all those flats in the signature. To strengthen my claim of Db vs. C, play the “I Just Called To Say I Love You” in both keys. It was written in Db. But, play it in C and it sounds “wrong.”
You know equal temperament is… EQUAL, right?
A certain romance by arctic monkeys is probably my favourite use of this chord
Always makes me think of the funeral march of queen mary
I love this chord so much!! Especially in the progression IV -> iv -> I, it’s so satisfying and beautiful resolution ^^
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To really get the effect, it works best with IV => iv like ‘In my Life’ or ‘Mother nature’s Son’.
You need to do the D minor scale.
I’ve heard that it’s the saddest of all keys.
?? there’s not a real difference in minor keys when there’s equal temperament
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Nice Nigel Tufnel reference there!
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For me itās the IV maj7. Pet Shop Boys use it a lot to express longing, wistfulness, regret.
The minor 4 chord gets even more emotional when you add a sixth (in this case a d).
Either on top (f – a flat – c – d) or as the bass note (d – f – a flat – c).
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Yes — in fact, some people refer to that chord as the evil twin of the dominant 7th.
It has the same ātonal pullā as a dominant 7th chord does, and is the negative harmony equivalent to it. Extremely strong chod
Both of them have the tritone between the major 3rd and the flat 7th (in the case of a dominant 7th) or the minor 3rd and the natural 6th, which raises the tension. The minor third there will resolve to the fifth in the tonic chord, releasing the tension, much like the major third resolving to the root in the dominant 7th.
Another iconic use is when freddie says “as if nothing really matters” at the end of the 1st verse of the Bohemian Rhapsody. Of course its not approached from the tonic, rather from the vi chord, but then the minor iv resolves to the major tonic.after that the piece transitions back again to Bb major.
So many of the best songs and compositions incorporate this chord change, and right at the perfect moment to give you goosebumps. Some of my favorites are: No surprises, In My Life, The Killing Moon. It’s even used by great classical composers. Richard Strauss uses it in the opening of his orchestral masterpiece, Sprach Zarathustra (made iconic by the film 2001: A Space Odyssey)
That piece of music is almost entirely based around the chords C, F and G. But my god when it crescendos from F minor back to C: chills every time!!
I’m impressed with how quickly and clearly you explained the concept and all the prerequisite knowledge to understand the explanation, and even had time to talk about the emotional depth on the concept and still fit it all into a short. š„
Thank you very much for your videos and the effective way you explain music.
i love this. such a simple chord but does a lot
It has the minor 6th in it, which sounds melancholic.
Sounds like jack stauber’s opal ending
The minor fall.
Just want to say thank you for explaining a minor fourth so easy to understand. Most videos I watch about basic things assume youāre a bloody wizard on keyboard and are for some reason just watching beginner videos. Iām a beginner, talk to me like Iām a beginner! I thank you sir!