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“When used in conjunction with other unextended chords, it will sound amazing”: How to enhance your songwriting with major sevenths
From bossanovas to Carole King and even James Bond villains, the major seventh can completely change your song’s mood.
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"These chords are used on everything from The Beatles to Billie Eilish": How to learn triad theory
our triad of C major consists of the notes C, E and G. Each of the notes in the triad are important in their own way, however the 3rd of the chord is incredibly influential, as it dictates whether ...
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“The net result of this process is a progression which sounds smoother, calmer and more musical”: The value of adding chord inversions
It's very simple to join one chord to the next in the context of a chord progression, and one of the tools in your armoury ...
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Five chords that changed classical music for ever
Riley showed that using nothing but the seemingly simple chord of C major was just the perfect way to turn on, tune in and drop out – in the Sixties, Riley was doing exactly that. After some ...
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Harmony and tonality - Edexcel
All the chords built on other notes in the scale of C are minor, except chord VII - the ... For example, G7 is made by taking the major triad of G (G - B - D) and adding an F (G - B - D - F).