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noticingthemistake
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noticingthemistake
Crime Fighter
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04/23/2003 3:26 am
To add to what chris said about Changing keys with the same tonic. Like C major to C minor. The 4th chord is a nice place to change the progression, also the 5th chord is another option. I like it more cause the 5th chord is more leanant in it's quality of either being major or minor. Making this type of modulation more smoother. The harmonic minor scales allows this. Whether not you write the song from beginning in the Harmonic minor scale or not, it's not uncommon to borrow the "v" chord to make the progression from major to minor more smooth. Or vice-versa. They can even follow each other in sequence and still be powerful without being stagnant. Take the chord progression, Cm7 - Gm7 - G7 - Cmaj7. The key is that it keeps the progression moving, and the harmonic sense is very pleasant sounding. If you noticed it also gives a sense of ascending from a minor sound to a major sound, and descending if you were to do it in reverse.
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