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Chord Flow and The Circle of Fifths

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 ~ Timmy ~ 2 Comments

I got into something of a foofaraw last weekend. I posted my blog Chord Flow: Darkness and Light to a Facebook group and the first commenter said: "I don’t get it. This is just the Circle of Fifths."Soon another commenter chimed in: Root movement by fifths is one of the most fundamental elements of common practice harmony. … Continue reading Chord Flow and The Circle of Fifths

Chord Flow, Darkness and Light

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 ~ Timmy ~ 1 Comment

Chord Flow is a great way to play around with chords and chord progressions. Just pick a few chords in a row and play around with them until you find sounds you like. It’s also a great way to begin to listen to the sound of different chord changes. Chords that are next to each other … Continue reading Chord Flow, Darkness and Light

Looking at The Joke by Brandi Carlile

April 30, 2022April 29, 2022 ~ Timmy ~ Leave a comment

During last week’s Fearless Songwriter Challenge, I created the song prompts using lyrics from Brandi Carlile's songs. I figured for this week, I’d stick with the theme and take a look at one of her most popular and powerful songs, The Joke. https://youtu.be/5r6A2NexF88 The Joke is a power ballad. Lots of power ballads are built … Continue reading Looking at The Joke by Brandi Carlile

Chord Flow Keys, Mirrored

April 23, 2022April 22, 2022 ~ Timmy ~ Leave a comment

This past Sunday was the first day of a new Fearless Challenge. I usually put the blog on pause during the challenge, but I happened to write this for a group I belong to. Sunday, I woke up early-ish, sat down, and did some writing. As I was working, I put together this sheet, a … Continue reading Chord Flow Keys, Mirrored

The Leading Tone and the Gravity of Chords

April 16, 2022April 14, 2022 ~ Timmy ~ 2 Comments

Last week I talked about Diminished Chords. I called them the rebels of the major scale. In a sense, it’s true. They don't appear to follow the same rules as major and minor chords. This causes music teachers, myself included, to put them in a corner while teaching how major and minor chords work. But, on … Continue reading The Leading Tone and the Gravity of Chords

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