Major to minor chord turnaround.
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Yep, that's a IV - iv progression. Lovely. Also found in Don't Look Back in Anger - especially the violins at the end, 4:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OipmKFDeM
An alternative, which sounds a bit less deliciously smoochy but is used in jazz a lot, is to go from the IV to the bVII (13) chord.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OipmKFDeM
An alternative, which sounds a bit less deliciously smoochy but is used in jazz a lot, is to go from the IV to the bVII (13) chord.
The famous one is Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra (the Apollo space program music). Starts with the C G C notes followed by that dramatic C to Cm chord change.
See also Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles - A A7 D Dm.
See also Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles - A A7 D Dm.
I think In My Life by The Beatles has a C major to C minor chord change too.
So 4th to minor 4th. Going to have a play with this and see if I can incorporate it to something.
The major to minor 4 is a favourite of Elton John.
Goodbye yellow brick road
Rocket man
Sorry seems to be the hardest word.
I'm pretty sure there are others too.
It's a lovely dramatic change.
Od course it's also in everytime we say goodbye - even the lyrics tell you that it's happening
Goodbye yellow brick road
Rocket man
Sorry seems to be the hardest word.
I'm pretty sure there are others too.
It's a lovely dramatic change.
Od course it's also in everytime we say goodbye - even the lyrics tell you that it's happening
I can’t believe i didn’t think of that one. Probably the most effective use ever.relic245 said:
… it's also in everytime we say goodbye - even the lyrics tell you that it's happening
There's no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Ev’ry time we say goodbye
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Ev’ry time we say goodbye
One of my favourite songs that does this is Underwear by Pulp.
The verse has a great I-III-IV-iv thing going on and then the chorus starts with IV-iv, it really is a great hook.
https://youtu.be/0gE__8xuwoo?si=HTNB_9G__Ph2R41T
Also to try and answer the OP's question - I think a lot of people would describe this trick as a Modal Interchange.
"the internet" can explain this better than I can, but the basic idea is that if you're in the key of G major, say, then borrowing chords from G minor can sound awesome.
I always dabble a bit with songwriting and never find myself in a place to use it. I also realised I have no idea within my limited understanding of theory, how this even fits into the basics keys and what should and shouldn’t work together.