music theory
Substitute dominant – an explanation
This is a summary of what I understood about the substitute dominant from a conversation with my colleague Rafael Delgado Buscalioni, who is proficient in music theory. The idea is how to build “another” dominant chord. Say we have a regular, major C chord: C-E-G. The dominant is G major: G-B-D. A typical choice is [...]
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“The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall.” (Mitch Hedberg) Now, I could say similarly: no matter how good I play an instrument, there’s this computer program that does it better. Seriously, I don’t know what kind of AI they use in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Modes of the diatonic scale
Just a reminder to myself of these nice names
Ionian (I). “Natural” major mode.
Dorian (II). Quite standard minor, specially in Celtic music. E.g. “Drunken Sailor“
Phrygian (III). Intriging minor, flamenco-like. E.g. Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit“
Lydian (IV). Strange major. “Man on the Moon” by R.E.M.
Mixolydian (V). Major, with a H instead of a B. E.g. “Marquee [...]
