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Archive of posts tagged Chords

A Hard Day’s Chord

29 April 2010, 11:45 am

The most famous chord in all of rock ‘n’ roll is the opening chord of “A Hard Day’s Night” by The Beatles. If the Galaxy runs anything like in Close Encounters, then the above chord will function diplomatically. I’m sure it already has, here on Earth. If Lewis Carrol were to develop a portmanteau word [...]

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Meta-songs

29 November 2009, 12:24 pm

A meta-song is self-referential. A fine example of a meta-song is found in "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. Click on the sinusoid to hear. The lyrics in the melody refer to the chords as they are played. The ‘Fourth’ and the ‘Fifth’ refer to chord degrees. There are seven chords in a classic major & minor [...]

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