I'm new to this instance and I beg your pardon for the hijack but I have to say, if this is the kind of posts I can expect on the local feed, I'm going to love it here. What a lovely song, fantastic question, and thorough analysis.
You all rock!
Let's talk about our favorite chord progressions or chords and where we have heard them.
I'm new to this instance and I beg your pardon for the hijack but I have to say, if this is the kind of posts I can expect on the local feed, I'm going to love it here. What a lovely song, fantastic question, and thorough analysis.
You all rock!
Thanks. Welcome to my community.
G: G B D D#maj7: D# G A# D A#: A# D F D7: D F# A C
None of these chords share a key, since G Major only has an F# and not a D# or an A# (the last of which would be written as Bb in a minor key.) However, I see a few trails that keep the progression solid: 1: G > G > F > F > then it loops; it's a climb from the b7 to the subtonic to the tonic in a satisfying resolution 2: G > D > D > D... a simple I V I loop 3: D is an ostinato and since it is the V it keeps you in suspense, but also the D > D# > D > C dances around that to make it interesting 4: B > A# > A# > A... between the third and the ninth almost like a I V I 5: This is in no particular key, but jumping from G to D is boring, so they added tension with the bVI which invokes a spacey or nostalgic feeling, at least for my ears; also, A# to D# is a fourth like D to G so it doesn't sound super jarring.
I hope that makes sense.
Edit: The shakiness can be derived from the unstable key center, to allude to the track title. The lyrics depict a character who has just gone through a breakup I presume, so they feel "blue" like a blue note doesn't fit in the key.
jumping from G to D is boring
Isn't that the truth!
A# to D# is a fourth like D to G
That's a very good point! Thanks!
No problem.