Friday, July 28, 2017

Examples of music having the C major 7th chord


It is just C bass and E, G, B on the right hand all keys white and it sounds fantastic.


It sounds great when the key is E minor and not only.


Examples:


The Messiah symphony in E minor, introduction - Handel
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xo6NYLzO6g
At 0:37 the first time it appears


Breathe - Pink Floyd (in E Dorian)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mrojrDCI02
At 2:14 the first time it appears


Come Undone - Jennifer Rush (in E minor)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hclHNBtStUA
Appears firstly at 0:36


Julia - Pavlov's Dog
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k3KSpeiRPTc
At 0:02 (how beautiful), also when the chorus sings "please please see", at "ple...", (how beautiful).


We are the People - Empire of the Sun
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hN5X4kGhAtU
Where does the Cmaj7 appear?


More than a Woman - Bee Gees
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JLCs4q136qE
The Cmaj7 is in many moments in time...


Sugar - The Editors


Eagle - ABBA


Year of the Cat - Al Stewart


Where do C major 7ths come from?


Reference:


http://normanschmidt.net/scores/bachjs-general_bass_rules.pdf


















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