Sunday, August 6, 2017

A great example of the use of the Dorain scale, Ενα ωραίο παραδειγμα χρήσης της Δωρικης Κλίμακας, σκάλας η τρόπου σε σύγχρονο τραγούδι


In his Kiss - Cher


Written in D Dorian. The D Dorian has all the notes white.


The D minor scale or key by comparison has all the notes white expect B which is B flat, ie the closest black key to the left of B.


The bass in this song is most of the time between D and G.


So when the bass is D, the chord by the 1.3.5 rule is D, F, A, ie D minor which sounds melancholic. Actually the code possibly used by the composer is D7, so the chord is D, F, A, C ie D minor 7th which sounds a bit more spicy.


When the bass is G, by the 1,3,5 rule the chord is G, B, D or B, D, G if we take a different voicing or inversion of the chord. The chord therefore is G major which is happy and uplifting.


If the scale was the D minor, the chord would have been G minor as B is flat in this scale by definition.


Για τη μετάφραση η αντιστοιχία των νοτων ειναι η εξης:


A, B, C, D, E, F, G


Λα, Σι, Ντο, Ρε, Μι, Φα, Σολ


Reference, Bach's manual:
Πηγη, το εγχειρίδιο του Μπαχ:
http://normanschmidt.net/scores/bachjs-general_bass_rules.pdf


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