A brilliant example of pedal bass

The intro and outro of:


The Power of Love - FGTH
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NyoTvgPn0rU


The key or scale of this masterpiece is F minor which means all notes are white except A which is Ab, B which is Bb, D which is Db and E which is Eb.


Intro:
Bass is F all the time
First bass harmony code is
F          ie F bass and F A C (1 3 5) (remember all A are flat)
Second code is
F247    ie F bass and G B E (remember B, E are flat)
(in fact it is F bass with a chord as if bass were E ie E flat major)




Outro:


Bass is F all the time (pedal bass F) and all sort of magnificent chords are created by changing the other parts with notes from the F minor scale.


For example at 4:42 violins play a high G so we have an
F9


See also:


Bach Bass Rules pdf