Sunday, April 14, 2019

Another example of amazing major 7th chords


Song the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtGOESO7W8#fauxfullscreen


Where are the major sevenths?!
Try to figure out by listening to the different aprmosphere they create when they appear. Answer is down below. Don't cheat to look down yet!




































The major sevenths appear at the end of 1:48.


F major 7th ie F bass and A C E (all natural)


Eb major 7th ie Eb bass and G Bb D


By the way F major 7th is in the beginning of Mahler's adagietto movement of symphony 5.


Violins play a prepared E ie C D E (E)


then bass enters for the first time:


Bass F melody (E)


Mahler's Adagietto - Leonard Beenstein:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yjz2TvC2TT4


See also Bach Bass Rules PDF








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