Sunday, November 23, 2025

Ophelia - Taylor Swift and the Bach Bass Code

 



The Bach Bass Code:

General Bass Rules - Norman Schmidt -pdf


The bass of the verse is G then D then F then C and repeat.


The melody is D G G C bB        bass G

                        (bB) G G C C bB      bass D

                        (bB) G G C bB    bass F

                         A G G       bass C


It follows that the intervals which sound fantastic are non trivial, sophisticated.

Bass D with bB  ie the interval of major 6th, code D6

Bass F with G ie the interval of major 9th, code F9

Bass C with A ie the interval of major 6th, code C6


It is a blessing that listener's throughout the world appreciate this.


After all it what we feel when we listen.






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