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Dear Oracle,
Can you suggest a famous song in a minor key where the first three notes are the notes of an ascending minor triad in 1st inversion, i.e, for example, C E A (in A minor)
Like Are You Lonesome Tonight, except that's in a major key.
Thanks!
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Back to the drawing board.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Band Stuff: https://navigationofficial.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette-ep
The reason for my original question was because I was studying figured bass and trying to compile a list of ascending triads for each inversion - major, minor and 7th - and was struggling to find a good use of the minor 1st inversion, at least as an ascending triad at the opening of a piece. I find the use of simple melodies to be a great way of accessing figured bass in my mind’s ear in real time while the music is going.
If you’re interested in inversions, here’s what I’ve got so far. If you’ve got any better-known ones, I’d be interested to know them!
Root major (5 3): Pat-a-cake
Root minor (5 3-): If you’re blue (from Puttin’ on the Ritz)
Root 7th (7): Let’s Dance (intro)
1st major (6 3): Are You Lonesome
1st minor: the only one I can think of is the first line in Rachmaninov’s Twighlight Op 21/3 - but that’s hardly common!
2nd major (6 4): Amazing Grace
2nd minor: The Angel Gabriel
2nd 7th (4 3): Postman Pat
3rd 7th: You know they are a liar (L.A. Woman)
3rd 7th minor: I’ve been waiting (Gary Moore - I can’t wait until tomorrow)
Cheers Viz
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Queen: Who Wants to Live Forever
a the start of the verse: Am - D7/F# - Em
I can’t think of a single Queen song that we do without me playing an inversion somewhere! Don't Stop Me Now, One Vision, Champions, Bohemian R, you name it, there's a 1st inversion there somewhere
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
IV - minor VII - I with the bass playing maj6th - minor 7th - tonic under these chords respectively
in A major [Mixo] you get: D/F# - G - A
in A minor [Dorian] you get: D/F# - G - Am