Arsthbt

What's the point in a preamp?

should truth entail possible truth

Button changing its text & action. Good or terrible?

University's motivation for having tenure-track positions

Can we generate random numbers using irrational numbers like π and e?

What force causes entropy to increase?

How to read αἱμύλιος or when to aspirate

Could an empire control the whole planet with today's comunication methods?

Variable with quotation marks "$()"

What was the last x86 CPU that did not have the x87 floating-point unit built in?

Mortgage adviser recommends a longer term than necessary combined with overpayments

"... to apply for a visa" or "... and applied for a visa"?

How to handle characters who are more educated than the author?

Why doesn't a hydraulic lever violate conservation of energy?

Why are there uneven bright areas in this photo of black hole?

Keeping a retro style to sci-fi spaceships?

Is there a way to generate uniformly distributed points on a sphere from a fixed amount of random real numbers per point?

How to determine omitted units in a publication

What is the role of 'For' here?

Am I ethically obligated to go into work on an off day if the reason is sudden?

Sub-subscripts in strings cause different spacings than subscripts

What information about me do stores get via my credit card?

Accepted by European university, rejected by all American ones I applied to? Possible reasons?

Sort list of array linked objects by keys and values

What would this chord progression be called?

4

There's a section of the melody of Kyari Pamyu Pamyu's song ふりそで〜しょん, specifically the part preceding the chorus, where the composition shifts from a relatively straightforward A mixolydian melody to a rather exotic line which travels over the the following chords, 2 measures:

Dmaj -> C♯ min -> C maj -> B min -> Bb maj -> etc

The pattern is quite clear once you identify it (although the song uses a variety of voicings to disguise it) -- moving by half-steps and alternating between major and minor.

I was wondering, with such a simple pattern and it producing quite an interesting sound, does this technique have a name? Are there other usages of it, particularly in pop music?

theory chord-progressions terminology

share|improve this question

edited 16 mins ago

user45266

4,0451735

asked 5 hours ago

limp_chimplimp_chimp

1213

New contributor

limp_chimp is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  (if the tonal center is A, then that chord's root should be C♯).
  
  – user45266
  15 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

There's a section of the melody of Kyari Pamyu Pamyu's song ふりそで〜しょん, specifically the part preceding the chorus, where the composition shifts from a relatively straightforward A mixolydian melody to a rather exotic line which travels over the the following chords, 2 measures:

Dmaj -> C♯ min -> C maj -> B min -> Bb maj -> etc

The pattern is quite clear once you identify it (although the song uses a variety of voicings to disguise it) -- moving by half-steps and alternating between major and minor.

I was wondering, with such a simple pattern and it producing quite an interesting sound, does this technique have a name? Are there other usages of it, particularly in pop music?

theory chord-progressions terminology

share|improve this question

edited 16 mins ago

user45266

4,0451735

asked 5 hours ago

limp_chimplimp_chimp

1213

New contributor

limp_chimp is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  (if the tonal center is A, then that chord's root should be C♯).
  
  – user45266
  15 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

There's a section of the melody of Kyari Pamyu Pamyu's song ふりそで〜しょん, specifically the part preceding the chorus, where the composition shifts from a relatively straightforward A mixolydian melody to a rather exotic line which travels over the the following chords, 2 measures:

Dmaj -> C♯ min -> C maj -> B min -> Bb maj -> etc

The pattern is quite clear once you identify it (although the song uses a variety of voicings to disguise it) -- moving by half-steps and alternating between major and minor.

I was wondering, with such a simple pattern and it producing quite an interesting sound, does this technique have a name? Are there other usages of it, particularly in pop music?

theory chord-progressions terminology

share|improve this question

edited 16 mins ago

user45266

4,0451735

asked 5 hours ago

limp_chimplimp_chimp

1213

New contributor

limp_chimp is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

share|improve this question

edited 16 mins ago

user45266

4,0451735

asked 5 hours ago

limp_chimplimp_chimp

1213

New contributor

limp_chimp is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

share|improve this question

edited 16 mins ago

user45266

4,0451735

asked 5 hours ago

limp_chimplimp_chimp

1213

New contributor

limp_chimp is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

edited 16 mins ago

user45266

4,0451735

edited 16 mins ago

user45266

4,0451735

asked 5 hours ago

limp_chimplimp_chimp

1213

New contributor

limp_chimp is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

asked 5 hours ago

limp_chimplimp_chimp

1213

1 Answer
1

active

oldest

votes

3

In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.

A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:

A♭––G F♯–F♮
F♭==E D==== 
D♭––C B––B♭

Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.

As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 5 hours ago

RichardRichard

45.5k7108195

add a comment | 

Your Answer

StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "240"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);

else
createEditor();

);

function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);



);

limp_chimp is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.

draft saved

draft discarded

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);

Sign up using Google

Sign up using Facebook

Sign up using Email and Password

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmusic.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f82713%2fwhat-would-this-chord-progression-be-called%23new-answer', 'question_page');

);

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

3

In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.

A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:

A♭––G F♯–F♮
F♭==E D==== 
D♭––C B––B♭

Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.

As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 5 hours ago

RichardRichard

45.5k7108195

add a comment | 

3

In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.

A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:

A♭––G F♯–F♮
F♭==E D==== 
D♭––C B––B♭

Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.

As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 5 hours ago

RichardRichard

45.5k7108195

add a comment | 

In a branch of music theory called "transformation theory," we call this a SLIDE progression.

A SLIDE takes place between two chords when the outer perfect fifth moves up or down by half step while the chordal third stays the same. In your example, the SLIDE progressions begin on the second chord:

A♭––G F♯–F♮
F♭==E D==== 
D♭––C B––B♭

Notice how the top and bottom pitches both move down by half step. Meanwhile, the middle voice stays the same, keeping that common tone and forcing the switch from a minor triad to a major triad.

As one further example, consider "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. A SLIDE occurs at 0:49 when F minor moves to E major; the A♭ of the first chord is enharmonically reinterpreted to become the G♯ of the second.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 5 hours ago

RichardRichard

45.5k7108195

A♭––G F♯–F♮
F♭==E D==== 
D♭––C B––B♭

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 5 hours ago

RichardRichard

45.5k7108195

answered 5 hours ago

RichardRichard

45.5k7108195

answered 5 hours ago

RichardRichard

45.5k7108195