G7 sus4, b 9, 13 (15)
There's music theory, and then there's encoding shakespeare's oeuvre in a single chord's name.
The Gospel version was stunning, sounded really emotional and harmonic, especially with those augmented/diminished intervals.
It's just a iii-vi-ii-V turnaround but the iii is just played over the root - probably the most played turnaround in western music. You can't exchange major, minor and diminished chords (like in the video) and call it the same progression because it's a totally different harmonic context.
[QUOTE=The Salmon;50683710]It's just a iii-vi-ii-V turnaround but the iii is just played over the root - probably the most played turnaround in western music. You can't exchange major, minor and diminished chords (like in the video) and call it the same progression because it's a totally different harmonic context.[/QUOTE]
From a classical standpoint and by rules of counterpoint, yes, however all of his contexts were modern and jazz/blues influenced where chord substitutions are all considered the harmony its substituting for. It's the same "basic progression" with just altered 9ths and 13ths; a few tritone subs thrown in, too. Still I (III)-VI-II-V
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[QUOTE=FPtje;50683656]G7 sus4, b 9, 13 (15)
There's music theory, and then there's encoding shakespeare's oeuvre in a single chord's name.[/QUOTE]
His chord notation was really lengthy without add implications. He could have just said G13 sus (b9), but it seems like he was just trying to be more helpful to viewers who didn't know a ton of music theory.
Anyone got a nice youtube or soundcloud play list for music similar to the gospel style / smooth jazz?
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;50683934]Anyone got a nice youtube or soundcloud play list for music similar to the gospel style / smooth jazz?[/QUOTE]
Not on Soundcloud, but try Compositions for Piano by The Flashbulb, available on bandcamp et al.
Man, everytime I think I understand or truly appreciate music, I see a guy play a piano for a bit and feel like I have absolutely no idea how music works :v:
Kudos to those who are talented enough, music theory's still difficult for me to wrap my head around.
Better than that Pachelbel's Cannon cord progression that I hear all the time.
Popular jazz and blues forms always end up sounding way too schmaltzy for me. All the elaborate chord voicings just seem to lose their emotional impact in this context.
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