![]() ![]() Another way of looking at this A-C-E-G is a minor triad (A-C-E) on “bottom” and a major triad (C-E-G) on “top.”ĭiminished 7th chord is a diminished triad with a diminished 7th. If I put A-C-E-G with C in the bass, it might be heard instead as C-E-G (c major) with an added A. ![]() Notice that what we would call an “added 6th chord” (where the 6th is added to a major triad), is an “inversion” of a minor 7th chord. ![]() Using only the pitches of the C-major scale, there are three - D-F-A-C, E-G-B-D, A-C-E-G. Minor 7th chord is a minor triad with a minor 7th. Looking at C-E-G-B, the “lower” triad (C-E-G) is a major triad, while the “higher” triad (E-G-B) is a minor triad. Using only the pitches of the C-major scale, there are two Major 7th chords - C-E-G-B and F-A-C-E. Major 7th chord is a major triad with a major 7th - what you were calling “C# minor” is an example. Using only the pitches of the C-major scale, there is only one Dominant 7th chord - G-B-D-F We have a number of different 7th chords - this might help:ĭominant 7th chord is a major triad with a minor 7th - your D7 here is an example. We would actually call this “A major 7th” or “AMaj7” - see belowī7 chord: B-D#-F#-A/G (Again the bass note works) OK, let me translate this into something more or less “classical”:Ĭ# minor chord: C#-G#-E/A (Yes, I know, but the bass note works) So spelling is indeed extremely delicate and subject to context! In this case the C chord would be a chord used to tonicize F, and the overall progression would be a common-tone progression from a to F, using G#, G, and F as passing tones in the bass. Then the G# is totally warranted, and the abrupt transition from the E-major to the C-major triad would just be a “common tone progression” like that famous one in the middle of Mozart’s aria Voi che sapete in Figaro, or many of the ones you find in late Beethoven. However, if it were coming from a long passage in A-minor and in the following chord progression: I think playing the anthem at events is a good thing, in that outside of church, it’s one of the few places where people have a moment to pause and reflect and maybe feel a one-ness with others for a minute or two.įor example, the errant A-flat above would’ve been correctly spelled as A-flat, even with the same other chord members (B and E) if the harmony it preceded had been a tonic (C-major) triad in second inversion.Īnd even this is subject to context - if it came between two second-inversion C-major triads in an otherwise C-major context, the A-flat would almost certainly be correct. has more immigrants each year than all other countries combined. I suspect outside of church, not many people have such opportunities anymore.Īlso, I just heard the other day on NPR or somewhere that the U.S. I actually think it’s quite nice to have a few min. Everyone stops in their tracks when it begins (a recording over the speakers). It is, believe it or not, played at the beginning of every AKC dog show and dog obedience trial in the U.S. Mostly, I think of it as a nice time to reflect on how lucky I am compared to a lot of other people in the world. Hearing the anthem is uplifting, I must say. I like hearing the national anthem when it’s done right (i.e., not this modern way which was being discussed here). ![]()
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