Best Chord In prog?
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Topic: Best Chord In prog?
Posted By: proger
Subject: Best Chord In prog?
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 10:38
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well, here is a question for the musicians of us. what is The Best chord in prog, the chord that allways gonna fit perefect to every prog song. I love the Fmag7, infact all the mag7 are great in prog... ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
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Posted By: Catholic Flame
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 11:05
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Diminished seventh always adds energy. ------------- “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” ~Jack Kerouac |
Posted By: Marwin
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 11:58
I love Sus chords and use them alot in my writing and also diminished fifths of course 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 12:17
| Dm9 is very good... it's in the intro of pink floyd's "Dogs". |
Posted By: KingBarbarossa
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 12:18
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the neapolitan! (e.g. f-minor after C maj) |
Posted By: Mumakil
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 12:35
I fully agree! As a quick reference for non-musicians, check out Rush's/Alex Lifeson's "Show don't Tell" (highlight to the perfectly fit 'A7sus4' chord in the middle-section [bar no. 87] - prior to the part where Geddy performs very powerful bass riffs) as well as Howe's intro of Yes' "Perpetual Change". ------------- "Fly, you fools!" |
Marwin wrote:Posted By: proger
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 12:59
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well I love all the chords the fits into Minor Harmony(thats the name in hebraw...) great chords... ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 13:10
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"It's in D minor, which, of course is the saddest of all keys, really..."
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 13:12
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the dominant 7 chord is my favorite to play. Could be used for a nice funk rhythm or blues (1, 4, 5) or for a strange intro. Very nice chord. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Tasartir
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 13:19
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I love suspended chords, and of course those Crimson jems...the tritone! ------------- ...Histoires Sans Paroles... |
Posted By: crucify_the_ego
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 13:30
Agreed. Also, sequences of bafflingly complicated chords followed by one triumphant major chord, the first of the key ... that's always good. I like the sequence F#, Gmaj7, A6 in Pyramid Song, too. Not one particular chord there, it's just the use of that constant F# note even as the chord changes and the rhythm stutters. |
Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 14:59
The Moody Blues are still searching for it...
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Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 16:00
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Definately D Minor - such an emotional chord ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 18:02
hahaha
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 18:05
Meh...I like major 7th chords and suspended 2nds, but that's just me.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Goldenavatar
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 19:23
| As far as triads are concerned I've always been intrigued by the augmented chords. Even nowadays people really shy away from using them, so they are quite shocking to hear. For extended harmonies I really like a major 6 9 chord. Major 7 with a 9 is also nice. In a recent performance I was playing a couple duets, My partner and I were playing 2 Bach inventions. In order to spice things up a bit, rather than end on the tonic triads I decided to end on tastier chords. The invention in Dm I decided to end on a D major 6-9 chord, and the invention in C I ended on C7 with a sharp 9. The audience didn't know what the hell was going on. How sweet it was. |
Posted By: MattNYR
Date Posted: June 03 2006 at 15:47
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This is a pretty weird topic, but I'm generally a fan of a good sharp 9 every once and a while. Of course the minor 9 is classic. ------------- [IMG]http://www.highergroundmusic.com/i/artists/umforiste.gif"> |
Posted By: amprog91
Date Posted: June 03 2006 at 18:47
| diminished 7 and flat 5! |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: June 03 2006 at 18:54
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Minor eleventh chords are beautiful and underused. It sounds like a cross between a minor seventh and a sus4.
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: June 03 2006 at 21:43
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C-major. Bright and brillant. Just listen to the use of it in Haydn's
"Creation" after "Und es ward Licht". Unfortunately C-major is not one
of the most convincing chords on guitar though.
-------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: bsurmano
Date Posted: June 04 2006 at 14:33
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I prefer the term favourite, so my choice would be C- Minor , remarkable 'January Search' intro from Colosseum's 'Valentyne Suite' . ------------- 'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast..... Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.' Bob Dylan |
Posted By: Kord
Date Posted: June 04 2006 at 15:00
| D minor or A minor, sad but with a lot of emotion....also Em7 not bad... |