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Knut Skaarberg



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Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs
      19/09/11 08:55 PM
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Ah Billy Joel! He would often modulate by finding some related minor chord, and go from there. For example IIImin-VI-II (aug7), or more usually VIImin-III-VI (aug7) or even #IVmin-VII-III (aug7).

Then from the new (major key), he'd go to minor, Imin-IV-bVII. Putting the maj aug 7 before shifting to min 7 makes the effect stronger.

I think he appeals the most to people who are open to jazz, blues and black music in general, but obviously he had great success and some amazing sax players!

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* Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Knut Skaarberg 17/09/11 10:32 AM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs JMulvale   13/10/11 12:45 PM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Pauly99   16/10/11 07:36 AM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Sam Inglis   26/09/11 09:59 AM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Knut Skaarberg   30/09/11 07:47 PM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Sam Inglis   03/10/11 12:25 PM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs alexis   27/09/11 04:16 AM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Knut Skaarberg   30/09/11 08:30 PM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Soundseed   27/09/11 07:29 AM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Knut Skaarberg   21/09/11 09:21 PM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs KenHR   20/09/11 04:27 PM
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. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Knut Skaarberg   20/09/11 09:28 PM
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. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs alexis   18/09/11 11:43 PM
. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Knut Skaarberg   19/09/11 08:55 PM
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. * Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs Knut Skaarberg   20/09/11 09:39 PM
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