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Re: Songs with unusual, yet transparent modulations - name your favorite hit songs
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Quote alexis:Quote Knut Skaarberg:
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!
Hullo Knut!
I love chord progressions (and thus the subject of your thread!), but alas have trouble with notations ...
If you have a chance could you please give examples of Billy Joel songs that move as you have indicated? Because I love Billy Joel too!
Thanks in advance!
Ok, I'll give it a shot. Assume the song is in C major.
IIImin-VI-II (aug7) equals Emin - A - D (aug7)
VIImin-III-VI (aug7) equals Bmin - E - A (aug7). He'd often keep the E on top all the way: C - Bmin11 - E7 - A (aug7)
#IVmin-VII-III (aug7) equals F#min - H - E (aug7)
Carrying on with the major to minor, the last example could be something like (starting from C major):
F#min11 - B7 - E (aug7) - Emin7 - A7 - D(aug7) - Dmin7 - G7 and back to C.
Or you could use any combination, for example (again, starting from C major):
Emin - A7 - D(aug7) - Dmin - G7 - C(aug7) - F#min - B7 - E(aug7) - Dmin - G7 - C
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All the best,
Knut Skaarberg
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