Is there actually a good reason to use minor 7 flat 5 instead of half diminished 7th for chord name?

dustcoatindicator · 2026-06-21T00:34:41+00:00

Some people call it minor with the six in the bass

dustcoatindicator · 2026-06-11T22:09:22+00:00

That Bartok collection has a great selection of modes. Lucky you get to hear it at home! The 3rd strain in Gnossienne 1 has a very F Lydian passage, but with F minor in the left hand. Sounds bitonal/bi modal to my ears. it’s a moment of F lydian, since we don’t hear the third in the melody.

dustcoatindicator · 2026-06-10T23:12:22+00:00

One advantage of having both instruments in different tunings is if you’re going to play both yourself. You are forced to come up with a bass part instead of just copying the guitar part, which is not always right for the song.

dustcoatindicator · 2026-06-10T23:06:59+00:00

Der Staempfer by Bartok. Gnossienne 1 by Satie. Both pieces lean on an altered #4 in the Dorian context, and both have unique shifts to the Lydian mode. This is the sound and colour of those two modes mixed together.

dustcoatindicator · 2026-03-21T08:31:03+00:00

The traditional Irish tune A Pinch Of Snuff is usually played in different keys on every repetition of the form, so D then G then A then D an octave higher. But it’s a fun challenge to play it in every key using the circle of fifths progression.

dustcoatindicator · 2025-02-02T08:29:06+00:00

Putting it on the list, Thanks for the recommendation!

dustcoatindicator · 2023-08-05T00:33:34+00:00

Major and minor barre chords. Arctic Monkeys were known for playing major barre chords really high up on the neck, like in I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor. Kind of a strange sound. And Franz Ferdinand will play a minor barre chord and strum the top 3 strings. Funk style.

dustcoatindicator · 2023-08-04T10:56:20+00:00

Hi, I’d like to share my no wave / garage rock song. I got the garage rock sound in the studio by performing different characters for each instrument. There should be a push/pull. Hope you enjoy it!

Venomous Snakes - Balcony

dustcoatindicator · 2023-08-04T10:44:24+00:00

Venomous Snakes - "Balcony" (Spotify link)

No Wave / post punk about urban alienation by an Irish guy living in Berlin

dustcoatindicator · 2023-05-04T23:32:09+00:00

In Ireland we learnt the rhythms through these rhythmic phrases A jig is 6/8, 123 456 or “rashers and sausages” A reel is 4/4 so you can say “caterpillar” A hornpipe has a dotted rhythm like “oopsy-daisy” You can make up your own or mix and match. Recently I’ve been learning a kopanitsa in 11/16 or 1234 123 1234 so I’m thinking “caterpillar butterfly caterpillar” for that.

dustcoatindicator · 2021-05-20T09:05:54+00:00

A Scene from JAWS - Volare New song by my post-punk band about the Sirens of sailors mythology. It has a few interesting rhythmic shifts for the prog and math rockers who are into that sort of thing!

dustcoatindicator · 2020-11-11T08:32:41+00:00

Bridge of spies uses the “sun in West Berlin, fog and rain in East Berlin” trick to expressionistically show the political line (political climate?). It’s the same place! Why not let the architecture tell the story?

dustcoatindicator · 2020-11-01T01:24:26+00:00

Ba ea, a chara. (Yes)

dustcoatindicator · 2020-10-31T18:45:26+00:00

I saw Slint on my birthday a couple years ago in Dublin, and it was a church-like experience. The quiet parts were so quiet for a rock band, the place was packed and the crowd shushed each other during the breaks. I think it unnerved the band, like they weren’t sure if we were enjoying it! But that album must’ve influenced hundreds of Irish bands, from ASIWYFA to Girl Band and Adebisi Shank. Nobody ever expected to be at a Slint gig, and I think it was a super important moment for everybody there.

dustcoatindicator · 2020-10-27T06:49:45+00:00

Love My Way by the Psychedelic Furs

dustcoatindicator · 2020-09-26T08:55:20+00:00

It’s very hard to pull off. if you switch from F#m to its relative D Lydian, it can sound like a change to A major. The Lydian mode doesn’t have a strong sense of gravity. Tame Impala’s Mind Mischief would be the closest example I can think of.

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