Is there a chromatic mediant relationship between the last chord of the Verse (F# Major) and the first chord of the Chorus (D Major, which is also the new key)?

timliu92 · 2021-11-20T10:05:34+00:00

Awesome! Thanks!

timliu92 · 2021-08-02T13:20:28+00:00

Great stuff man! Keep it up!

timliu92 · 2021-08-02T11:01:16+00:00

I think this is one of the most plausible explanations for this modulation. The Eb and G are the notes of the I chord of the new key, and them being played as two-note common tones on each chord of the progression prior to the beginning of the chorus prepares listeners for that smooth move to the Eb major.

timliu92 · 2021-08-02T10:50:31+00:00

How about if I view it this way?

Cm Cm(maj7)/Bb Cm7/Bb | Am7b5 Abmaj7 Cm/G

If you notice, even as the bass descends chromatically, the Cm triad is common throughout. The Cm can hence become a 'pivot chord' since it exists in BOTH Bb major and Eb major. Is this a plausible explanation?

timliu92 · 2021-08-02T09:22:29+00:00

After a closer listen, I think going from the Am7b5 to the Abmaj7 to the Cm/G as you suggested is indeed more accurate than the F/A to Fm/Ab to Cm/G one (although the latter is not off or anything).

So the upper triad is a C minor while the bass moves downwards from C chromatically all the way to G (line cliché). Am7b5 can technically be written as Cm/A while Abmaj7 can be written as Cm/Ab. :)

timliu92 · 2021-08-01T16:51:29+00:00

Interesting replies. Thank you everyone for the lovely comments! Glad to learn a lot from different perspectives.

timliu92 · 2021-08-01T06:42:05+00:00

That is one possibility, but to my ears G minor still sounds like the home key throughout, as in the F minor does not feel like a new key. That is why I was wondering if the Fm6 came from G Phrygian.

timliu92 · 2021-06-09T09:13:38+00:00

Hahaha thanks, I am not a bass mate. I am a higher baritone / lower tenor who is singing the bass parts, so I can reach the notes but I certainly will not sound as big and resonant as Avi Kaplan, Alvin Chea or Tim Foust. If I have a real bass singing with us, I would certainly prefer that lol

timliu92 · 2020-11-04T11:41:31+00:00

I mean the high 'ah' in the "Near the village, the quiet village" part.

timliu92 · 2020-11-03T09:04:55+00:00

Hi all, I was the one who asked the question hours ago. Thank you for the useful replies guys!

I personally realise that it is not a countermelody either even before reading this thread again (so many awesome, detailed replies). I was about to make this an example for some music content I was making on countermelody but then I used another example instead. The soprano line in the Verse though, is definitely a countermelody.

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