WebeleonTagged: harmony
5 articles
Theory
The Andalusian cadence and other minor moves worth stealing
The Andalusian cadence is four chords walking downhill — i–♭VII–♭VI–V. Here is how each chord works, where you have heard it, and a few more minor-key moves to steal.
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Borrowed chords: minor colors in a major key
How the parallel minor lends a major key four darker chords — iv, ♭VI, ♭VII and ♭III — what each one does emotionally, and the songs that lean on them.
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ii–V–I everywhere: the progression hiding in your playlists
The ii–V–I is the most common cadence in Western harmony. Here is how it works in C, how to move it to any key by function, and where it keeps hiding.
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Voice Leading in Four Parts
How to move four independent voices smoothly between chords — common-tone retention, contrary motion, and the small steps that keep a progression singable.
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The Circle of Fifths, Practically
A working musician’s tour of the circle of fifths — reading key signatures, finding closely related keys, and using the wheel to plan modulations on the fly.