So this is a great tune, very simple and forgive my naivety…
It’s in key of Am, so if it’s
Am - Em - G (i - v - VII) back to Am Em G, why is it G major if the G is the 7 chord, shouldn’t that be diminished?
It sounds awesome and I love how the dude in the back is just playing over the top…
I searched in forums and lessons for anything on this song, but didn’t find anything.
Hi Chris. There is no bad questions brother we are all here to learn. C D E F G A B C (C SCALE) has the same notes as the A minor scale but also the same chords! So A B C D E F G A the G chord is major only in the context of A minor called b7 major! The diminished for example in the minor tonalities is always the 2nd in a diatonic harmonies and not the 7! The same logic with notes and chords applies to all the modes!
Have a great day. 🙂🎸
In Natural minor tonalitie actually the 2nd degree is the diminished chord ( B in A minor)
In D dorian tonalitie for example D E F G A B C D
the 6th Degree forms the diminished chord!
The Theory section will help you understand all of this and also feel the degrees that is more important! b3 3 5 6 b6 etc.
The 'rules' and "theory" are often broken in music ! I think sometimes the breaking the theoretical conventions are often what lead too something that sounds more interesting.
I remember when I once learned "ordinary people" by John legend
it uses the 1-4-5 chord progression in key of B b
accept John broke the rules! on the 5 chord instead of playing dominant 7 or just major he instead plays major 7, which breaks the rules in terms of diatonic chords. But in my opinion adds so much flavour and feel to the song.
so John legend -ordinary people is Bbmaj7 - Ebmaj7 - Fmaj7
Kurt Cobain was notorious for using chords outside of the key he was in, which is why his music is probably so interesting
Thank you Chris for a great question on chords!
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Thank you markos and Smooth!
Tomo