You probably have a vague memory of your elementary school music class. Maybe you remember being taught that major chords = happy and minor chords = sad. On an emotional level, that’s true. That’s because major chords tend to sound brighter and minor chords sound darker. And if we were...
One of the most exciting areas in the field of musicology is attaining solid new insights into the correlation between music and emotions. The Theory of Musical Equilibration now presents a new perspective on this topic. The Theory states that music itself cannot convey emotions, which is to say...
Now play those three notes together at the same time and notice the “sad” sound it has. That is a C minor piano chord. Every piano chord is built in this way, whatever the starting note. Let’s try another one. Step down to the nearest black note from C, you’ll land on B ...
How to recognize major and minor guitar chords from their sound A major chord sounds brighter and more joyful, and provides a lighter atmosphere. A minor chord can be described as melancholic or sad. Here are two examples for you: one song is played using major chords, the other song is ...
The cheerful, happy-go-lucky sound of a ukulele is one of the reasons so many players pick the instrument up and want to learn to play. However, to begin bringing the lilting tones of a ukulele to life under your own fingers, it’s essential to learn some easy ukulele chords that can...
“Depreston” is Barnett’s somber tale of house-hunting in the suburbs of Melbourne, a sad neighborhood with few cafés and visible crime, heavy with an emptiness you can feel in this spacious, mid-tempo music. The song is rooted in a dilemma of all artists—that of finding a cheap pla...
It should look — and sound — like this: Similarly to the major seventh chord, adding the seventh note introduces richness, this time softening the "sad" sound of a minor chord to make it more reflective than dark. Again, Romantic-era pieces, jazz music, and modern piano ballads all ...
Using your fingers to play the bass guitar is a technique that has been used for decades by players in all types of genres. This technique involves using your fingers to pluck the bass guitar strings, producing a softer, more rounded sound than a pick. ...
But this theory is undermined by studies showing that in some cultures, minor chords are considered to be "happy" and major chords are considered to be "sad." For those of us who associate minor chords with sadness, we can point to the ideas of consonance and dissonance, wherein major ...
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