Ricardo -> RE: what chords follow each other in flamenco ? (Jan. 28 2021 18:59:47)
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Of the 210 Beatles songs, no less than 194 are in major keys. 165 of these are in the keys of E major (38 songs), G major (38), A major (36), D major (28) and C major (25). Of the remaining 29 songs, 10 are in F major, 6 in B, 4 in Bb, 4 in Eb, 2 in Ab, 2 in Gb; there is one song in Db. Although songs may have been transposed for different reasons—the famous splicing together of “Strawberry Fields Forever” from two takes in different keys being one example—this shows the dominance of the “guitar keys” of C, G, D, A and E major (cf. section 7). [5] The I, IV, V, vi and ii Chords The harmonic language of the Beatles mainly uses the chords I, IV and V (in C major: C, F and G major) and the relative minors vi and ii (A minor and D minor). Table 1 shows the frequencies of chords in songs in major, transposed to the key of C. The chords mentioned above can be combined virtually any way at all, provided that the I chord can be discerned as the tonic or “home” chord. In the key of C major, all the chords F, G, Am and Dm can have the penultimate position in cadence-like contexts or in entire songs. The IV and V chords are used more frequently than the vi and ii chords in this way, but these relative minors are by no means uncommon. If that makes sense to you in a functional way, replace “Beatles” with “Flamenco” and major key with “flamenco phrygian key” and the E major with “por Arriba”, por medio for A major, C F D major are pretty close thanks to fandangos, and the flat keys are rare until the modern music comes in to the picture, but even still rare. The relative numbers and percentages of the “guitar keys” are reflective of the nature of the guitar tuning, whether it’s Beatles or flamenco. G major is the odd ball only used in Granaina key and Garrotin, however, E minor is used for Rumba and Alegrias just as much. The I IV V is the basis of Fandangos and constitutes an ENORMOUS body of flamenco songs. The “general rules” are not really different for flamenco than basic tonal harmony practices post baroque/classical. Cadence is the main thing. Basically chords move or progress by 5th except when you don’t want them to. After that any chords or notes follow any others to taste. Using rhythm, even chromatic chords can be used so long as the cadence is obeyed. Rhythm let’s the composer get away with a lot of crazy stuff ...hence the over emphasis on students learning “compas” at early stages. When one understands “cadence and compas” then you could used Shoenberg or Stravinsky passages to great flamenco effect if desired. The other day I was messing with some Wagner [:D]
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