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I'm goofing around, trying to write a tune where the A section is minor sounding and the B section modulates and is "as major as possible".
I came up with what is in the title:
A section: in F minor
B section: in C major
Do you know any tune like that (feel free to transpose the whole thing)?
Related question: what tune is a good example of switching substantially between minor and major tonality?
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04-26-2021 10:22 AM
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Probably not what you are looking for, last week I played
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas. A section in minor and B section
in the parallel major.
A
||: Cm | Fm G7 | Cm | Fm7 Bb7 | Ebma7 Abma7 | Cm G7 | Cm Fm | Cm :||
B
G7 | % | C | % | G7 | % | C | % ||
A
Cm | Fm G7 | Cm | Fm7 Bb7 | Ebma7 Abma7 | Cm G7 | Cm Fm | Cm ||
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The two classic(al) ones are going to the parallel major and going to the relative major. I'm looking for more unusual examples.
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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In a Sentimental Mood.
D minor in the A sections, Db major in the bridge.
Lullaby of the Leaves
C minor in the A sections, C major in the bridge.
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Angel Eyes (This Masquerade) starts in the i minor and goes to the bVI Major, then briefly to the V Major. Nardis goes from i minor to bVI Major. ..
Let's Face the Music and Dance does too.
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I was thinking of some tune that started in Fm and then went to C and I remembered "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
It starts in Fminor on the A section, and then ends in CMajor
Then the bridge is ii V in Bb, but it ends on G7, which is V of V in Fminor, and we're back at the top in Fm, but it finally ends in C Major. I've always thought it's a weird song.
Bernie's Tune is another one in Dm, that goes to the bVI in Bb on the bridge.
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
Gm7b5 | C7b9 | Fm6 | % |
Dm7b5 | G7#5 | Cmaj7 | % |
Perhaps you could expand upon his idea of pivoting around the enharmonic equivalents Fm6 and Dm7b5? Or maybe build a melody around the Coltrane changes that JC himself uses in his contrafact, Fifth House but at half the rate (e.g. one chord per bar)?
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Another weird one was It Was Just One of Those Things.
Starts in D minor (F) then the bridge goes to Eb Major, and then C major, before returning to Dm top and ending in F.
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Django is also weird. It's in F minor all the way through, but then has that contrasting section in Db, starting on the IV chord (Gb7), then Db7 in a bluesy feel. Then it goes back to Fm.
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Another strange one is "All or Nothing At All".
Starts in Aminor Then the bridge is in Ab!
Then back to Am, with final cadence in C.
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Thanks! Lots of great examples there. So far, my pivot from F minor to C major is pretty in your face. The A section has a couple "DbMaj7 CAlt Fm6" but then DbMaj7 goes to CMaj7.
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Originally Posted by sgcim
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
Last edited by sgcim; 05-31-2021 at 05:08 PM.
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Originally Posted by sgcim
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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The earliest I learned was Blue Bossa by Kenny Durham I think. C minor with a Dflat B section. Still a fun standard!!!
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I thought this was an interesting video about a modulation (G major to Cb major).
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