Lawy Lawson:Attorney Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 If two scales share the same notes, for example A Natural Minor and C Major, then what makes the song register as minor or major to the listener? My gut feeling is telling me it's context of the chords/notes used, but I'm dull enough to ask this question in the first place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmygoodein Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 its the intervals between the notes. in A minor you have a flat 3 flat 6 and flat 7which gives the minor sound, in major all the notes are natural which makes it sound major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AmbientMood Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I suck at explaining.You're on the right lines with the context theory. If you played an A minor over a C major chord, the effect would be C major. If you played C major over A minor chord the effect would be A minor. When you play for example in C major over chord progressions, you kinda dip in and out of modes. If someone slaps down an a chord VI (a minor) in C, the effect created is that of the aeolian mode (minor) even though the 'shape' you are using is good old no-sharps-no-flats C major.I think 'chord context' is about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawy Lawson:Attorney Posted March 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Thanks, this was bugging the hell out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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