Specfic Guitar Question(ear training)

LasTime

Can anyone think of a good example of the following chord movement in a song. A minor chord ascending a tone to a major chord. I thought it sounded quite nice. This movement never actually occurs in any key. I would hear it in a song as this would help me become more familiar with the sound of it, and I would therefore recognize it at a later stage.

stateofflux

LasTime wrote: »

Can anyone think of a good example of the following chord movement in a song. A minor chord ascending a tone to a major chord. I thought it sounded quite nice. This movement never actually occurs in any key. I would hear it in a song as this would help me become more familiar with the sound of it, and I would therefore recognize it at a later stage.

the cure - boys don't cry : a bm c#m d

the movement does occur between the 3rd and 4th of every key

Sinfonia

stateofflux wrote: »

the cure - boys don't cry : a bm c#m d

the movement does occur between the 3rd and 4th of every key

That's a semitone.


Fwiw, it does happen in harmonic & melodic minor keys OP.
Plenty of songs would include it as iv-V.

oddman2

Hi Op, I know of this off the top of my head, about a minute in at "maybe I" it goes Dm-E.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHJJgoR0-s

Here's an acoustic version to hear it clearer (about 1:11)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-isIHfDzkJ8

LasTime

Sinfonia wrote: »

That's a semitone.

I know. The movement he mentioned occurs in 'Under the Bridge' too. That cure song is good for chords in general though!

LasTime

oddman2 wrote: »

Hi Op, I know of this off the top of my head, about a minute in at "maybe I" it goes Dm-E.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHJJgoR0-s

Here's an acoustic version to hear it clearer (about 1:11)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-isIHfDzkJ8

Thanks oddman.. that should help my ear somewhat. It's a long road though!