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« on: July 22, 2016, 02:00:15 am »
title. what are your favorite songs with key changes in em? what are some songwriting tricks to set them up?

inspired by the like five bazillion changes in beyonce's love on top.
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Re: key changes
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2016, 03:39:52 am »
Zedd Hourglass

From Cmaj to Cm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN4oZtRKlPA
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Re: key changes
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2016, 03:47:39 am »
Tips to setting up modulations or key changes would be by using using a chord that is shared between two similar keys as a "bridge" to cross over to the other.

For example...

Gmaj is the I chord in the key of G maj.

However it is also the V chord in the key of C Maj.

Therefore the keys Cmaj & G Maj share a common chord.

Knowing that... find a way to use those common chords creatively to transition to the other key.
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Re: key changes
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2016, 12:37:22 pm »
Varien - The Alchemist's Nightmare (1:25) goes around in minor thirds with some interesting resolutions.

Going around the circle of fourths is an easy way to get some harmonic motion, and give the track some "bigness". My new track has a bunch of perfect-fourth changes in the second drop.
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Re: key changes
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2016, 01:34:51 pm »
Quote from: Wontolla on July 22, 2016, 12:37:22 pm
Varien - The Alchemist's Nightmare (1:25) goes around in minor thirds with some interesting resolutions.

Going around the circle of fourths is an easy way to get some harmonic motion, and give the track some "bigness". My new track has a bunch of perfect-fourth changes in the second drop.

Nice track
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Re: key changes
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2016, 10:57:12 pm »
man, i never even really thought about the key change in hourglass! and wontolla, that second drop in your song is very cool!! good idea about the circle of fifths, i've always only applied it to dj'ing, i guess using it the way it was intended would be a good idea haha.
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Re: key changes
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2016, 12:05:00 am »
Quote from: eidolon on July 22, 2016, 10:57:12 pm
i've always only applied it to dj'ing
That's pretty much the same idea! If you change keys when DJing, that gives you a leg up.
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