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Andy French's Musical Explorations

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Tag: Harmonic Functions

Harmonic function in minor keys – the tonic

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Harmonic Functions, Jazz, Melodic Minor, Minor Keys, Music Theory15th July 2019 Andy French

At long last I’m going to continue my exploration of minor keys. In the first post in this series I observed that attempting harmonic analysis of music written in minor …

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An analysis of Days of Wine and Roses

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Harmonic Functions, Jazz, Melodic Minor, Minor ii-V-i, Music Theory, Secondary Dominants, Secondary ii-V14th July 2018 Andy French

Introduction This post contains a harmonic analysis of the jazz standard, Days of Wind and Roses. Beware though – this is a learning exercise for me so I can’t guarantee …

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Chord families (harmonic functions)

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Guitar Chords, Harmonic Functions, Jazz, Music Theory26th December 2017 Andy French

In this article I explore the basics of chord families (also known as harmonic functions) and their use to create forward motion in music. The Tonic, Subdominant and Dominant families are discussed and some examples provided in G major for the guitar. …

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Andy French was the lead guitarist and vocalist with the British alternative metal band The Hollowkind. The band is now defunct but their tunes are available on Spotify or SoundCloud.

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