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1 Minute Songwriting Tip - The Borrowed Minor 4 Chord
🕑 Added 2021-08-16 16:10:47 +0000 UTCHello friends,
Have you ever come across a progression that features chords that don't belong to the key? You might think that such compositions are "breaking the rules," when in fact the songwriter is simply borrowing chords from other scales. In this mini-lesson, I break down the concept of "borrowed chords," and how they can spice up your originals. Let's get started!
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I agree about the format. Learn something valuable in just one minute. Rob, in your video you're borrowing the iv chord from Cm in place of the V chord from C. Does it make sense do do something similar to replace the IV chord from C with different chord from Cm?
Song Notes by David Pots
Love it, plus the short format! I think this exact change from F to Fm is used in the "Don't Look Back in Anger" pre-chorus, as well as "Tonight You You Belong With Me" (that one is G to Gm, key of D, which makes it the minor 4 as well).
Boomer Dell
What a great tip, thank you!
Merci, bonne idée
