Liberal Music Theory

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- Please analyze what’s clashing on my track
  Anonymous B.A.G. Anonymous B.A.G.
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  Hi, just made a loop-based track. I layered two loops together, one is labeled ‘F#m’ and the other ‘A’. It’s not bad, but somehow the harmony doesn’t quite fit beautifully. Based on my knowledge, these two shoul...
  March 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM
- Scale Analysis – Why not melodic minor but dorian?
  Kort Kort
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  Hi, This is a background music from the game Dragon Warrior. I heard that G/D at the first bar is derived from a Dorian scale but I don’t fully understand. Why isn’t it a melodic minor but Dorian? Both use B♮ instead of B♭. How can yo...
  March 29, 2024 at 1:55 PM
- The rationale behind tone tendencies lies in the harmonic series?
  Johnny Johnny
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  Hi, I found Tonal Gravitation Theory to be quite intriguing. I was wondering, does the harmonic series serve as a physical basis for tendencies? The stable tones, mi and so, emerge quite early in the harmonic series (5th and 3rd). In contrast, the...
  March 29, 2024 at 1:15 AM
- Retonalitization: The same pitched melody in different keys?
  yuta yuta
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  A songs of a certain idol group in Japan are becoming a hot topic in music theory maniacs. The song is “偶然シンフォニー(Accidental Symphony)” by Not Equal Me. The first chorus part starts at 0:40. It’s in the key of F♯(tho it m...
  March 26, 2024 at 1:58 AM
- The strange chord in “Ditto” by NewJeans?
  Sonni Sonni
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  I like the chord progression in Ditto. However, there’s one chord I don’t quite understand. It’s towards the end of the looping chord progression, for example, around 0:23, during the Korean part between the two repetitions of &...
  March 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM