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The song is initially in the key of B-minor. [63] The presence of E major (a borrowed chord that contains a G#, which isn't usually found in the key of B minor), gives a hint of B Dorian mode. The chords are played as follows: Bm–F ♯ 7–A–E–G–D–Em–F ♯ 7 or Assuming the key of D (the relative major of B minor):
from the album Escape. " Don't Stop Believin' " is a song by American rock band Journey. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group's seventh studio album, Escape (1981), released through Columbia Records. "Don't Stop Believin ' " shares writing credits between the band's vocalist Steve Perry, guitarist Neal Schon, and ...
The following open-tunings use a minor third, and give a minor chord with open strings. To avoid the relatively cumbersome designation "open D minor", "open C minor", such tunings are sometimes called "cross-note tunings". The term also expresses the fact that, compared to Major chord open tunings, by fretting the lowered string at the first ...
Escape (stylized as E5C4P3 on the album cover) is the seventh studio album by American rock band Journey, released on July 20, 1981 by Columbia Records. [5] It topped the US Billboard 200 chart [6] and featured four hit Billboard Hot 100 singles – "Don't Stop Believin'" (No. 9), "Who's Crying Now" (No. 4), "Still They Ride" (No. 19) and "Open Arms" (No. 2) [7] – plus rock radio staple ...
"Simple Man" is written in the key of A minor/C major, though all guitars were tuned down a half step, effectively making it G♯ minor/B.The song begins with an electric arpeggiated chord sequence made up of the chords C major, G major and A minor (though with the tuned-down guitars, effective progression of B major, F♯ major and G♯ minor).
Majorand minormay also refer to scales and chords that contain a major thirdor a minor third, respectively. A major scaleis a scale in which the third scale degree(the mediant) is a major third above the tonicnote. In a minor scale, the third degree is a minor third above the tonic. Similarly, in a major triador major seventh chord, the third ...
Major/minor compositions are musical compositions that begin in a major key and end in a minor key (generally the parallel minor), specifying the keynote (as C major/minor). This is a very unusual form in tonal music, [1] [2] although examples became more common in the nineteenth century. [3]
"Message in a Bottle" is a song by British rock band the Police. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979). Written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting, the song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island who sends out a message in a bottle to seek love.