(Image credit: Apple) Step 4: We could also modulate by using a pivot chord, which is a chord shared between the old key and the new one you’re modulating to.In this example, we have an eight-bar ...

D minor is the relative minor of F major; F major scale. F, G, A, B♭, C, ... modulating to the relative major key of E♭ major for the chorus and then modulating back to C minor.

Bars 1-4 As our opening riff kicks off, it features a pedal tone figure that includes diatonic 3rds which outline the chords of F major and E major, creating a strong Eastern sound that typifies ...

Much like guitarists with sharp key signatures, flat key signatures are the preference for brass instruments such as trumpets ...

When we say tonality, we’re talking the key centres of a piece. Think of Beethoven’s love of dark and brooding C minor, or the joy of a Bach concerto in bright and brassy D major.. With a bit of ...