(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 ...

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 ...