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Old 30th October 2011, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MedJohn View Post
NEVER EVER, RED LINE and marionette are in 6/8 as well
JEWEL: it's purely 4/4
Humming 7/4: it's a mixture of 3/4, 4/4, 7/4 and even 2/4

on the other hand, has anyone done any statistics on key signatures?
interesting examples:

1. tritonal modulations (supposedly a rare thing in pop music):
You were: B major and F minor
Over: Bb minor and E minor
SEASONS: D minor and Ab major
Fly high: A major and Eb major
Boys and Girls: F major and B major

2. Free and Easy has the most key changes
intro: F# minor
1st verse: Eb minor
1st bridge: E minor, F minor
1st chorus: G# minor
transition: F# minor
2nd verse: Eb minor
2nd bridge: E minor, F minor
2nd chorus: G# minor
3rd bridge: E minor, F minor
3rd chorus: G# minor
4th chorus: A minor
ending: E minor

3. least used key signatures
G major: Greatful days, RED LINE
Bb major: untitled ~for her~, AUDIENCE (chorus)


And albums usually follow the basic plan of starting with minor key songs (2/3) and ending with major key songs (the remaining 1/3). Ayu's fundamental concept had always been a progression from darkness to light.
This is probably the most interesting post I have ever read on AHS. Could you maybe elaborate more? I'm not blessed with good musical hearing unfortunately and can always only guess what's going on note-wise and key-wise in songs, so anything special about Ayumi's compositions you know would be highly appreciated
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