You don't see this often? ok go listen to drum'n'bass for a change. 90% of the old skool d'n'b has this. So not exactly refreshing.
Sample a chord, then transpose by a major 3rd in a sampler or straight on the DAW.
Edit: even simplier way: take 3 oscillators and transpose so that they play a minor chord. Then play MIDI keyboard at random.

Last edited by vercetti on Jan-14-2013 at 04:14

i found a lot of 90s dance did this. Just parallel chords. No actual tonality so not really any dissonance as the chords don't really feel like they should be somewhere. Jazz theory is very heavy on nesting this sort of parallel movement within the ii V I paradigm.

In terms of tonal harmony, you can use parallel movement when ever you have 2 chords that belong to the tonal scheme of the key and would be parallel. You can then use it as a pivot chord acting as some other chord ...

I think you need to keep it simple tho. Its all about the bass and the rhythm.

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