what is it about this chord progresson that makes it so emotive?
is it just me that has great feelings when listening to ACE tunes?

*posted in here cause music discussion apparently wasnt the right place *

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Originally posted by kadomony *posted in here cause music discussion apparently wasnt the right place *

I think the Production Studio is the place to inquire...

not sure why it's a particulary emotional chord progression... I'm gonna play around with it tonight though - thanks

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oh WTF another wrong thread hahah.
i just read Music Producers

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A, C, E, are not chords...
A, C, E would be notes only and I don't think you'd call it very emotive if the whole tune had only 3 notes

you maybe mean progression of chords which roots are A C and E?
but you could specify which...as we don't know if major/minor/diminished/augmented...or another gazillion of chord variations...

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Originally posted by BOOsTER A, C, E, are not chords... A, C, E would be notes only and I don't think you'd call it very emotive if the whole tune had only 3 notes you maybe mean progression of chords which roots are A C and E? but you could specify which...as we don't know if major/minor/diminished/augmented...or another gazillion of chord variations...

yes, particularly Am, Cm, Em.

2 examples:
http://host115.ipowerweb.com/~plezu...her/example.mp3
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF159713-01-02-02.mp3

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Last edited by kadomony on Nov-02-2005 at 01:57

Sounds more like those samples are going from Am to CMaj, which would explain why they're emotive - the change from minor to major

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Originally posted by pho mo Sounds more like those samples are going from Am to CMaj, which would explain why they're emotive - the change from minor to major

ok thanks, i updated the 2nd sample, I had the wrong one.

any theories or links on why minor--->major is so emotive?

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Well if you listen to a minor chord on its own, it sounds "dark" or "sad". Contrasting that, listen to a major chord, it sounds "light" or "happy".

So progressing from a minor to a major chord is usually going to be emotive (I was sad, but now I'm happy ... how'd that happen )

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ya thanks, but i'm looking for reasons why minor and major chords produce these emotions in us. been looking online, but no definitive answers as of yet.

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just because of the fact that they switch the moods! that's all

pho mo already told you that Major chords are bright and happy while the minor ones are more of dark and sad feel...the contrast and the progression from Dark to light (or otherwise) is what causes this emotive feeling to you...

for other people listening to trance is it just regular cheese...at least those you posted

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Originally posted by BOOsTER just because of the fact that they switch the moods! that's all pho mo already told you that Major chords are bright and happy while the minor ones are more of dark and sad feel...the contrast and the progression from Dark to light (or otherwise) is what causes this emotive feeling to you... for other people listening to trance is it just regular cheese...at least those you posted

no you seem to miss my question. WHY is it that we experience these emotions?

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not sure if this will answer your question but...
the fact that a major chord sounds "happy" is because of the intervals, for instance a major triad is built on the 1st 3rd and 5th notes within any major scale, now the only difference between a major or minor triad is that the 3rd note is dropped a semitone (making the note flat), making it more "cramped" aka "not as happy". Its the same difference why the perfect octave sounds so "right" and a augmented 4th (for example) sounds "wrong" Does that answer your question? if not then check out psychoacoustics (it has to do with how we perceive sounds)