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Offline key of c

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Transitions
on: June 15, 2005, 07:37:32 PM
What is the best way to transition f minor chord being the last chord in my song
to G Major , firs chord of new song?

Offline 6ft 4

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Re: Transitions
Reply #1 on: June 15, 2005, 08:11:16 PM
c major could be the pivot chord couldnt it?

i mean its in both f minor and g major i think

i.e. the dominant of f minor and the subdominant of g major.

and dominants and subdominants are easy to sound good so u should be fine.
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Offline pianonut

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Re: Transitions
Reply #2 on: June 15, 2005, 08:19:58 PM
for another quick transition, how about f# dim  -  f, f# dim, G?   
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Re: Transitions
Reply #3 on: June 15, 2005, 08:41:43 PM
yeah those all work, i'd go Fm, Ghalf dim, C, D7, G.  But it's all a matter of taste really.
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Re: Transitions
Reply #4 on: June 16, 2005, 03:18:59 AM
I think we're all assuming that you are planning on playing a quick set of progressions to transition from one piece to the next?

You wouldn't want tp pivot on C because it is not the dominant of the new key, which is what is important.  If you play a CM chord, the ear wants it to resolve back to f-, not GM.  This is where greyrune's D7 comes in, to establish the new tonality of GM.  Another possiblity, if you don't opt for the secondary dominant, is to use a secondary leading, as in fm > CM > f#half dim. > GM.
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Re: Transitions
Reply #5 on: June 16, 2005, 10:21:09 PM
Just simply go F, C, G lol ;D It still works, simple and I find it sounds good lol try it.
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