What's the relationship between the chords Cmaj Dmaj Emaj?
If I play the chords: C major, D major, then E major. I'm wondering what their relationship is called.
It almost sounds like chromatic mediants but I can't call it that since it doesn't move by a third, they move by a major second.
So we just call their relationship chromatic? and that's it, or is there a special terminology?
terminology chromatic
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If I play the chords: C major, D major, then E major. I'm wondering what their relationship is called.
It almost sounds like chromatic mediants but I can't call it that since it doesn't move by a third, they move by a major second.
So we just call their relationship chromatic? and that's it, or is there a special terminology?
terminology chromatic
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If I play the chords: C major, D major, then E major. I'm wondering what their relationship is called.
It almost sounds like chromatic mediants but I can't call it that since it doesn't move by a third, they move by a major second.
So we just call their relationship chromatic? and that's it, or is there a special terminology?
terminology chromatic
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If I play the chords: C major, D major, then E major. I'm wondering what their relationship is called.
It almost sounds like chromatic mediants but I can't call it that since it doesn't move by a third, they move by a major second.
So we just call their relationship chromatic? and that's it, or is there a special terminology?
terminology chromatic
terminology chromatic
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It sounds like a chromatic mediant because C and E major are themselves chromatic mediants. You've just added in a passing chord between them.
We could call this "planing," which is just moving a particular chord shape or type up and down by parallel motion. Planing often stays within a key (it's thus called "tonal planing"), meaning that the chord qualities might change. Planing in C major, for instance, would give C, Dm, and Em. But in this case, you have what we'd call "real planing," meaning that you keep all of the relationships among each chord the same.
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In a more tonal context, the chords C, D, and E can be interpreted as ♭VI-♭VII-I of E major (with substantial borrowing from the tonic minor). This interpretation can be questioned if the next chord is, say, an F major chord.
answered 16 hours ago
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C D E can be interpreted as VI VII I in minor whereby the final chord is substituted by its relative major chord.
This is maybe the same signification or function as in Dekkadeci’s meaning. It’s surely depending of the context.
answered 14 hours ago
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It sounds like a chromatic mediant because C and E major are themselves chromatic mediants. You've just added in a passing chord between them.
We could call this "planing," which is just moving a particular chord shape or type up and down by parallel motion. Planing often stays within a key (it's thus called "tonal planing"), meaning that the chord qualities might change. Planing in C major, for instance, would give C, Dm, and Em. But in this case, you have what we'd call "real planing," meaning that you keep all of the relationships among each chord the same.
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It sounds like a chromatic mediant because C and E major are themselves chromatic mediants. You've just added in a passing chord between them.
We could call this "planing," which is just moving a particular chord shape or type up and down by parallel motion. Planing often stays within a key (it's thus called "tonal planing"), meaning that the chord qualities might change. Planing in C major, for instance, would give C, Dm, and Em. But in this case, you have what we'd call "real planing," meaning that you keep all of the relationships among each chord the same.
answered 17 hours ago
RichardRichard
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It sounds like a chromatic mediant because C and E major are themselves chromatic mediants. You've just added in a passing chord between them.
We could call this "planing," which is just moving a particular chord shape or type up and down by parallel motion. Planing often stays within a key (it's thus called "tonal planing"), meaning that the chord qualities might change. Planing in C major, for instance, would give C, Dm, and Em. But in this case, you have what we'd call "real planing," meaning that you keep all of the relationships among each chord the same.
answered 17 hours ago
RichardRichard
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It sounds like a chromatic mediant because C and E major are themselves chromatic mediants. You've just added in a passing chord between them.
We could call this "planing," which is just moving a particular chord shape or type up and down by parallel motion. Planing often stays within a key (it's thus called "tonal planing"), meaning that the chord qualities might change. Planing in C major, for instance, would give C, Dm, and Em. But in this case, you have what we'd call "real planing," meaning that you keep all of the relationships among each chord the same.
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In a more tonal context, the chords C, D, and E can be interpreted as ♭VI-♭VII-I of E major (with substantial borrowing from the tonic minor). This interpretation can be questioned if the next chord is, say, an F major chord.
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In a more tonal context, the chords C, D, and E can be interpreted as ♭VI-♭VII-I of E major (with substantial borrowing from the tonic minor). This interpretation can be questioned if the next chord is, say, an F major chord.
answered 16 hours ago
DekkadeciDekkadeci
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In a more tonal context, the chords C, D, and E can be interpreted as ♭VI-♭VII-I of E major (with substantial borrowing from the tonic minor). This interpretation can be questioned if the next chord is, say, an F major chord.
answered 16 hours ago
DekkadeciDekkadeci
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In a more tonal context, the chords C, D, and E can be interpreted as ♭VI-♭VII-I of E major (with substantial borrowing from the tonic minor). This interpretation can be questioned if the next chord is, say, an F major chord.
answered 16 hours ago
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C D E can be interpreted as VI VII I in minor whereby the final chord is substituted by its relative major chord.
This is maybe the same signification or function as in Dekkadeci’s meaning. It’s surely depending of the context.
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Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
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C D E can be interpreted as VI VII I in minor whereby the final chord is substituted by its relative major chord.
This is maybe the same signification or function as in Dekkadeci’s meaning. It’s surely depending of the context.
answered 14 hours ago
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
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C D E can be interpreted as VI VII I in minor whereby the final chord is substituted by its relative major chord.
This is maybe the same signification or function as in Dekkadeci’s meaning. It’s surely depending of the context.
answered 14 hours ago
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
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C D E can be interpreted as VI VII I in minor whereby the final chord is substituted by its relative major chord.
This is maybe the same signification or function as in Dekkadeci’s meaning. It’s surely depending of the context.
answered 14 hours ago
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