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Music Theory for Songwriters

Music Theory for Songwriters

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Dive into western music theory from a songwriter's perspective with Dr. Erol Oz.

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Episode 20: Plagal Cadences: Concluding on a IV chord

Sep 19, 20224 min

Not all songs have chord progressions that end on a V chord, and often songs will end with a IV resolving to I, known as the plagal cadence.

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Episode 19: Why Chord Progressions Work

Sep 17, 202213 min

In a previous episode, we analyzed "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King. This episode discusses the "why" of the I-vi-IV-V chord progression and explain the basics of the 4-chord phrase structure. We cover Tonic, Chords with common tones, Pre-Dominant, and Dominant Chords containing a leading tone.

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Episode 18: Diminished 7th Chords

Sep 13, 20219 min

For the half-diminished 7th chord, we take the minor 7th chord and flat the 5th, which is why these chords are often called m7(b5). Fully diminished 7th chords also flat the 7th. When we flat a minor 7th, we get an interval called a diminished 7th chord.