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Scarlet Begonias: three major Mixolydian chords in a Grateful Dead's ballad
Scarlet Begonias, released in 1974 by the American rock band Grateful Dead, is still widely regarded as one of their...
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Popular songs showing the submediant chord in all diatonic modes
In musical theory, the submediant refers to the sixth scale degree of the diatonic scale, and the triad rooted in the...
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Mexicali Blues: debut song by the Grateful Dead's psychedelic poet
Mexicali Blues was first released by Bob Weir, an acclaimed rhythm guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of the...
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6 songs to unpack Ionian mode and the major scale
The polyphonic aspects of Western classical music distinguish it from other musical traditions such as Indian Сlassic...
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Sugaree: Jerry Garcia's song referencing his lyricist's criminal past
Sugaree is a 1972 track that first appeared on Jerry Garcia's debut solo album, the guitarist who is widely regarded as...
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7 songs featuring Mixolydian mode
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