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To see how popular the 1-5-6-4 progression is you need only watch Axis of Awesome ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I https://www.youtube.com/watch?
by markbnj 12y ago
To see how popular the 1-5-6-4 progression is you need only watch Axis of Awesome ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I
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- ljk 12y agoand before them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM
- aidenn0 12y agoThough Pachelbel's Canon is twice as long; it has a iii between the vi and the IV, and a I IV V tacked on the end.
- drostie 12y agoRight. You'll notice this in the Pachelbel rant; he very specifically only sings "da, da-da-da, da-da da-da-da-da-da-da--" (the first half of the violin theme) before abruptly cutting off because with this progression you essentially only get the "first half" of the Canon.
- markbnj 12y agoAwesome! Hadn't seen that one before. I think Axis of Awesome almost ripped him off.
- azakai 12y agoI was surprised though to see that in the data the 1-5-6-4 progression is not the most common. Maybe I'm reading it wrong? Looks like 1-4-* is more popular.
- markbnj 12y agoI think what the amusing videos linked above show is that 1-5-6-4 is very common in certain styles of music, especially modern pop. But when you consider music in its entirety then I'm not surprised to see it recede. So much folk and blues, for example, are built around completely different progressions.
- azakai 12y agoGood point. I guess my musical experience is limited to the rock/pop side.