Music theory question! Please help

Belbow · 04-24-2019, 08:52 AM

Hello fellow musicians!

Im in trouble with a song im writing. Its a simple song with 4 chords. C - F - Am - G. Now theres a key change that goes to Cm in the Chorus. I Can go straigt to Cm which gives a cool feel, but I’m looking for a cadence that takes it there a bit more naturally. So i was wondering about the theory behind making a shift from minor to major and vice versa in the same key. Hope someone Can help me!

I have tried to bridge it with a progression like: G - C - Dm - Em - F - G - Cm

I dont know much about Music theory, so maybe not use too many Big words ;-)

- belbow

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 04-24-2019, 04:14 PM

Start watching Rick Beato's Youtube channel. Tons of really interesting music theory stuff there.

OccultHawk · 04-24-2019, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Belbow

Hello fellow musicians!

Im in trouble with a song im writing. Its a simple song with 4 chords. C - F - Am - G. Now theres a key change that goes to Cm in the Chorus. I Can go straigt to Cm which gives a cool feel, but I’m looking for a cadence that takes it there a bit more naturally. So i was wondering about the theory behind making a shift from minor to major and vice versa in the same key. Hope someone Can help me!

I have tried to bridge it with a progression like: G - C - Dm - Em - F - G - Cm

I dont know much about Music theory, so maybe not use too many Big words ;-)

- belbow

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Chula Vista · 04-24-2019, 05:31 PM

C-F-Am-G all are within the CMaj scale. So are Dm and Em.

Cm is a curve ball. It's either the vi of Eb or the ii of Bb. Where you planning on going after that Cm?

Cm - Gm - Bb - Db would work and then start back with the main part.

Belbow · 05-01-2019, 10:02 AM

Thank you! I Will try and watch the Channel you suggested!

Belbow · 05-01-2019, 12:01 PM

Thanks for the reply Chula

Well. Here you Can have the Chord progression

Vers
C - F - Am - G x 4
F - G - C - Bb - F - Dm - C - G x 2

After this i play the progression previously mentioned:

G - C - Dm - Em - F - G

And then the Chorus / the second part of the song starts

Cm - D# - Bb - F

And I’m curious to know how I go back to the start from here

Thanks

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Belbow Groupie Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 3	Music theory question! Please help Hello fellow musicians! Im in trouble with a song im writing. Its a simple song with 4 chords. C - F - Am - G. Now theres a key change that goes to Cm in the Chorus. I Can go straigt to Cm which gives a cool feel, but I’m looking for a cadence that takes it there a bit more naturally. So i was wondering about the theory behind making a shift from minor to major and vice versa in the same key. Hope someone Can help me! I have tried to bridge it with a progression like: G - C - Dm - Em - F - G - Cm I dont know much about Music theory, so maybe not use too many Big words ;-) - belbow Last edited by Belbow; 04-24-2019 at 08:59 AM.

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DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,168	Start watching Rick Beato's Youtube channel. Tons of really interesting music theory stuff there. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	C-F-Am-G all are within the CMaj scale. So are Dm and Em. Cm is a curve ball. It's either the vi of Eb or the ii of Bb. Where you planning on going after that Cm? Cm - Gm - Bb - Db would work and then start back with the main part. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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Belbow Groupie Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 3	Thank you! I Will try and watch the Channel you suggested!

05-01-2019, 12:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Belbow Groupie Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 3	Thanks for the reply Chula Well. Here you Can have the Chord progression Vers C - F - Am - G x 4 F - G - C - Bb - F - Dm - C - G x 2 After this i play the progression previously mentioned: G - C - Dm - Em - F - G And then the Chorus / the second part of the song starts Cm - D# - Bb - F And I’m curious to know how I go back to the start from here Thanks