How old are y'all 🤷

https://m.soundcloud.com/user-100711498/credits-to-a-snes-game-that-make-you-forget-how-much-you-despised-every-second-of-gameplay

hit me w the saddest ones you know

major IV in a minor key > minor iv in a major key (disclaimer: i think both sound very nice)

mostly made this post to say that major IV in a minor key is criminally underrated, there’s just something so warm and comforting about it. peak modal mixture imo :)

Instead of sounding a normie by saying "Ah yeah minor 4 to 1"

I say " ah Yeah the mixolydian b13 sound "

Do I sound smarter?

Or cringe? 🧐

Edit: it's sarcasm lol

Has anyone else noticed that there are a lot of Christmas songs that use the minor iv chord? (Probably because they’re aiming for a nostalgic sound). Some I have found are:

• White Christmas
• The Christmas Song
• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• Christmas Time Is Here
• Jingle Bell Rock
• It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
• Wonderful Christmastime
• I’ll Be Home For Christmas
• All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

I also have a playlist if anyone is interested. Has anyone else noticed the same phenomenon, or have any other examples?

Hi! I've been making a list of my favorite subsitutions of iv, and I was wondering what some of yours were! Also, it seems like the b6 really drives the iv sound. (apologies for my sloppy notation).

• iv 6, spicier
• iv 7, takes away nostalgia but keeps finality
• iv maj7, more tragic?
• iv 6 / 5, more suspended feel
• bVI 5+ maj7 -> iv6, ending of star wars title theme, mmmmm soo spicy
• bVII 9 (aka iv 6 / b7), takes the bite off and makes it jazzier

EDIT: I wanted to break down these chords into the operations I did to get them:

Base of iv:

• Add 6, m7, or maj7
• Turn into slash chord, 5 or b7 in terms of non-chord tones

Base of bVI:

• Replace 5 with 5+
• Add maj7

Both:

• Replace tonic with leading tone (u/KingAdamXVII's suggestion)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5BN59BDczcpxstFKILIH0q?si=O8dokI8USH6loUJULoiHJQ&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0N5yhI

Ever since I started learning about minor iv chords, I’ve become increasingly able to recognize them. It’s come to the point where I’ll just stumble on them randomly-when I hear songs in public (even if I’ve never heard them before), while playing video games with soundtracks in the background, etc. Today I was watching a movie with my parents and I pointed out a random minor iv chord in the soundtrack that only was played a couple times. I bet they think I’m crazy now, lol. Does this happen to anyone else or is it just me?