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Thread #145574 Message #3368417
Posted By: Nick
26-Jun-12 - 07:31 PM
Thread Name: Finding the 'right' chord
Subject: RE: Finding the 'right' chord
The second one sounds to me like a D C G accompaniment with a choice on the A as to do it minor or major.
Most of the melody seems to suggest that you dive for the C anytime you want because it yearns to come back to the D (or not) or go to the A with or without a third of any flavour you choose.
Somebody who knows about this stuff will go mixolydian or something.
So it's a great fun song to play and you could do most of the things above and play with the harmony anyway you want.
The first tune would also play with a G drone across everything. (And a D drone in another verse to give it a different flavour)
Not playing a concertina I don't know but sense it's a bit like a piano or a guitar or singing.
Others will know better than me