{"id":618,"date":"2016-03-15T09:04:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T09:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.songtive.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2016-03-16T13:04:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T13:04:13","slug":"the-cadences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/blog\/the-cadences\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cadences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.songtive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tutorial.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.songtive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tutorial.png\" alt=\"tutorial\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tutorial.png 940w, https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tutorial-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tutorial-624x350.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>This time we will talk about cadences, one of the most useful harmonic procedures available to every composer or songwriter out there! Every musical hit you know uses it, every song you like it also makes use of it, which makes it very convenient to learn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Classical music, rock music, R &amp; B music\u2026you name it: they will use cadencial procedures to make effective chord progressions. Check out these songs<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2X_2IdybTV0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>(<b>1:02 to 1:03<\/b>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJ9rUzIMcZQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>(<b>0:53 to 0:54<\/b>)<\/p>\n<p>That conclusive effect you can listen in such timeless classics, that seems to create a \u201clanding\u201d feeling, is what we call cadence.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/blog\/the-cadences\/#Whats_a_Cadence\" >What\u2019s a Cadence?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/blog\/the-cadences\/#How_can_I_do_it\" >How can I do it?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/blog\/the-cadences\/#How_can_I_use_it\" >How can I use it?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_a_Cadence\"><\/span>What\u2019s a Cadence?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Long time ago, in the 1600s approximately, with the appearance of tonal music \u2013 major mode and minor mode \u2013 harmonic resources known at the time were refined into the single concept of consonance we already reviewed, and chords as we know them were conceived \u2013 major, minor, augmented and diminished triads.<\/p>\n<p>Every major, augmented or diminished chord has a property, a single note that will make it tend naturally to other chords. That single note is what we call leading tone, and when you move that <strong>leading tone<\/strong> to a chord that has the note it leads to, you create that conclusive effect \u2013 in music theory you call this <strong>resolution<\/strong>, a release of the tension created from this leading tone movement. This leading tone can be found in the VII degree of each major or minor scale moving to the root of said key\/chord, for example: B would be leading tone to C major\/minor, F# would be <strong>leading tone<\/strong> to G major\/minor, and so on.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_do_it\"><\/span>How can I do it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s take Bohemian Rhapsody as our example. When you hear the line \u201cnothing really matters to me\u201d you hear a F7 chord playing behind, and when Freddie reassures it repeating \u201c\u2026to me\u201d you hear an F chord and then a Bb major chord. Let\u2019s take it to our chord chart, and for discussion purposes we are repeating the progression over and over:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.songtive.com\/songs\/14e\/bohemian-rhapsody?mini=1\" width=\"420\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Analyzing this simple 3 chord fragment, we get some valuable information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From F to A#\/Bb \u2013 when the conclusion effect arrives \u2013 there\u2019s an Ascending Perfect Fourth interval<\/li>\n<li>F chord contains a A note, which is leading tone to A#\/Bb<\/li>\n<li>When F moves to A#\/Bb, the leading tone (A) moves to the root of the chord (A#\/Bb)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And this is how the cadence is achieved!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s practice in another key! We are taking D major\/minor as an example:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iS0wuN_6wyw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.songtive.com\/songs\/14f\/twist-and-shout-cadence?mini=1\" width=\"420\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pSQm-uH2Bu0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.songtive.com\/songs\/14g\/number-one-cadence?mini=1\" width=\"420\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Move from <strong>V or V7 to I<\/strong> to perform a cadence!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_use_it\"><\/span>How can I use it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Every time you want to end a musical or text line, a cadence will be the most ideal resource to do this. Why? Because of its conclusive effect it will create a clear distinction between phrases and moods, therefore creating symmetry and balance throughout the whole song!<\/p>\n<p>The perfect way to do this<\/p>\n<p>So follow these simple steps!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songtive.com\">Songtive.com<\/a> and start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/songs\/new\">a new song<\/a> (or for better sound quality use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songtive.com\/app\/\">iPhone\/iPad\/Android app<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>At the <b>Song preferences<\/b> tab select a key \u2013 select a time signature and sidescroll the metronome for setting the beat<\/li>\n<li>In the line below just input the <strong>Cadential Pattern<\/strong> like V &#8211; I or V7 &#8211; I and press the \u2018+\u2019 button at the right<\/li>\n<li>That\u2019s it! You just created a <strong>Cadential Pattern<\/strong> to conclude your musical thoughts!<\/li>\n<li>Now combine it with common-tone chords adding a Cadential Progression at the end to create a musical phrase, for example: <strong>I \u2013 IV \u2013 V \u2013 V7 &#8211; I<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This time we will talk about cadences, one of the most useful harmonic procedures available to every composer or songwriter out there! Every musical hit you know uses it, every song you like it also makes use of it, which makes it very convenient to learn. 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