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Using ‘pivot chords’ for more unusual harmonic moves

01 > We start with a basic piano sound and record F two # major chords . Harmonically . The first is , C it’ major s hard , the to make second sense of these chords next to each other as they share no notes. Which one is more important? How do they relate to each other?

02 > Let’s take two other major chords side by side. This time, we’re using C major and F major. These two sound completely comfortable. Not only is there the note ‘C’ in both chords, all of the notes in the F major chord

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