Thank you :) And yes, happy to. This piece just hangs out in its key the entire time, no changes. G minor has two flats (Eb and Bb), so the G minor chord is a G-Bb-D. That's the predominant chord and tone you're going to hear in the piece, and the one that feels most like "home" тАФ everything is pulling to that note, G. You can really hear this accentuated when the piano comes in at around the 1:30 mark. There's a brief chord (D minor, also the V of the key) that leads to the G minor chord, really emphasizing the song's G-minor-ness. The bass is pretty much just playing a G the entire time, making sure that is the root note we're hearing throughout. And the song ends on the flute playing a G, to really put some closure to it. I hope that helps, but let me know if you have any other questions!
Thank you for this terrific response. YouтАЩre one of the only people who can make music theory have meaning for me, as opposed to just being a taxonomyтАФmuch appreciated!
Love it as always, Can you elaborate on the G-minor-ness? Thanks!
Thank you :) And yes, happy to. This piece just hangs out in its key the entire time, no changes. G minor has two flats (Eb and Bb), so the G minor chord is a G-Bb-D. That's the predominant chord and tone you're going to hear in the piece, and the one that feels most like "home" тАФ everything is pulling to that note, G. You can really hear this accentuated when the piano comes in at around the 1:30 mark. There's a brief chord (D minor, also the V of the key) that leads to the G minor chord, really emphasizing the song's G-minor-ness. The bass is pretty much just playing a G the entire time, making sure that is the root note we're hearing throughout. And the song ends on the flute playing a G, to really put some closure to it. I hope that helps, but let me know if you have any other questions!
Thank you for this terrific response. YouтАЩre one of the only people who can make music theory have meaning for me, as opposed to just being a taxonomyтАФmuch appreciated!
Oh, well IтАЩm glad! IтАЩm learning as I go, too, so itтАЩs always helpful to walk through these things. Thank you for asking!