Who recalls this hit song?

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I remember it well! The perfect theme song for the Summer of 1970.

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Yep, driving along the shore of Lake Monona in Madison WI. Perfect song!

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[MarathonMike]

Blues typically employs a major chord progression, I IV V.

But there's also minor blues i iv v. A Thrill is Gone is minor blues.

False. 12 bar blues is mostly in minor keys but some blues is in Major keys. Ive written and performed plenty of 12 bar blues.

 

[MarathonMike]

False. 12 bar blues is mostly in minor keys but some blues is in Major keys. Ive written and performed plenty of 12 bar blues.

I should have said 12 bar blues usually contains a minor SCALE with dominant 7th chords.

 

[Muhammed]

I should have said 12 bar blues usually contains a minor SCALE with dominant 7th chords.

And dominant 7 is a major chord with the subtonic extension.

The blues scale is just a minor pentatonic with the minor 3rd and subtonic bent up microtone.

The inherent tension in the blues scale comes from the dissonance created by playing a minor 3rd and subtonic over major chord progressions.

The bent 3rd and subtonic are the blue notes.