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Chord Pairs and Scales for Movies/Moods Flashcards

1
Q

What scale is good for oriental sounds?

A

Pentatonic scale

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2
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What scale is good for happy african and steel drum sounds?

A

Pentatonic scales

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3
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Rock and pop scale used in everyday people by sly and family

A

Pentatonic Scale

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4
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What simple scale is very popular in rock and pop music?

A

Minor pentatonic scale

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5
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What scale and how would u use it for dream sequences flashback type thing?

A

Whole tone scale played up and down in a circular fashion

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6
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What is a great trick to not overdo the whole tone scale?

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Mix and match it with other scales, alternate a bar each of pentatonic and whole tone is very common.

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7
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What scale is great to create tension?

A

Diminished scale

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8
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What scale can create and exotic almost middle eastern sound?

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Diminished scale

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9
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What scale can create a wide range of emotions including, quirky comedy, mystery, fun and tension?

A

Diminished scale

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10
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How can you keep variety in your music after hearing the same scale/tonality for a while?

A

Mix and match various scales, can be in bassline or any other part for a departure from current tonality or for a bridge or mood etc

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11
Q

What chord prog is cliche protagonist in movies?

A

I-II

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12
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What chord prog is cliche outer space in movies?

A

I-bV

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13
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What chord prog is cliche fantastical in movies?

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I-bVI

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14
Q

What chord prog is cliche sadness/loss in movies?

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I-iii

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15
Q

What chord prog is cliche romantic/middle eastern in movies?

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I-iv

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16
Q

What 2 chord progs are cliche wonder/transcendence in movies?

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i-IV

I-v

17
Q

What chord prog is cliche mystery or dark comedy in movies?

A

i-II

18
Q

What chord prog is cliche dramatic sound popular in early 21st century use in movies? (hans zimmer dark knight)

A

i-VII

19
Q

What chord prog is cliche antagonism, danger in movies?(less character based)

A

i-bv

20
Q

What chord prog is cliche antagonism, evil in movies?(more character based)

A

i-bvi

21
Q

What is an epic sounding scale? Used in lord of the rings.

A

Octatonic Scale

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