Suspended Chords (Part 3)

Learn about suspended chords (part 3): understand consonance and dissonance

🎵 Stage Brief #74

A drone is a sustained note under changing melodies and harmonies.

🎯 Your mission

Stack the sound. Find the sweet spot.

⚡ The twist

Some chords feel like a question. Others feel like an answer.

What you'll learn

A drone is a sustained note under changing melodies and harmonies. Bagpipes and sitars use drones extensively.

Remember

🎧 Listen

Listen for this

🎧 Pick out the lowest note. That's the bass — the foundation.

🌟 Artist spotlight

🌟 The Beatles' three-part harmonies were so tight they sounded like one voice.

🤯 Mind = blown

🤯 Some cultures use scales with 22 notes — way more than the 7 you know.

Check your understanding · 1 of 3

What is harmony?

Check your understanding · 2 of 3

What is a chord progression?

Check your understanding · 3 of 3

What is an interval?

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✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you hear this: The reason songs make you feel things is harmony doing its quiet job underneath.

🏆 Try this week: Listen to any song. Try to hear the bass line.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Play one song together. Talk about what feeling it gave you and why.”

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