What links these three songs? (you only have to listen to the first 20 seconds or so of each track to see what I am talking about)
Toto - Africa
MGMT - Electric Feel
John Frusciante - Unreachable
The chord changes in these songs all give me a similar feeling that makes me very happy .... the essence is all three have a strong chord change on beat 4 of the bar that is held into the next bar, preceding the more traditional place to put the strongest chord - beat one.
In Africa and Unreachable, it hits chord I on beat 4, the strongest chord of all!
In Electric Feel, it hits chord VI, also very strong (please note electric feel is on 6/4, and the the others are 4/4)
Any other tracks that do this? Please comment!
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