Re: [Harp-L] Musical Theory

[Will Greener <willgreener@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice to hear they get home OK.  This was beginning to sound like the kind of story where they accidentally end up in A flat somewhere...

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--- On Mon, 8/3/10, Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Musical Theory
To: "Will Greener" <willgreener@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: icemanle@xxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, 8 March, 2010, 18:49

...and then, unable to get served and feeling half diminished D leads a minor progression out of the bar but G is dominant saying I've got the use of Flat 9 but in the end they all go back to C's


 
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Will Greener <willgreener@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





And... 


"the bartender notices B-flat hiding at the end of the bar"

Yes, there's no mistaking that bent old fellow is there? (particularly when he's shuffling around at the end of a bar; that half-step of his gives him away every time)


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--- On Mon, 8/3/10, Will Greener <willgreener@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Will Greener <willgreener@xxxxxxxxxxx> 

Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Musical Theory
To: icemanle@xxxxxxx, "Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, 8 March, 2010, 18:29 









I wonder...

Would it've been a happier ending if B had come in, used that leading tone of his to get G to be a bit more dominant? This might well have struck a chord with D and thus resolved whole fifth situation...


And...

I can't help but think that would have been just the tonic poor old C was looking for...

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--- On Mon, 8/3/10, Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



From: Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Musical Theory

To: icemanle@xxxxxxx
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, 8 March, 2010, 18:02


Brilliant!

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:02 PM, <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> ......When you totally get this one, you will have a good basis in musical
> theory.....
>

>
>
> C, E flat and G walk into a bar and the bartender says: "Sorry we don't
> serve minors", so E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between
> them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and G is out flat. F comes

> in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.
>
> D comes in and heads for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a
> second." Then A comes in, but the bartender is not convinced that this

> relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices B-flat hiding at
> the end of the bar and says, "Get out! You're the seventh minor I've found
> in this bar tonight."
>

> E-Flat comes back the next night in a three-piece suit with nicely shined
> shoes. The bartender says, "you're looking sharp tonight. Come on in, this
> could be a major development." Sure enough, E-flat soon takes off his suit

> and everything else, and is au natural.
>
> Eventually C sobers up and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. C is
> brought to trial, found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor,

> and is sentenced to 10 years of D.S. without Coda at an upscale correctional
> facility.
>
>