merlin:

A flood of flat-sevenths

“Or, what are all those flat-sevenths doing in the Beatles’ Revolver?”

Is this peculiar chord, along with the quartal harmonies, responsible for the album’s meditative atmosphere?

What an awesome article! Printing it out now for further study.

Even if you’re not interested in music theory, the first few paragraphs should be interesting to read.

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    What an awesome article! Printing it out now for further study. Even if you’re not interested
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    Do click through.
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