The Pop Formulas (Book/CD Set)
Harmonic Tools of the Hit Makers
This book rocks because it teaches Pop and Rock harmonics exclusively and in detail, but in an easy-to-understand and clear manner. Priority is to explain the actual song framework including chords and song structure. This book shows in particular how Rock and Pop become alive - and how this can be achieved. Reduced to the essentials but entering the subject on a deeper level than any other publication before, this book will definitely change the way Pop and Rock is viewed. After reading this book, you will ...more
Product Number:
3802406201
Format:
Book/CD Set
Skill Level:
Beginning-Intermediate
Pages:
160
Binding:
Perfect Binding
Size:
8.25 x 11.75
ISBN:
3-8024-0620-6
ISBN13:
978-38024-0620-1
Publisher:
Voggenreiter Verlag GmbH
Date Published:
11/2/2007
This book rocks because it teaches Pop and Rock harmonics exclusively and in detail, but in an easy-to-understand and clear manner. Priority is to explain the actual song framework including chords and song structure. This book shows in particular how Rock and Pop become alive - and how this can be achieved. Reduced to the essentials but entering the subject on a deeper level than any other publication before, this book will definitely change the way Pop and Rock is viewed. After reading this book, you will write different songs than before - and these may become hits!
Initiation
The theory to understand the pop formulas
The radio smash hit
The turn-around formula
Derivations, variants and changes
Other derivations of the tirm-around
Example turn-around formula
The pop ballad
The Pachelbel formula
The variant
Derivatives and similar building blocks
Example Pacelbel formula
A little dash of jazz
The II-V-I formula
Extensions to the II-V-I series
Example La Folla
Let's work together
The domination of individual parts
Combinations of major and minor
Complex songs – made popular
example combinations
Nothin' but the blues!
The blues scheme
The Septiment in the Blues
The Blues Scale
variants
Sample blues scheme
The white blues
Variants, Modifications and Derivatives
Example double subdominant
The progressive rock songs
Variants, divisions and similarities
Example progressive rock formula
Yes, but wild
Almost like a Little Blues
Variants, derivatives and derivations
Example major cadence
Scream baby and keep rockin'!
Varuabteb, Similarities and Derivatives
Example Heavy formula
The songwriter songs
Variants, derivatives and similarities
Example songwriter song
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