It’s called “modal interchange”, and you can do it for any chord, but I’d wager the minor iv is the most popular example. I’ll contribute The Eagles “Desperado” and the Bee Gees “How Deep Is Your Love”.
Michael Jackson - I just can’t stop loving you Another cool example is Circle of life from lion king, in the end of the chorus, where he sings the major third on top of the 4th minor chord.
I believe there’s a distinction between a minor plagal cadence ie creep and modal interchange ie sleepwalk where the chord is more of a color choice, something to consider
This chord comes from harmonic major, a major scale with a b6. It was creating beacause of th 2aug in the harmonic minor, so someone tried to replicated it on the major scale. I know you are asking for pop rock songs, but there a lot of black metal songs that use the progression iv - ivsus2. I tried crete something like: iv - iv - ivsus2 - iii - III
Staying in Beatles world, you could add If I Fell, I'll Follow the Sun, Nowhere Man, and Across the Universe. Also, you should join
Nowhere Man! Great example! And thanks for the recommendation!
Love that such a sub exists. I'll add "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie to the list.
That's the minor iv, not the minor 4th.
Thank you….
It’s called “modal interchange”, and you can do it for any chord, but I’d wager the minor iv is the most popular example. I’ll contribute The Eagles “Desperado” and the Bee Gees “How Deep Is Your Love”.
The bVII is more popular than the iv I think, but those are probably 1 & 2.
Can you give another example of how modal interchange works?
Space oddity does it in a different order.
I think you can find this in Hang on little tomato, by Pink Martini.
I Believe I Can Fly uses it beautifully together with the lyrics in the verse and prechorus.
To go old school: O Magnum Mysterium by Tomas Luis de Victoria. The text speak to that hauntingly beautiful description you have it.
Michael Jackson - I just can’t stop loving you Another cool example is Circle of life from lion king, in the end of the chorus, where he sings the major third on top of the 4th minor chord.
I believe there’s a distinction between a minor plagal cadence ie creep and modal interchange ie sleepwalk where the chord is more of a color choice, something to consider
Simple Red - For Your Babies
"i want to vanish" by elvis costello is beautiful.
Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis relies heavily on the minor 4 in the prechorus and solo, definitely the first song I think of when talking about it
This chord comes from harmonic major, a major scale with a b6. It was creating beacause of th 2aug in the harmonic minor, so someone tried to replicated it on the major scale. I know you are asking for pop rock songs, but there a lot of black metal songs that use the progression iv - ivsus2. I tried crete something like: iv - iv - ivsus2 - iii - III
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"Spanish Bombs" - The Clash