omahaaudio
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Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ remixed in a major key shows the importance of tonality
Knowing your music theory is important – as illustrated in this example from a tonality-obsessed music geek.
Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ remixed in a major key
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its not the same and significantly worse
SnidelyWhiplash
Friend of Leo's
Damn, it does sound like a totally different tune. 
Stu78
NEW MEMBER!
Yuk
archtop_fjk
Tele-Holic
Sounds like a song from one of Sting’s albums. 
Actually it seems to me that the “new” chord sequence is not the analog to the original Fm Bb Ab Db and so you’re comparing apples with oranges.
Actually it seems to me that the “new” chord sequence is not the analog to the original Fm Bb Ab Db and so you’re comparing apples with oranges.
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Peegoo
Doctor of Teleocity
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine has made a career out of this stuff.
Oh man.
Had never heard of Richard Cheese before. Just spent the last 10 mins watching some videos on youtube.
I miss the person I used to be before I’d heard of him
Had never heard of Richard Cheese before. Just spent the last 10 mins watching some videos on youtube.
I miss the person I used to be before I’d heard of him
jvin248
Doctor of Teleocity
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Listening to them back to back ... the alterations took out most of the depth and power from the sound when trying to auto-tune the notes. That's the big reason they sound so different and the alteration is weak and unpleasant. Yes, it's a bit more cheery. A better test, but a lot more work, would be recording segments of the song both Major/Minor with the same rig.
Original, auto-tuned.
Minor key ... different styles
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Listening to them back to back ... the alterations took out most of the depth and power from the sound when trying to auto-tune the notes. That's the big reason they sound so different and the alteration is weak and unpleasant. Yes, it's a bit more cheery. A better test, but a lot more work, would be recording segments of the song both Major/Minor with the same rig.
Original, auto-tuned.
Minor key ... different styles
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I used to have to play that song in a bar band I was in in Colorado. good song. I kind of like the remix, it sounds interesting and I think it is a great way to have a conversation about how we 'think' and how we 'feel' and mix up the two.
BelairPlayer
Tele-Afflicted
In summary, what if one thing was another thing?
Hank-Frost
TDPRI Member
That was quite terrible.
ClashCityTele
Friend of Leo's
That's not horrible; it's really nice...which is horrible.
I'm working in the other direction.
I've written a bunch of songs recently that just sound, well, too nice.
So, I'm changing the odd chord here & there to make them sound more dark, depressing & downright evil.
I'm working in the other direction.
I've written a bunch of songs recently that just sound, well, too nice.
So, I'm changing the odd chord here & there to make them sound more dark, depressing & downright evil.
jman72
Friend of Leo's
Sorta reminds me of this...
omahaaudio
Friend of Leo's
Come on...
Nobody?
Nobody?
Oxidao
Tele-Holic
Heard a bit... and I think it could be a not too bad song (with a horrible production), if we didn't know the original.
Major and Minor straight swapping may be funny as a joke, but useless at all.
Major and Minor straight swapping may be funny as a joke, but useless at all.
Fendereedo
Poster Extraordinaire
Dreadful, truly dreadful.
radiocaster
Poster Extraordinaire
I'm not an expert on that song, but it kinda sounds like they also changed other stuff.
0SubSeanik0
Tele-Meister
lol Dick Van Patten cameo. Why so few music videos back in the day had no Dick Van Patten?
