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Deep Nostalgia & Minor Plagal Cadence
A moving harmonic device in popular songwriting (I - V - IV - iv). Moving from F Major to F minor introduces the borrowed flat-sixth scale degree, evoking heartbreak and bittersweet longing.
“Deep Nostalgia & Minor Plagal Cadence”, a CifraLab proposal
C, G, F and Fm is the progression CifraLab proposes for a “Deep Nostalgia & Minor Plagal Cadence” feel.
“Deep Nostalgia & Minor Plagal Cadence” runs at 76 beats per minute, so each beat lasts 789 milliseconds. If each chord takes one bar of four beats, the full cycle lasts 12.6 seconds. Read in C major, its degrees are I, V, IV and iv. C holds C, E and G. In G you hear G, B and D. F holds F, A and C. In Fm you hear F, Ab and C.
C presses three positions and leaves two strings open, leaving string 6 unplayed. G rings with three strings open and three fretted positions. F needs a barre at fret 1. Fm takes a barre at fret 1.
C and G share G, though the hand changes shape. G and F have no notes in common. F and Fm keep F and C in common. Also, five hand positions stay put. From Fm to C, C stays, and two hand positions stay put.