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Anime Anthem & Epic J-Rock
The Oudou Shinkou ("Royal Road"), associated with Anime, J-Pop, and J-Rock (IVmaj7 - V - iiim7 - vim7). It never lands on the home chord and starts on the luminous IVmaj7, sparking heroic yearning, drive, and youthful determination.
“Anime Anthem & Epic J-Rock”, a CifraLab proposal
Fmaj7, G, Em7 and Am7 is the progression CifraLab proposes for a “Anime Anthem & Epic J-Rock” feel.
“Anime Anthem & Epic J-Rock” runs at 132 beats per minute, so each beat lasts 455 milliseconds. If each chord takes one bar of four beats, the full cycle lasts 7.3 seconds. Read in C major, its degrees are IVmaj7, V, iiim7 and vim7. Fmaj7 holds F, A, C and E. In G you hear G, B and D. Em7 holds E, G, B and D. In Am7 you hear A, C, E and G.
Fmaj7 presses three positions and leaves string 1 open, leaving strings 6 and 5 unplayed. G rings with three strings open and three fretted positions. Em7 presses one position and leaves five strings open. Am7 rings with three strings open and two fretted positions, leaving string 6 unplayed.
It uses the same chords in the same order as “K-Pop Acoustic Ballad”. What changes is the tempo, 132 against 78 beats per minute, and the name CifraLab proposes for each one. From Fmaj7 to G, every note changes. From G to Em7, G, B and D stay, and one hand position stays put. Em7 and Am7 share E and G, though the hand changes shape. From Am7 to Fmaj7, A, C and E stay, and one hand position stays put.