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Rebellion & Electric Fury
A heavy grunge and alt-rock cadence (i - III - VII - VI in E minor). Punching from a minor root to wide open major chords creates a raw, defiant, and visceral sonic wall.
“Rebellion & Electric Fury”, a CifraLab proposal
Em, G, D and C is the progression CifraLab proposes for a “Rebellion & Electric Fury” feel.
“Rebellion & Electric Fury” runs at 116 beats per minute, so each beat lasts 517 milliseconds. If each chord takes one bar of four beats, the full cycle lasts 8.3 seconds. Read in E minor, its degrees are i, III, VII and VI. In Em you hear E, G and B. G holds G, B and D. In D you hear D, F# and A. C holds C, E and G.
Em rings with four strings open and two fretted positions. G presses three positions and leaves three strings open. D rings with string 4 open and three fretted positions, leaving strings 6 and 5 unplayed. C presses three positions and leaves two strings open, leaving string 6 unplayed.
From Em to G, G and B stay, and one hand position stays put. G and D share D, though the hand changes shape. D and C have no notes in common. C and Em keep E and G in common. Also, one hand position stays put.