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Warm Romance & Bossa
Lush extended harmony with 7ths (Imaj7 - vi7 - iim7 - V7). Seventh color tones enrich each chord into a silky, sophisticated glow, perfect for seaside twilight.
“Warm Romance & Bossa”, a CifraLab proposal
Cmaj7, Am7, Dm7 and G7 is the progression CifraLab proposes for a “Warm Romance & Bossa” feel.
“Warm Romance & Bossa” runs at 80 beats per minute, so each beat lasts 750 milliseconds. If each chord takes one bar of four beats, the full cycle lasts 12.0 seconds. Read in C major, its degrees are Imaj7, vi7, iim7 and V7. Cmaj7 holds C, E, G and B. In Am7 you hear A, C, E and G. Dm7 holds D, F, A and C. In G7 you hear G, B, D and F.
Cmaj7 presses two positions and leaves three strings open, leaving string 6 unplayed. Am7 rings with three strings open and two fretted positions, leaving string 6 unplayed. Dm7 presses three positions and leaves string 4 open, leaving strings 6 and 5 unplayed. G7 rings with three strings open and three fretted positions.
Cmaj7 and Am7 keep C, E and G in common. Also, one hand position stays put. From Am7 to Dm7, A and C stay, and one hand position stays put. Dm7 and G7 keep D and F in common. Also, one hand position stays put.
Hear it in a CifraLab melody
“Dos que se conocen” is a CifraLab melody that plays in chapter 4 of the story. It has the same cycle in the same key, C, Am, Dm and G. The melody plays those chords as plain triads, with no seventh. It has 5 bars and runs at 92 beats per minute.
- C
- Am
- Dm
- G
- C