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Mystery & Dramatic Tango
A minor cadence with a tango air (i - iv - V7 - i in D minor). Pivoting sharply to G minor before striking dominant A7 instantly paints the theatrical, passionate air of Buenos Aires.
“Mystery & Dramatic Tango”, a CifraLab proposal
Dm, Gm, A7 and Dm is the progression CifraLab proposes for a “Mystery & Dramatic Tango” feel.
“Mystery & Dramatic Tango” runs at 100 beats per minute, so each beat lasts 600 milliseconds. If each chord takes one bar of four beats, the full cycle lasts 9.6 seconds. Read in D minor, its degrees are i, iv, V7 and i. Dm holds D, F and A. In Gm you hear G, Bb and D. A7 holds A, C#, E and G.
Dm presses three positions and leaves string 4 open, leaving strings 6 and 5 unplayed. Gm takes a barre at fret 3. A7 presses two positions and leaves three strings open, leaving string 6 unplayed.
Dm and Gm keep D in common. Also, one hand position stays put. From Gm to A7, G stays, but no fretted position repeats. A7 and Dm share A, though the hand changes shape.