A study suggests that minor and major seventh chords are the happiest sounds in music, but today's songwriters are ditching them in favour of simple minor chords.
Modes of the major scale Mode Name Scale on C I Ionian C–D–E–F–G–A–B–C II Dorian C–D–E♭–F–G–A–B♭–C III Phrygian C–D♭–E♭–F–G–A♭–B♭–C IV Lydian...
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Read More »They found that the sound most consistently associated with happy lyrics was the Minor 7th chord – and people apparently feel happiest when hearing the chord alongside positive terms such as ‘life’ and god’. According to the study, for the Dominant 7th chord, people feel happiest when it is accompanied by a lyrical term of endearment, such as ‘baby’ or ‘sweet’. Major 7th chords, on the other hand, add emotional impact to negative words like ‘die’ and ‘hell’. The study also found that major chords work effectively in tandem with negative lyrics.
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