Showing posts with label Cities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cities. Show all posts

Sunday, November 7, 2021

"Cities"

I figured out the chords for "Cities" last night and noticed that the progression in the chorus musically reflects the description of "all around."  Provided that what I have is correct, the chord progression for that section is:
E major | A minor
D major | G major
C major | F major
B major | E minor 
The root notes of these chords move through the circle of fifths (up until the B major, at least), and the broad range of these modulations complements the breadth of "all around."

Thursday, January 10, 2019

"Cities"

The last thing I noticed when I listened to Days of Future Passed is in "Cities," the B-side of the "Nights in White Satin" single, included as a bonus track.

In the chorus, the line "In the sky" is sung entirely to F# notes, and "On the ground" (the next line) is sung entirely to D notes.  Musically, there's a sense of the relative positions of "the sky" and "the ground" through these pitches: "the sky" (F#) is above "the ground" (D).