synesthesiais a social music journal

Nicholas Chen

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9/23/2026

i love this song so much

0:00 - 0:15 the first 15 seconds of the song use the same harmonic idea you find in bridge of album art for Just the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers) - EditJust the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers) - Edit1:39 - a chain of maj7 chords followed by a minor7 chord a half step down, followed by a maj7 chord a half step down, followed by a min7 chord a half step down, etc. etc. very fun and easy way to step out of your boring old diatonic chords.

similar device at 1:30

(when i listen closer i see it might be dom7 instead of min7 for album art for Just the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers) - EditJust the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers) - Edit1:39, but it's a similar idea)