Some say it sounds like 'the sun coming out'. (An alternative excuse is 'relative major of the parallel minor'.)Ĭ major to E major is also effective, bright rather than warm. A strong pivot note is the unifying feature, C to Eb has G, the dominant of C, in common, C to Ab has C, the original tonic. A lovely warm modulation, stock-in-trade of the Golden Age songsmiths, but used in all types of music. Well-used, but still effective.Ī 'Chromatic mediant' shift - C major to Eb major or C major to Ab major. The second kind include - well, everything else!Ī 'Truck driver modulation' up a half step or full step for the last chorus of a pop song. Add a sharp, add a flat or just choose a different tonal centre for the same scale. The first kind include modulation to the dominant, subdominant and relative minor/major. And modulation to more distant keys for contrast. Modulation to closely related keys - 'keeping it in the family'.
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