chords in the circle of fifths

While exploring a wikipedia article I found that some sounds are pretty uncomfortable to listen to. There are some embedded audio files in the page near the text that follows.

The following is the basic sequence of chords that can be built over the major bass-line

This sounds discordant to me.

Adding sevenths to the chords creates a greater sense of forward momentum to the harmony:

That sounds even worse.

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updated: 2023-02-25 13:59:51

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