nyaa nyaa/ naa naa

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Feb 15, 2012, at 8:00 AM, Randy Alexander wrote:

>
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote:
>
>>
>> to the (minor) tune
>>
>> 3 1-4 3 1
>>
>
> Just getting around to this thread.  I've never heard this in minor, but
> always in major like this:
>
> 5 3-6 5 3

actually, that's still minor: the minor key with 3 as the tonic (E minor if C is 1). 5 - 3 is a minor third.

1 6-2 1 6 (with 6 below 1) is similarly minor (A minor if C is 1); 1 - 6 is a minor third. and
4 2-5 4 2 is minor too (D minor if C is 1); 4 -2 is a minor third.

arnold

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