Intro of A Whiter Shade of Pale: is my analysis of chords correct?
I wonder about 2 points in this intro (I can ask them in to different questions if desired)
I'm not sure whether I hear this progression correct ...
The beginning seems to be clear:
Measure 1-8 are variation of the main theme in c-minor (which is the parallel key of C
9-12 he splits a motif in the Tonic and then in the Subdominant
now at the entry of the oboe it get's interisting (while more difficult)
13 - 14 Dm7b5 G7
the 1. result I tried to get - by memory but then I had to listen note by note and chord by chord:
(I heard some secondary dominants)
15 Cm,G/D
16 Cm,Cm/G
17 Fm
18 Eb/G (V):Ab
19 F/A (V56):Bbm
20 Bbm
21 G (V):C
22 G7
23 C4
24 C
Are I'm hearing correctly or do I miss something in this analysis?
(I wonder why I couldn't quite identify what's happening here!)
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Partial answer (first bit):
m.19 = F7/A (the melody is sustaining Eb)
m.21 = G/B (the basses are playing "B")
Otherwise yes your analysis sounds accurate. At first I thought m.17 was an Fm7 but now I don't hear it :)
You've basically got it. Here are several small corrections:
m15: The D in the bass is a passing tone, but the chord stays on Cm throughout
m21: B diminished triad. I don't hear a G in this chord at all
m22: G major, without the 7th. Basically the F from the previous bar steps up to a G, while the bass steps down, but nothing else moves
Also I'd lean towards identifying m18 as a dominant 7th chord because the flat 7 does feature prominently in the melody, even though I don't hear it anywhere else.
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