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Phrygian is quite common in metal, along with phrygian dominant. Great scales for dissonance and tension. Functional harmony kind of goes out the window once y
by elektronaut 8y ago
Phrygian is quite common in metal, along with phrygian dominant. Great scales for dissonance and tension.
Functional harmony kind of goes out the window once you stray from the major/minor modes anyway. You have to lean heavily on the root to maintain the tonality, or else the perceived key center tends to shift.
- rumcajz 8y agoAh, I haven't been aware of usage of phrygian mode in metal music. Maybe that's what skews the ratio of Emaj/Emin towards the latter?
- jeeceebees 8y agoThe author notes that the analysis is based on 1300 songs from the Billboard top 100 in the last 2 years. I think it's safe to say the effect of metal songs using phrygian is negligible.
- rumcajz 8y agoAnd the phrygian used in metal has modified major third (G# instead of G) which, again, results in E major, not E minor chord.