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They are all chords (C, F, G, Am). C/Am, F, G are adjacent in the circle of fifths so they will all play nice in a progression.
by welfare 2y ago
They are all chords (C, F, G, Am).
C/Am, F, G are adjacent in the circle of fifths so they will all play nice in a progression.
- metaxy2 2y agoTo flesh this out, the root notes of C and A minor are not that close in the circle of fifths, but the chords sound similar because they share 2 notes (C is spelled C, E, G, and A minor is spelled A, C, E). A common device in major keys is to take a part played over the "1" chord (C in this case) and play it again, or some close variation, over the chord 2 steps down (A minor in this case) to get a "kind of the same, but sadder" version of the same part.