Modal interchange — explain like I'm five
by chordcurious · 1h ago
I keep reading about borrowing chords from parallel modes but it never clicks. Can someone give the simplest possible explanation with an example in C?
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Sign in to comment…Sign in- Ttheory_tom40m ago
Borrow a chord that 'belongs' to C minor while you're in C major. The classic is the bVI (Ab) — instant cinematic.
- Aava_mendez25m ago
Try C → Ab → F → G. That Ab is the borrowed one. You've heard it in a thousand songs.