Music – camelslash

Les Salades De L'Oncle Francois - Django Reinhardt

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Joel D Canfield

Toinon, Toinette, mes cousines À la campagne, un beau matin Jouaient, endiablées et mutines Avec moi, dans le grand jardin Elles trottaient dans les allées Comme des biches dans les bois Sans respect pour les azalées Qu'avait plantées l'oncle François Le grand vent Qui courait autour de la maison Poursuivait, en soufflant Parmi les…

Fight the Fine Fight in English and Portuguese with translation of Portuguese

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Joel D Canfield

Some days I feel I've had enough.	Está tão difícil aguentar;	It is so hard to take it;
The war in my mind can get so tough.	Tem dias que a dor parece sufocar.	There are days when the pain seems to suffocate.
There's days I feel there's no way out.	Os meus problemas não têm fim.	My problems are…

circles of 2nds and 3rds

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Joel D Canfield

5ths	3rds	2nds
IV	vi	viiº
viiº	IV	vi
iii	ii	V
i	viiº	IV
ii	V	iii
V	iii	ii
I	I	I

1	4	5
C	F	G
C	Bº	Dm
C	Am	Em

cinematic chord progressions

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Joel D Canfield

courageous	i III VII iv	Am C G Dm
determined	i III VI iv	Am C F Dm
determined	i III VI iv	Am CM7 FM7 Dm
hopeful	i v VII V/VII	Am Em G D
lonely	VI VII i VII	F G Am G
lonely	VI VII i VII	FM7 G6 Am G6
noble	iv VII i VI	Dm G Am F
heroic	i VI V/VII VI VII	Am…

power pop chorus intervals

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Joel D Canfield

[video width="1000" height="562" mp4="https://camelslash.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/chorusintervals.mp4"][/video] Start the chorus a 3rd above the highest note of the verse or prechorus Keep the highest note of the chorus a 4th or 5th higher than anything before it Aim for a 4-6 step leap from the final prechorus note to the first chorus note Melisma find a keyword in…

using the dissonance of sus chords melodically

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Joel D Canfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqUOsnTywk4 examples start at 5:30 root sus4/2 C B♭ F C play root + major chord 2 semitones below C B♭ D F = C9sus4 G7sus4 G C F 1 4 1 4 quartal chords inversions different tone C F G F G C G C G Floyd Cramer riff is a bounce off the…

musical interval ratios in just intonation

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Joel D Canfield

interval	ratio	120	360
m2	16:15	128/120	384/360
M2	9:8	135/120	405/360
m3	6:5	144/120	432/360
M3	5:4	150/120	450/360
4	4:3	160/120	480/360
tritone	25:18	n/a	500/360
5	3:2	180/120	540/360
m6	8:5	192/120	576/360
M6	5:3	200/120	600/360
m7	9:5	216/120	648/360
M7	15:8	225/120	675/360