Exercise 1
Listen to the following:
Name each diminished 7th chord.
Listen to the music of the villain or the bogey man in the following link. This was a great favourite of the masses who went to see the silent black and white pictures.
Many interesting rhythms are present here in the left-hand piano playing.
The music is in the key of C minor and includes many C minor and F minor chords. There are one or two chromatic scales here too, especially in the left hand piano part. The fluctuating rhythm at times brings an element of black humour into the music too.
Further listening:
Loius Armstrong: What a Wonderful World.
Diminished 7th chords are heard here in sequence. They’re present to emphasize the emotion in the lyrics: ‘they're really saying... I love you’.