[Dixielandjazz] The Pineapple Chord

[Don Ingle]

To make it easy to hear and understand, play the first four bars of Bye Bye
Blues. At bar three you will hear it. (In  f  it changes on bar three to d
flat7.) "Nuff said.
Don Ingle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Mowatt" <basousanjo at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The Pineapple Chord


> In orchestral circles hereabouts this chord is referred to as "The
> Neapolitan Sixth". We used to call it the "magic" chord on account of the
> effect the sound of it had on the hairs on the back of our necks!
>
> Regards
>
> Dennis Mowatt
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harold Smith" <s3856lpa at webtv.net>
> To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:48 AM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The Pineapple Chord
>
>
> >
> > The Ab7 chord in the key of C, or, if you prefer, the bVI7 in any key is
> > pretty commonly used by the German romantic and post=romantic composers
> > in serious music.
> >
> > Never heard it called the Pineapple before, but have heard it referred
> > to as "The German Chord".
> >
> > For a beautiful example of he use of this change in a great popular
> > song, try "Was I To Blame For Falling In Love With You" by Victor Young,
> > and magnificenly recroded by Louis Armstrong.  Also, be sure to dig the
> > Warren Vache recording of this song.  If you don't get the lshivers
> > listening to his wonderful sound, you ain't human.
> >
> > Harold Smith
> >
> >
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