…the battle between V→IV→I and I→bVII→IV.
From: Dan
To: Ian, Jeff
The Wikipedia page for “Royals”:
- Lorde – Royals (wikipedia)
- Lorde – Royals (video)
…currently has this self-conflicting (and grammatically incorrect) statement:
“It follows a V-IV-I chord progression, D-C-G, and is written in the key of D Mixolydian mode (scale)”.
I intend to rectify this obscenity, but want to first small-group consensus on which of the two options are preferred. Chords:
[D]
...gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
[D]
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
[C] [G]
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
I strongly lean toward:
“It follows a I-bVII-IV chord progression, D-C-G, and is written in the D Mixolydian mode”.
…but in the score-with-minimum-accidentals sense, I would probably let it slide with:
“It follows a V-IV-I chord progression, D-C-G, and is written in the key of G”.
Continue reading to see how we resolved this calamity… →