Force Vomit - Melodies and scalings
hey there peeps
force vomit songs are mostly written in the minor key. After listening to the songs and transcribing the melodies, solos and basslines (to the best of my ability; will upload them once im done transcribing in proper musical notations), i realise the scales used are a mix between the natural as well as the harmonic minor scale. It is NEVER the melodic minor scale, as none of the songs i analysed consisted of a raised sixth. it's always the seventh that is raised, butt not all the time, hence the mix between the natural and harmonic minor scales.
contextually, the harmonic minor scale, sounds very arabic. that is probably of the augmented second interval between the sixth and seventh notes. Malay music is quite influecned by arabic music, where the scales consist of up to 24 tones, due to the fact that arabic music use quarter and three quarter tones. Malay music however is also very influecned by INdian music, the following is a quote from Abdullah Mufa, a well reknowned Malay musician.
"I would say Malay music has got its own blues kind of scale which is not exactly "the blues", but it's got the feel of a lament. It's very dramatic. I guess it has to do with having minor keys in it. A lot of it is really a combination of different types of music, Indian music being part of it. A lot of Malay rhythms are derived from Arabia, Middle Eastern music that's been brought over to Malaysia when the traders were coming over from Arabia and passing through India as well."
HOwever, force vomit music is not only described as malay influenced, butt very surf rock at the same time.
TBCONTINUED
force vomit songs are mostly written in the minor key. After listening to the songs and transcribing the melodies, solos and basslines (to the best of my ability; will upload them once im done transcribing in proper musical notations), i realise the scales used are a mix between the natural as well as the harmonic minor scale. It is NEVER the melodic minor scale, as none of the songs i analysed consisted of a raised sixth. it's always the seventh that is raised, butt not all the time, hence the mix between the natural and harmonic minor scales.
contextually, the harmonic minor scale, sounds very arabic. that is probably of the augmented second interval between the sixth and seventh notes. Malay music is quite influecned by arabic music, where the scales consist of up to 24 tones, due to the fact that arabic music use quarter and three quarter tones. Malay music however is also very influecned by INdian music, the following is a quote from Abdullah Mufa, a well reknowned Malay musician.
"I would say Malay music has got its own blues kind of scale which is not exactly "the blues", but it's got the feel of a lament. It's very dramatic. I guess it has to do with having minor keys in it. A lot of it is really a combination of different types of music, Indian music being part of it. A lot of Malay rhythms are derived from Arabia, Middle Eastern music that's been brought over to Malaysia when the traders were coming over from Arabia and passing through India as well."
HOwever, force vomit music is not only described as malay influenced, butt very surf rock at the same time.
TBCONTINUED
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