Chords To 1300 Songs Analyzed Statistically For Patterns 132
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from the math-of-music dept.
from the math-of-music dept.
First time accepted submitter hooktheory writes "We looked at the statistics gathered from 1300 choruses, verses, etc. of popular songs to discover the answer to a few basic questions about pop music. First we look at the relative popularity of different chords based on the frequency that they appear in the chord progressions of popular music. Then we begin to look at the relationship that different chords have with one another. To make quantitative statements about music you need to have data; lots of it. Guitar tab websites have tons of information about the chord progressions that songs use, but the quality is not very high. Just as important, the information is not in a format suitable for gathering statistics. So, over the past 2 years we've been slowly and painstakingly building up a database of songs taken mainly from the billboard 100 and analyzing them 1 at a time. At the moment the database of songs has over 1300 entries indexed. Knowing these patterns can give one a deeper more fundamental sense for how music works" This reminds me of the work done by two Rutgers grad students last year trying to find a formula for a hit song.
Re:And they found that... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Axis of Awsome already figured out the formula. (Score:5, Insightful)
Yeah, this whole thing sounds like something a computer programmer came up with after learning 2 hours of music theory. If he would have spent a few more hours on music theory he would have realized how obvious his conclusions were.
I'd be more interested in hearing why those chord changes are popular - i.e. an explanation of their psychological effect.
Re:Axis of Awsome already figured out the formula. (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Lets lock down this forumula so no one can prod (Score:4, Insightful)
i'm not sure how far you'll get trying to own all music related IP if you're unable to spell Copyright or Chord correctly...
Re:Sorry, I have to: (Score:2, Insightful)