Tag: music-theory

side & Mr. V: Working Through Bar 10

(art project Drive)

Mr. V:
First challenge of the day with Drive. I wanted to divide this half-note chord into three smaller chords: two eighth-note “helpers” leading into a quarter-note chord that really jumps out — makes its point.

Original cover music for Bar 10.

Brightside:
Good plan. Here’s one smooth option I suggested:

• 1st 8th: Bm triad (B–D–F#)
• 2nd 8th: A major triad (A–C#–E)
• Quarter: Dmaj7/F# (F#–A–C#–D)

That gives a clean bass line C → B → A → F#, and the Dmaj7 lands strong.

Mr. V:
I liked that structure — two quick helpers leading into a statement chord. I followed your eighth-note idea but chose my own voicing for the final quarter chord, keeping its color from the original bar but cutting its length in half. The new version sounds more balanced and keeps the “for now” motion I wanted from Bar 9 into 10.

Brightside:
Right — that still fits the same voice-leading logic. The bass walks down stepwise (C → B → A → F# or your variant), and each chord shares tones so the line arrives instead of jumps.

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✅ Blog Takeaway

This bar became a perfect example of AI + artist collaboration.
Brightside narrowed the choices to a few simple, theory-sound options.
Mr. V listened, adjusted, and made the final call by ear.
Efficiency met intuition — and the bar found its voice.

Mr. V: That works.

Scott Von Holzen aRT & aRTIST

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