From bobbysimons@optonline.net Mon Apr 16 12:13:24 2012
Subject:Re: Get Ready (Rare Earth) verse: D Major or D Minor?

Apr 16, 2012, at 2:57 PM, Goff Macaraeg wrote:

> The verse melody itself is sung up against a minor chord. You can try
> to sing it up against a major chord, but it will sound weird and create
> harmonic chaos in the ears of those that can hear it. The verse is
> MINOR.
>
> Gf

Nonsense. people sing a bluesed third (minor) over major chords all the time. Music would be very boring without such variations. The Temps "Get Ready" verse clearly has a major tonality, and the vocal lead line clearly sings the flatted third.
To "those that can hear it", anyway.

Bobby Simons
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