As far back as the 14th century, composers were told to avoid what are calledĪnd parallel octaves. Why? A similar principle dates to the prehistory of classical music. A tune that slavishly follows the chords is just less melodic. Generally, I feel tunefulness is created when a melody soars free from the chords and bass line. They’ve just copied the bass! So imagine my surprise when I realized that one of my favorite songs by two of the greatest songwriters of all time featured just such a melody. It’s a mark of a songwriter who can’t hear musically - they hear the chords, the bass plays the root of each chord, and they just sing what the bass is already playing. If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times: a melody that follows the bass line is no melody at all. (in which Paul breaks a fundamental rule of music and lives to tell the tale) Don’t parallel intervals harm a melody?
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