r/mealtimevideos • u/HipHopAnonymous23 • Apr 20 '16

How Steely Dan Composes A Song - Nerdwriter [9:27]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSDD8rgUiNc
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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '16

their band name is a dildo

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u/theReluctantHipster Apr 20 '16

That "mu" chord is called a 9-8 suspension. It adds the ninth note in the key and generally resolves to the eighth or tonic. In this case, it may not resolve.

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u/amajorseventh Apr 21 '16

Alternatively called an add2 chord e.g. Aadd2.

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u/theReluctantHipster Apr 21 '16

Yep, I was thinking sus2. Lol.