Syncopation, Subdivision & The Four Chords

The Strong Songs mailbag is overflowing, so it's time to dive in and answer some listener questions. NOW ON PATREON Strong Songs now has a Patreon! If you liked this episode (or, you know, any of them), we hope you'll consider supporting the show. Learn more here: https://www.patreon.com/strongsongs LISTENER Q&A Kirk digs into creative subdivision, syncopated melodies, major 9th chords, famous drum fills, chiptunes, "bad" singing that's actually good, jazz chords, Indian drum languages, and how to be a better music listener. Update 12/23/2020: Kirk has traveled back in time to correct this episode's erroneous diagnosis of a strange sound on Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You." SHOW NOTES/LINKS ———————————— "The Four Chords" as performed by The Axis of Awesome on YouTube ———————————— A cool breakdown of the "Amen Break" drum fill ———————————— "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin, performed by Ella Fitzgerald Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "First Tube" by Phish from Farmhouse, 2000 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" by Anne Bredon, recorded by Led Zeppelin on their self-titled debut, 1969 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd from their amazingly titled album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), 1974 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie from The Biz Never Sleeps, 1989 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Liquid Dance" by AR Rahman, Palakkad Sriram and Madhumitha from the Slumdog Millionare soundtrack, 2008 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify A cool demonstration of Konnakol performed live by Umamahesh, Umashankar, and Selvaganesh ———————————— "Prom Night" by Anamanaguchi, 2014 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "Spectra" by Chipzel from Spectra, 2013 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "Strike the Earth!" by Jake Kaufman from the Shovel Knight soundtrack, 1989 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michael's Mount" by Aphex Twin from Drukqs, 2001 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Well You Needn't" by Thelonious Monk from Misterioso (Live), 1965 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe STRONG MERCH! Visit the Strong Songs merch store for some very cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and more: store.strongsongspodcast.com