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Sep 21, 2025 28 min

Ep. 23 : Chromaticism

from The Harmonious Blacksmith: A Music Theory Exploration Hosted by Kevin Patrick Fleming

Support the show CLICK THE LINK ABOVE OR BELOW to unlock the ENTIRE 25-Episode Catalog + New Season coming up soon! Thank you for your support! Support the show Episode 23 of Season 2 of THE HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH In this episode, we are exploring CHROMATICISM, the CHROMATIC SCALE, MAJOR and MINOR TONALITY, BASS LINES, TRIADS, CHORDS, CHORD PROGRESSIONS, CHORD INVERSIONS, and CHROMATIC MELODIES. The Blacksmith goes into 2 epic songs for analysis : ‘Hey Joe’ by Jimi Hendrix and ’Stairway to Heaven’ by Led Zeppelin The Blacksmith reviews concepts like KEYS, SCALES, INTERVALS, HALF-STEPS and WHOLE-STEPS, CHORD INVERSIONS, and more! HB explains how one of these songs has an obvious Chromatic Melody and the other one has a hidden one. Special NEW character makes Cameo in this episode! Don’t Miss it! #podcast #musictheory #musichistory #musiccommentary Send us Fan Mail Support the show Linear Music Theory Learning For Everyone!

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Support the show CLICK THE LINK ABOVE OR BELOW to unlock the ENTIRE 25-Episode Catalog + New Season coming up soon! Thank you for your support! Support the show Episode 23 of Season 2 of THE HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH In this episode, we are exploring CHROMATICISM, the CHROMATIC SCALE, MAJOR and MINOR TONALITY, BASS LINES, TRIADS, CHORDS, CHORD PROGRESSIONS, CHORD INVERSIONS, and CHROMATIC MELODIES. The Blacksmith goes into 2 epic songs for analysis : ‘Hey Joe’ by Jimi Hendrix an...

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Ep. 23 : Chromaticism

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  1. 0:00 Musical Introduction : ‘Wabash Canonball' / Banjo
  2. 0:43 Podcast Introduction and Call To Action
  3. 3:32 Episode Material Introduction : CHROMATICISM
  4. 4:26 DEFINITION : What is CHROMATICISM?
  5. 5:57 DEFINITION : What is the CHROMATIC SCALE?
  6. 7:05 AUDIO EXAMPLE 1 : The Chromatic Scale from A to A
  7. 8:15 AUDIO EXAMPLE 2: The Chromatic Scale from G to G for analysis
  8. 9:19 AUDIO EXAMPLE 3: Chromatic Analysis- ‘Hey Joe’ / Arrangement-Jimi Hendrix
  9. 10:42 DEFINITION : What is a CIRCLE PROGRESSION? W/ Audio Examples
  10. 11:39 Acoustic Performance of ‘Hey Joe’
  11. 12:40 Chromaticism Analysis : ‘Hey Joe’
  12. 17:11 Chromaticism Analysis : ‘ Stairway to Heaven’ w/ Audio Examples
  13. 26:22 Breakdown / Summary of Episode

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