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ProfessorGAC

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3. A Great Song With...
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 11:39 AM
Friday

...a chord as the hook! That chord that caps the bass line is so memorable.
Andy had other police songs where his riff was the hook (Message In A Bottle, Every Breath You Take), but this song having a chord as the "grab your ear" element is unique.

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Swede, did you see highplainsdem Thursday #1
No I missed that. Swede Thursday #2
A Great Song With... ProfessorGAC Friday #3
It was a hell of a chord--a minor 11! keep_left Friday #4
Interesting ProfessorGAC Friday #5
Nope, not too difficult a chord, just a new one... keep_left Friday #6
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