[LAU] [Absolutely OT] - for musicians only

[frank pirrone]

fons at kokkinizita.net wrote:
> Hello musicians,
>
> Pink Floyd's 'Atom Heart Mother' ends with two repetitions
> of the main theme, with full choir, brass and everything.
> The bass is:
>
> E G F C, E G F C, E G A B, E G F# ?????, E G F C etc.
>
> It's the F# ????? - the surprising modulation just before
> the theme repeats - that I'm after. Most PF harmony is quite
> straightforward but this one defeats me... Anyone knows this
> chord progression ?
>
> TIA,
>
>   
Wouldn't that be in the key of E, Fons?  If so the F# is the II chord,
which would typically resolve to the IV, or B7 in that key.  That
wouldn't be a modulation, it would be a "turn-around," and especially so
since the progression continues on with another E.

Frank