Marco Mendez - Tips and Techniques
Deceptive Cadence
Definition:
Deceptive Cadence is a chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by a chord other than the tonic chord (usually the sixth chord or superdominant chord or submediant chord (V-VI), but sometimes something else).
How to create the ending:
To create a deceptive cadence ending to a song, hold the last note (usually the 1st note of the scale associated with that Key). Then Play the Chords in this
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If fingering your own chords, play the chords in their 1st Inversion. NOTE: you must be in a Major Key - NO Minor Keys!
In the first example, the Key of C, you would normally play a C note and hold that note while playing the
chords of the
Deceptive Cadence. Play an A flat chord, a B flat chord and then a C chord, then release all at the same time. Makes for a GREAT ENDING on slower songs with a big finish!