<P> Harmony and chord progressions in pop music are often `` that of classical European tonality , only more simple - minded . '' Clichés include the barbershop quartet - style harmony ( i.e. ii -- V -- I ) and blues scale - influenced harmony . There was a lessening of the influence of traditional views of the circle of fifths between the mid-1950s and the late 1970s , including less predominance for the dominant function . </P>
<P> Harmony and chord progressions in pop music are often `` that of classical European tonality , only more simple - minded . '' Clichés include the barbershop quartet - style harmony ( i.e. ii -- V -- I ) and blues scale - influenced harmony . There was a lessening of the influence of traditional views of the circle of fifths between the mid-1950s and the late 1970s , including less predominance for the dominant function . </P>
what links does blues music have to the pop music we listen to today
what links does blues music have to the pop music we listen to today
blues scale - influenced harmony
blues scale - influenced harmony