![]() ![]() Note how the two actually coincide on the third chord, Gb. The original achieves this with the chords Db Db Gb Gb (I’ve transposed this from the original to fit with the new version) whereas, the minor loop is going Bbm7 Ebm7 Gb Fm7, as before. ‘Til touchdown brings me round again to find This shift into a minor key actually works really well and where the melody interacts with the new chords it creates some really nice dissonances.Īnd I think it’s gonna be a long, long time The original chords were Db Gb Ebm Ab whereas in the new version the chords become Bbm7 Ebm7 Gb Fm7. When the scent of her lingers and temptations strong What is also interesting to me is how this Bb minor loop sits behind a selection of Elton John songs that were most definitely major! Let’s take an example of the first verse of Sacrifice, which also starts Cold Heart: Anyway, cool and sophisticated is definitely how the Cold Heart chord progression sounds … Cold Heart chords: Bbm7 Ebm7 Gb and Fm7 For me, the one musician who really brought cool, sophisticated RnB to the public’s attention was Stevie Wonder – of course, you may have other ideas. While minor seventh and major seventh chords (along with 9ths, 11ths and 13ths) have been used extensively in jazz, and some classical music, I mostly associate them with RnB. And in many cases, they use the rich extended chords we see here. The most common use of minor keys is in dance music-influenced tracks like Cold Heart. In February, I analysed the top 20 tracks in the Apple Music Global Top 100. ![]() My guess is that in the last 50 years at least 90% of all pop songs have been in major keys but their minor sibling has recently experienced a massive revival. Whether you play this song in Bb minor or A minor, it’s obviously still minor – and that means a more melancholy feel. Drop down a semitone and you have Am7 Dm7 F and Em7. All keys are pretty well equal on a piano (Elton John’s instrument), whereas on a guitar you’d normally choose something easier to play. Well, the chord sequence itself is not so unusual, even though the key of Bb minor may be unfamiliar to many musicians, particularly guitarists – only keyboard players use keys like this. Repeating from the beginning to the end of the track are Bbm7, Ebm7, Gb and Fm7 – three rich minor sevenths and a plain vanilla major triad. This new mash-up incorporates elements of four classic Elton John tracks, including Sacrifice (1989), Rocket Man (1972), Kiss the Bride (1983) and Where’s the Shoorah? (1976) – four contrasting themes superimposed on one four-chord loop. Listen to the full song, sung by Elton John and Dua Lipa, below.This track has been mixed by Australian dance trio PNAU. Just passin’ through (no, no, no, no, no) “Cold Heart” has over 700 million streams on Spotify alone and continues to grow in popularity. In addition to the various other notable records that “Cold Heart” made, people simply love the song. The 2021 release is also Lipa’s third number-one single. “Cold Heart” is John’s first UK number-one single since “Ghetto Gospel”-a Tupac song John was featured on-topped the charts after its release in 2005. it’s always keeping the emotions ripe that’s the intention.” The massive success of “Cold Heart” is sure to be a part of John’s legacy. Littlemore also chimed in saying, “Weaving the vocals together, making both the melodies and lyrics gel as one was the most challenging part of making ‘Cold Heart.’… Often, I leave the song on loop, walk out of the room, and when I come back in, I instantly know if it’s ‘right’ if that emotion is driving the music deep into me…. And a lot of the vocal tracks we had were huge iconic Elton John hits, and we’d sort of stayed away from them on the previous album intentionally, as we wanted to unearth a lot of lesser-known Elton records and vocals then,” he said. Then Elton was like, ‘Do you wanna do some more?’ and we had a lot of his vocals that we hadn’t really touched upon. 1 in the U.K., which was a great moment for us. “We did an album with Elton that came out in 2012 and it went No. He first discovered us in Australia around 2007, and we even moved to London and then took up with his management company at the time,” Mayes told Billboard. “We’ve been working with Elton for about 15 years now. ![]() The group then came on board to produce John’s single “Cold Heart” to have an irresistible sound. Nick Littlemore (vocals, production), Peter Mayes (guitar, production), and Sam Littlemore (production) were pursuing their music career when John took them under his wing. PNAU (also stylized Pnau) is a dance music trio from Australia. For reasons not specifically mentioned, the singer’s heart has been hardened by another. ![]() Altogether, though, “Cold Heart” outlines a relationship that has taken a turn for the worse. ![]()
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