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'90s & '00s pop rock

'90s & '00s pop rock

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4̂ in final chord

Many pop-rock songs from the '90s and early '00s create a lingering unresolved feeling by including the 4th scale degree in their final chord.

Sometimes it's the root of a IV chord, but it can also be the 5th of the bVII chord.

Transcript of a line from Gin Blossoms's 1992 song Hey Jealousy.
Gin Blossoms' Hey Jealousy (1992)
Transcript of a line from Gin Blossoms's 1992 song Found Out About You.
Gin Blossoms' Found Out About You (1992)
Transcript of a line from Matchbox Twenty's 1996 song 3AM.
Matchbox Twenty's 3AM (1996)
Transcript of a line from American Hi-Fi's 2001 song Flavor of the Weak.
American Hi-Fi's Flavor of the Weak (2001)
Transcript of a line from Michelle Branch's 2001 song All You Wanted.
Michelle Branch's All You Wanted (2001)
Transcript of a line from Yellowcard's 2003 song Ocean Avenue.
Yellowcard's Ocean Avenue (2003)
Transcript of a line from The Click Five's 2005 song Just The Girl.
The Click Five's Just The Girl (2005)

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