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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.

Album artwork for Gin Blossoms's Hey Jealousy.
Hey Jealousy (1992)
Gin Blossoms
Transcript of a line from Gin Blossoms's 1992 song Hey Jealousy.
Album artwork for Gin Blossoms's Found Out About You.
Found Out About You (1992)
Gin Blossoms
Transcript of a line from Gin Blossoms's 1992 song Found Out About You.
Album artwork for Matchbox Twenty's 3AM.
3AM (1996)
Matchbox Twenty
Transcript of a line from Matchbox Twenty's 1996 song 3AM.
Album artwork for Blink 182's What's My Age Again?.
What's My Age Again? (1999)
Blink 182
Transcript of a line from Blink 182's 1999 song What's My Age Again?.
Album artwork for American Hi-Fi's Flavor of the Weak.
Flavor of the Weak (2001)
American Hi-Fi
Transcript of a line from American Hi-Fi's 2001 song Flavor of the Weak.
Album artwork for Michelle Branch's All You Wanted.
All You Wanted (2001)
Michelle Branch
Transcript of a line from Michelle Branch's 2001 song All You Wanted.
Album artwork for Michelle Branch's Breathe.
Breathe (2003)
Michelle Branch
Transcript of a line from Michelle Branch's 2003 song Breathe.
Album artwork for Yellowcard's Ocean Avenue.
Ocean Avenue (2003)
Yellowcard
Transcript of a line from Yellowcard's 2003 song Ocean Avenue.
Album artwork for The Click Five's Just The Girl.
Just The Girl (2005)
The Click Five
Transcript of a line from The Click Five's 2005 song Just The Girl.

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