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It depends on what genre you're looking at, but here are a few other quick ways:
- Down a minor third. This is often done by way of a "common tone modulation," where a pitch (or two) are held over into the next chord. ...
- Down a major third. ...
- Up a minor third. ...
- Up a major third.
- How common are key changes in songs?
- What is it called when a song changes key?
- What are key changes called?
How common are key changes in songs?
I doubt there are stats on this, but it probably happens in one out of every four songs, and might be happening less these days, now that pop songs that use the same progression from beginning to end are becoming more common.
What is it called when a song changes key?
In music, modulation is the change from one tonality (tonic, or tonal center) to another. This may or may not be accompanied by a change in key signature. ... Treatment of a chord as the tonic for less than a phrase is considered tonicization.
What are key changes called?
It's actually called modulation, which is another word for key change.
