Trance & Psytrance MIDI Chord Collection

Clearly, as the name suggests, trance music developed with the purpose of inducing trance-like states of joy, euphoria, and bliss through extended compositions that build over time, culminating in a massive drop of pulsing synths and drums.
There are various sub-genres in the trance world, each emphasizing and de-emphasizing certain elements to achieve a specific emotional vibe.
Modern trance music is interested in creating an emotional, energetic space to get lost in.
Extended chords – add9, maj9, m9, and m7add11 chords in particular – are the main harmonic tools used to achieve this goal.
In minor keys, trance employs a much greater use of triads.
Minor triads are, by nature, more harmonically complex and tense, which means they can often stand alone, without extensions, as the basis of a trance song.
Modal chords are surprisingly rare. Instead, trance favours diatonic progressions which are more familiar and easy to digest.
Inversions, due to their inherent [weiterlesen…]