§ Maple Leaf Rag: Chord Progression

• Consider one part of maple leaf rag, which has the fun chord progression:

DFABb
DFABb
EbAbC
EbAbC

• Consider an alternative. Take CEbG.
• Make first inversion into EbGC.
• Move down first and third note down half a semitor: DGBb. Notice that this is GBbD but as an inversion.
• Now play:

DGBb
DGBb
EbGC
EbGC

• Has a similar dissonance to assonance flavour.