point was that all minor keys has a sad feel because they use the same intervals between each key so same frequency relationship.AK wrote:I don't think you understood what I meant. I'm not the one saying a Dm chord is any sadder than any other minor chord, in fact, I'm disagreeing with it. Ask a lot of people what they consider to be the saddest chord and invariably ( if they know music ) will say a Dm chord. I don't agree.Stomper wrote: yeah a minor chord in isolation will sound different from any other minor chord. same goes for scales. any minor scale will sound different than the other.
you say Dm is sadder than Em, but its common to refer both (and all minor chords) to a sad feeling. there is different frequency range so one chord can have greater impact on you than another. but the relationship between the 3 notes will always give the same basic feel, sad.
the different root key change how much impact it has on you, but dont change the sad feeling.