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How the G and C Notes of the C Major Chord Resolve in the F Major Chord
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Similarly, the scale relationship of the note G in the C major chord (the chord being left behind) with respect to the root note F in the new chord, F major, is 2 – 1.
Your brain feels a strong sense of satisfaction when the note G in the C major chord resolves to the root note F in the new chord, F major.
These two simultaneous moves—E moving up to F (7 – 1) and G moving down to F (2 – 1) combine to provide your brain with a feeling of assured, inevitable harmonic motion.
Resolution from complex to simple frequency ratios has taken place.