In my opinion, this is one of the most underrated metal songs.
Hi friends. It's Andriy Vasylenko
And today I'm talking about what makes me excited in 'Foreclosure of a Dream'.
This is a song by Megadeth from 'Countdown to Extinction' album, released on July 14, 1992
– the very same day I was born.
So, perhaps, I have some subtle connection with this record and the band in general.
We have one huge hit on 'Countdown to Extinction' that, in a big measure, made it 2 times platinum.
[Symphony of Destruction]
Of course, this is a great one, pretty much straightforward, easy to grasp and, eventually, like it.
But, in my opinion, 'Foreclosure of a Dream' is the best song from this record
in terms of all the musical crap I'm about to explain to you.
So, I'm going to take a closer look, with my guitars and tabs,
at one thing that makes me excited about the songs the most
to keep the video short and focused
And you're free to express your point in comments, I'd be really glad to know what makes you loving this song.
This specific thing is open-string based riff in G minor tonality.
Sounds simple? Yeah! But there's more that meets the eye there.
The song is easy to play, but it breaks a lot of common patterns in metal, in terms of arrangement.
So, the mix of simplicity and being unusual in a way is what makes 'Foreclosure of a Dream'
such a great piece of music, at least for me.
G minor tonality is a rare thing in metal. Why?
Most of riffs are based on open strings, and the majority of them are written in open tonalities
as E and A (minor is prevailing in metal)
And when it comes to create something in an uncommon key, it must be reasonable and valid.
That this riff is the most convenient to play exactly in this tonality with all the notes and positions.
And one of the best ways to ground a riff into a certain tonality is to involve open strings
since if we transpose, it looses the convenience to play it
E and A scales have all the open strings in the pack of notes, and notes from their pentatonics are also open
G minor has only open D and higher G from its pentatonic carcass
So, the most of chords, positions are going to be fretted.
And Dave (badass) came up with one involving two open strings and in lower register, which fits metal.
Actually, G minor is not that difficult tonality for composing.
But I doubt that something better than 'Foreclosure of a Dream' arpeggio will ever appear in metal.
Because it's so perfect, balanced, and complete.
And now let's learn it with all variations. Main part goes like this:
As I said, the riff's based on G minor.
But it goes into different variations along the way, into different modes.
The first section is actually melodic minor (E instead of D#) plus triton (C#).
And then - the verse riff:
Here' we meet C, so now it's complete blues scale, extending to MELODIC minor.
Plus, we meet B - major triad to G. But we have G minor. So, this B is kinda transitional note
in this chromatic lick, between C and A#.
What Megadeth without chromatics, right?
Talking about chromatics, the next two licks are built on it fully.
First part in a fleeting modulation to A with open B.
Btw, does it remind you anything?
This is one of the most favorite Dave's chords. I call it 'the Ktulu chord': Am7 with open B and (sometimes) E.
This one appears in a number of Megadeth songs
originated from a Mustaine's riff that he wrote for 'The Call of Ktulu'.
I talked about that in my video 'Songs-brothers of Megadeth and Metallica' (click on a card there)
And then goes a similar lick, just one string lower.
It passes into familiar open D-G arpeggio, moving down the scale and finishing into G.
So, this is what makes 'Foreclosure of a Dream' such a great song.
Of course, it also has a great solo, and balance in the dynamics, modulations, riffs and stuff.
So, f*ck 'Symphony of Destruction'!
Of course, I'm kidding. But I'd love to know what do you think about that?
And also I'd like to have your feedback on this new kind of videos.
What songs you want me to break down next?
It's desirable - with accent on arpeggio, acoustic and clean guitar riffs
since now I can't really make videos being plugged in.
Thanks you, Dave Mustaine, for such a terrific composition!
Thank you, guys, for watching! It's Andriy Vasylenko. #BeInMetal \m/
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