Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band based around musicians and songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

Use of unusual harmonies and chord sequences

Steely Dan are famous for their use of chord sequences and harmonies that explore the area of musical tension between traditional pop music sounds and the sounds of avant-garde music. In particular, they are known for their use of the mu major chord, often simply known to musicians as the "Steely Dan chord". To listen to a medley of mu major chord sounds, edited together from various Steely Dan songs, click on the following hyperlink:

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Chord sequence - Mu major chord

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(mu major sound example editing by Howard Wright)

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Samples of the mu major chord in MP3 and Wav formats can be found at: http://www.jmdl.com/howard/steelydan/mu-major.html

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