[troutman]

Originally Posted by Magnum PEI

They do, it goes up at step.
There was a website devoted to shaming this element of songwriting, although I think it works sometimes.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140411...e.org/FAQ.html

Good eye and good ear! I remember learning that song and going from D to E (whole step)?

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...e-show-753382/

“Chrissie is one of my longest and enduring friendships,” he said. “I don’t have many. She sang on my 1991 U.K. single ‘My Love Life,’ and also on a track on my Swords album called ‘Shame Is the Name.’ Chrissie is the funniest person in the world, yet she has absolutely no sense of humor. We have been in many absurd situations – all her fault, of course. I know she’d marry me tomorrow, but she’s already had 11 husbands and she’s always being spotted digging in the garden at midnight.”

Thanks for the interesting link too - "The Truck Driver's Gear Change". I didn't know it was that common. I'm not sure it is a "musical crime". Another one I recall learning is Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello. A to B?


https://www.musicnotes.com/now/tips/...al-modulation/