Musical simples part two
Here's an explanation for why I'm gathering these things.
Wagner, "Ride of the Valkyries"
I'm no great fan of Wagner, but there's no denying that this is a killer hook. You don't have much occasion to play in 9/8 time these days, but this melody can be adapted to fit 4/4 pretty easily. Also, because I'm a lowbrow goofball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weHNnsMY82A
Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure"
Part of the sizable subgenre of musical simples using only scale degrees one and five. Memorably ripped off by Vanilla Ice.
Thelonious Monk, "Round Midnight"
The phrase "I do pretty well." An E flat minor seventh arpeggio that lands on the natural sixth, implying a move to the IV7 chord. A lot of musical information packed into five notes.
A ubiquitous building block of modern jazz improvisation.
Joe Raposo, "Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street?"
The riff from the intro. Does this figure have a name?