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Italian: giro di Do

English translation: chord sequence around C






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Italian term or phrase:giro di Do
English translation:chord sequence around C
Entered by:Sarah Gregg
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Art/Literary - Music
Italian term or phrase: giro di Do
Just me perhaps, but I just can't get the sense of this phrase in the sentence: "Incuriosita da un **giro di Do**, che mio fratello mi aveva appena insegnato, decisi di frequentare un corso di musica". It's part of autobiographical notes by a singer songwriter. Any ideas? Thanks.
Sarah Gregg
Italy
Local time: 12:52
riff around C/chord sequence around C
Explanation:
It's hard to be 100% sure without knowing what the songwriter's brother was teaching her on - piano/guitar/piano and voice/other instrument etc.

In any case, I think in this particular sentence the idea is less specific: a "ditty around C" that her brother had taught her. I reckon you could get away with "riff around C", or "a chord sequence around C" if you want to be more specific - especially if this comes up later in the text (?).

I'd be inclined to be less technical and drop the "major" and any mention of "key" - "[...] in C" says everything. If it were minor it would be indicated. Surely the impression is just that of "some stuff around C". OK, they could be playing a guitar/piano and literally just doing chord progressions, but my gut feeling is that it's much less specific.

Hard to know without seeing the rest!
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Amy Williams
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:52
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks a lot to you all. The phrase is just a sort of throwaway to explain why she got interested in learning music, without any specific significance, so I think the generic chord sequence around C is just perfect.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Chord progression in the key of C majorMarie Scarano
4 +1riff around C/chord sequence around C
Amy Williams
5pattern in C (major)Robert Mongiello
4C Major ProgressionMatteo Gatto
3 +1C chord progression
_floriana_
3 -1(guitar) part in C
Claudia Benetello


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pattern in C (major)


Explanation:
It's a musical pattern in the key of C (probably C major)

Robert Mongiello
Italy
Local time: 12:52
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
C chord progression


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_progression

_floriana_
Italy
Local time: 12:52
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Jim Tucker: the longer version just below is ok too - even clearer to understand is "chord progression in C" - suggestion below says leave out the "chord" - which is ok but really only if the context is already set up.
6 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Chord progression in the key of C major


Explanation:
Many popular songs are based on a very simple and classic chord progression of the "tonic", in this case "C" (in English) or "do" (in Italian), the dominant - or fifth note in the scale - in this case "G" or "sol", and the the fourth note in the scale - in this case "F" or "fa".


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Note added at 21 mins (2007-02-22 11:02:18 GMT)
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All other tonalities have a corresponding progression according to the tonic and relative steps of the scale.

Marie Scarano
Italy
Local time: 12:52
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Cristina Mazzucchelli
2 mins
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
(guitar) part in C


Explanation:
Is it a guitar she's talking about?

Claudia Benetello
Italy
Local time: 12:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree Jim Tucker: I think the passage quoted implies that this person got interested in the structure of harmony, by listening to this example --- Check this out http://www.chitarradaspiaggia.com/canzonigirodo.htm
6 hrs
  -> I disagree, "giro di do" sounds pretty general to me and not at all specific...
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
riff around C/chord sequence around C


Explanation:
It's hard to be 100% sure without knowing what the songwriter's brother was teaching her on - piano/guitar/piano and voice/other instrument etc.

In any case, I think in this particular sentence the idea is less specific: a "ditty around C" that her brother had taught her. I reckon you could get away with "riff around C", or "a chord sequence around C" if you want to be more specific - especially if this comes up later in the text (?).

I'd be inclined to be less technical and drop the "major" and any mention of "key" - "[...] in C" says everything. If it were minor it would be indicated. Surely the impression is just that of "some stuff around C". OK, they could be playing a guitar/piano and literally just doing chord progressions, but my gut feeling is that it's much less specific.

Hard to know without seeing the rest!

Amy Williams
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks a lot to you all. The phrase is just a sort of throwaway to explain why she got interested in learning music, without any specific significance, so I think the generic chord sequence around C is just perfect.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree writeaway: chord sequence around C - keeps it from being an OTT thingie in English. needs to be understandable for general readership too, doesn't it?
7 mins
  -> true - thanks, w/away
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
C Major Progression


Explanation:
Hi!
I think the right translation could be "C Major Progression".
"Chord" can be omitted, because in music a "progression" is already related to chords (it's not a Scale, related to notes or degrees), so writing it would be redundant (obviously,your choice depends on the confidence your audience may have with music).

Hope it helps you in some way,
Bye!

Lysander



    Reference: http://www.guitarknowledgenet.com/LearningRoot/terms1.html
Matteo Gatto
Italy
Local time: 12:52
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