Starting for the first time at 1:17, the chorus makes use of a G - C - Dsus4 / G - Em - D - Am chord progression in both lines of said chorus. There is almost a short pre-chorus section or harmonic motif (first heard at :37) with the chords G - C - G - D, which seems to be a transition into the major key section in the chorus. Although this does not necessarily ensure this musical section is in a minor key/Aeolian mode, the song spends a significant amount of time between i-v, which strongly indicates minor. The fourth line of the chorus steers into major territory (G - F - C), which if we're thinking in E minor, would make for a III-bII-VI chord progression. The first two lines of the chorus follow this pattern, with the third line making use of an A minor chord with a similar descending line (A min, A min/G, A min/F#). The album made it into the Top 10 on the Austrian, Canadian, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and British charts and was one of the top 100 US albums of the year. Petty would go on to win 3 Grammys, sold over 80 million albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 along with the Heartbreakers.Īnalysis: The song begins (the first verse starting at :19 in the above video recording) in what is ostensibly E minor, although it really only stays on an E minor chord with a descending chromatic line beneath (E min, E min +maj 7, E min 7, E min 6). The song was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. This video for this song was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award Petty won three of those awards for other videos, as well as the MTV Video Vanguard Award in 1994 for his overall contribution to the art form. "Into the Great Wide Open" comes from his 1991 album of the same title and is just one example of Petty, a musician whose songs were rooted in long-standing folk & rock traditions, breaking into the then-new format of music videos. ![]() Intro: Tom Petty was not just a folk artist from swampy Gainesville, Florida, but a rock visionary who found continued success with new mediums.
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