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Well, as it turns out, theyre exactly the same interval.
The interval that youve identified is a descending perfect fourth.
It definitely occurs all over this album.
Its truly all over the place.
So a simple D-minor chord would be D-F-A.
Weiss agrees, saying, The feeling of through hoopsis kind of a crunch.
Its almost like a suspension.
In other words, it has a dissonance to it an unexpected edge that makes it stand out.
Why is Ariana so obsessed with singing fourths?
Because its hard to do, and she can pull it off, obviously.
Fourths are tricky intervals to sing, Weiss explains.
A fifth is a really grounded interval, but a fourth is always trickier to sing.
And in pop music, youre always going to the five or youre always going to the three.
Thats like your classic harmonies.
But to have a little fourth seems like a deliberate move to be not as typical and expected.
Its just a little more unexpected.
Leave it to Ariana to do what the other girls arent doing and throw our ears for a loop.
For those who dont hear it, thats okay.
