The best way I've found to create melancholy is to sprinkle in suspended chords or chords with slight tension Minor 7th chords or add9 chords work well because they aren't overtly dark, but instead create a subtle sadness that can't be accomplished with a major chord In fact, "Emotions" took such obvious inspiration from The Emotions' "Best of My Love," which topped both the Hot 100 and R&B singles chartFlowers chords by The Emotions Chords C#, A#m, F#, Fm, G#, D# Play song with guitar, piano, bass, ukulele Yalp Go Premium;
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