Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 1
どう
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
 
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Etymology edit

Compound of 王道 (ōdō, royal road) +‎ 進行 (shinkō, progression). Stems from 王道(おうどう) (ōdō), meaning "a simple or easy way to do something", which refers to the prevalence of this progression in Japanese music.

Noun edit

(おう)(どう)(しん)(こう) (ōdōshinkō

  1. One of the most common chord progressions in contemporary Japanese music

References edit

  • 2001, 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan.
  • 梅村 祥之, 伊達 彩斗 (2017 June 10) “地図標高データを用いたメロディ生成の試み”, in 研究報告音楽情報科学[1], volume 115, number 39, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, →ISSN, pages 1-6:コード進行としてJ-POP で頻繁に使用される「王道 進行」ないし「小悪魔コード進行」と呼ばれる F → G → E m → Am のコード進行…The chord progression of F → G → E m → Am, a progression often used in J-pop, is called "ōdō shinkō" or "koakuma kōdo shinkō"...