a hook.

Ex: billie jean...
tension builds when he's like

People always told me, be careful what you do...
don't go around breaking young girls hearts.

it builds more when he's like

but she came and stood beside me
I could smell her sweet perfume.


There is frantic tension when he goes


this happened much to soon...
she called me to her room.


the bass line drops for the hook
and you feel relief.
no more (or less) tension.

I essentially mean you can hum it
and there are spots you look forward to humming.



I couldn't hum a charlie parker solo unless I
practiced for a long time.


but I could hum a song like I just called to say I love you
after hearing it once.


I can hum the head of "night in tunisia,"
but that seems more rare.

I listened to a lot of charlie parker last night,
but if you put a gun to my head I wouldn't be able to
sing a run he did back to you.

I don't remember how they go.








>All tonal music resolves, depending on your definition of
>"resolve."
>
>Do you mean "the harmonic progression does not clearly
>establish a tonic, and end on it?"