How much does it really matter which notes a song uses?

And how can predictability be a good thing?

In this episode, Claire Arthur helps us learn how "Unwell" by Matchbox Twenty sets up expectations through its notes and its intervals, and how it fulfills those expectations.

You can find the full transcript for this episode, references, and a link to hear the song at SongAppealOfficial.com/Unwell.

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Some music provided by Motivational Soft Rock and produced by OrangeHead: https://youtu.be/Q9GyxsMx38. http://www.orangehead.net.

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