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City Grown Willow

i did this for my own enjoyment, but also really curious why this song sounds so good me, and i've taken a college level music theory course, so here we are.

It's in C major, not A minor, even though it starts out with the A minor chord, it's in C major given the rest of the chords used in the song. for example, the dominant (V) isn't E as it would be in A minor, but it's G, and everything else lines up with C major.

the progression itself for the verse is: vi, V, I, IV, V

this isn't a normal common practice period type chord progression, but it works incredibly well because the step-wise motion in the bass. It could qualify because it has the dominant and tonic functions in the progression. Mainly, the step-wise motion is peak shit in the bass.

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this song literally only uses 2 chords, C and F (I, and V) don't ask me how that works, but i thought i should mention that...

Other notes

I've noticed Jensen really likes stepwise motion of chords. like in Drowning, the chords literally go C#m, B, A, G#... there's a little bit of that happening in City Grown Willow as well, more so with a particular line that has the chords vi, V, IV.

Movie/Show: How To Train Your Dragon/Race To The Edge

Characters: Hiccup Haddock, Toothless, Astrid Hofferson, Fishlegs Ingerman

Rating: T for slight gore

Pairings: None

Summary:  Hiccup is trapped at the bottom of the ocean for much longer than he actually was in Dire Straits. After being saved, Hiccup suffers from an illness that might prove deadly. It's a race against the clock to get him home.

Hiccup placed his hand on the Deathsong amber window as Toothless nudged it with his snout. "I know, bud." He turned to look at the water flooding in. "I wouldn't leave you either."

Toothless fired on the diving bell, trying to free his rider. Once he realized his firepower was not strong enough in these depths, he stopped and went to check on Hiccup. The dragon helplessly watched as what was now Hiccup's tomb rapidly filled up with ice-cold water.

The young rider tilted his head up and took one last deep breath. The water rushed over his head, and he was soon fully immersed. Toothless roared in concern as Hiccup tried to give him a final smile. They both touched the amber window one last time. The Night Fury watched in despair as his human let go of that last breath. He roared in anger as his best friend lost consciousness and floated to the center of the diving bell.

Desperate, he began to fire on the bell again, unaware of the Submaripper swimming up behind him. It wasn't until the Submaripper had already grabbed the bell with his teeth, did Toothless realize what was happening. He quickly followed the Tidal Class dragon to the surface.

The Submaripper broke through the surface and dropped the diving bell onto the deck of the boat that had aided in his rescue.

"We need to get him out of there," Astrid stated, looking through the window.

"How?" Fishlegs asked as Toothless climbed back aboard. "It's dragon-proof."

"We got this!" Tuffnut exclaimed as he plunged a pole into one of the cracks. "Barf! Belch!"

The Zippleback twisted their necks together and used their teeth to clamp down on the pole, pulling it downward until the bell opened enough for someone to reach in and grab their leader.

"Now pull him out. Quickly," Fishlegs urged as Astrid picked Hiccup by the shoulders. Fishlegs quickly assisted by grabbing his legs. Together they set Hiccup down.

Astrid went to feel for a heartbeat but found none. "Oh, no," she cried. "Hiccup! Please, breathe. Please breathe!"

Toothless nudged her out of the way, sniffed his rider, and began licking him. When that did not work, he let out his loudest roar, hoping to scare his rider awake. Behind him, the other humans were starting to cry. He couldn't give up. As a last resort, he pounced with all his might onto Hiccup's chest.

After the third pounce, Hiccup's eyes shot open as he began to cough up the water that had filled his lungs. Toothless took a step back to give his human some space to breathe, crooning happily that he was alive.

Hiccup pushed himself up into a sitting position and reached out to pet Toothless. "I'm okay, bud." He coughed again, dispelling more water. "Thank you, Toothless."

Astrid knelt down by his side once more, placing a hand on his shoulder. Hiccup took hold of her hand and gave her a small smile.

In the distance, the Submaripper roared its thanks. Toothless quickly returned a roar of his own thanks.

With the help of Fishlegs and Astrid, Hiccup managed to stand. He placed one hand on his aching chest and another on Toothless. "What... happened?" he breathed.

"Viggo happened," Snotlout answered angrily.

Hiccup felt a sense of panic and adrenaline fill his weakened body "Viggo. No, no, he can't escape." He tried to climb onto Toothless, only to lose what little balance he had, falling down.

Fishlegs knelt down next to him. "It's okay, Hiccup. I got you. You need to stay here and rest."

Astrid, from on top of Stormfly. "Don't worry. He won't get far."

Without another word, she, Snotlout, and the twins flew off in the direction of Viggo's ship. Fishlegs stayed behind to help Hiccup. "Let's get you into the Captain's Quarters. There's a bed in there you can rest on."

Hiccup tried to sit up on his own once more. "No. They need my help to get Viggo. I can't let him get away."

"He won't get away," Fishlegs promised, helping him sit up. "You've just been through a rather traumatic ordeal. Your body needs time to recover."

Hiccup sat for a moment before responding. "Fine. But no carrying me. Let me keep some of my dignity."

Fishlegs obliged and helped his friend to his feet. Then, with the help of Toothless, the two helped Hiccup walk down below deck to the Captain's Quarters. The husky dragon rider helped his friend remove his wet clothes and get him into the bed. Toothless shot a small plasma blast fire into the room's hearth. After ensuring the room provided significant warmth, Fishlegs left to go get some medical supplies and herbal remedies.

Toothless stayed behind and watched as his human drifted off to into a restless sleep. He sat at the foot of the bed, watching the rise and fall of Hiccup's chest.

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