How does Video Game Beach Music Work?

What is it about beach level music that puts us right there on the shore, our backs on the sand and our feet in the air? How does a piece of music fill our nostrils with the scent of salty seas? The answer turns out to be rhythm, harmony, attitude, and a guitar. 0:00 - Beach Music 1:18 - I-IV progression 2:30 - Bossa Nova guitar 3:44 - Partido Alto rhythm 6:18 - iii-VI-ii-V progression 9:01 - Adding a tropical 'tinge' 10:22 - Outro PATREON:   / 8bitmusictheory   Check out my album: https://8bitmt.bandcamp.com/album/let... DISCORD:   / discord   TWITTER:   / 8bitmusictheory   #beachmusic #videogamemusic #8bitMusicTheory