Hurt

Johnny Cash

A minor91.2 bpm4/43:37★★★★★ 5 chords · plain triads
91 bpm4/bar
all measured notes
C3
D4
E5
F6
♯6
G7
A1
B2
C3
D4
E5
F6
♯6
G7
A1
B2
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all measured notes
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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • Dorian colourthe ♮6 (F#) appears — minor, but hopeful

To solo over it: A minor pentatonic fits everywhere. Open in the workbench →

Same seven notes as the key — each mode just treats a different one as home. The mode on a degree is the scale that fits the chord on that degree.

  • IC Ionianplain major — the reference
  • iiD Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiE Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVF Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VG Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viA Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
  • vii°B Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • ♯6Dorian 6 — brightens the minor, the difference between Dorian and Aeolian.

Measured against A minor — everything else played fits the scale.

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Press a chord to hear it.

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Performed key
A minor
Concert key
A minor
Version
Studio
Key single-sourceMeter single-sourceChords single-source
Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
Method
Transcription
ISRC
USDJ20200650
MusicBrainz
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