Gnossiennes: No. 5
Erik Satie, Alexandre Tharaud
G major3:27
100 bpm4/bar
C
♯4
D5
E6
F
7
G1
A2
B3
C
♯4
D5
E6
F
7
G1
A2
B3
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E A D G B E · first 12 frets
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- Lydian colourthe ♯4 (C#) appears — the floating, dreamy note
To solo over it: G major 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.
- IG Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
- iiA Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
- iiiB Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
- IVC Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
- VD Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
- viE Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
- vii°F♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- ♯4Lydian ♯4 — floating and bright, or the leading note of a secondary dominant.
Measured against G major — everything else played fits the scale.
- Version
- Studio
Meter unverified
- Sources
- spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
- ISRC
- NLA508005415
- MusicBrainz
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