New York's Alright (If You Like Sex & Phones)

The Gotobeds

A major163.9 bpm4/43:46
164 bpm4/bar
C
D
♯4
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6
G
7
A
B
C
D
♯4
E5
F
6
G
7
A
B
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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 (D#) appears — the floating, dreamy note

To solo over it: A 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.

  • IA Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
  • iiB Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiC♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVD Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VE Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viF♯ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
  • vii°G♯ 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 A major — everything else played fits the scale.

Version
Studio
Meter single-source
Sources
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ISRC
TCAER2049410
MusicBrainz
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