I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City
Harry Nilsson
D major127.2 bpm4/42:43
127 bpm4/bar
C
7
D1
E
F
G
♯4
A5
B
C
7
D1
E
F
G
♯4
A5
B
1 · fundamental5th7thoutside the key
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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 (G#) appears — the floating, dreamy note
To solo over it: D 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.
- ID Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
- iiE Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
- iiiF♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
- IVG Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
- VA Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
- viB Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
- vii°C♯ 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 D major — everything else played fits the scale.
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- Sources
- spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
- ISRC
- USRC16901014
- MusicBrainz
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