Chan Chan
Buena Vista Social Club
D minor164.7 bpm4/44:19
165 bpm4/bar
C
♯7
D1
E2
F3
G4
♭5
A5
B
C
♯7
D1
E2
F3
G4
♭5
A5
B
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1 · fundamental2nd3rd4th5thoutside the key
E A D G B E · first 12 frets
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- Harmonic minorthe raised 7th (Db) appears, pulling to the tonic
To solo over it: D 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.
- IF Ionianplain major — the reference
- iiG Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
- iiiA Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
- IVB♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
- VC Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
- viD Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
- vii°E Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- ♭5♭5 — the blues flat five, or a diminished/half-diminished chord.
- ♯7Raised 7th — harmonic minor's leading note, pulling to the tonic.
Measured against D minor — everything else played fits the scale.
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Meter single-source
- Sources
- spotify · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
- ISRC
- GBBGU9700150
- MusicBrainz
- 47b7339f-8f7e-432e-acf1-8cb6b53a3554