Rhythm Is Love

Keziah Jones

C♯ minor171.1 bpm4/44:18★★★★★ 11 chords · some 7ths/extensions · 4 accidentals in the key · fast (171 bpm)
171 bpm4/bar
all measured notes
C
1
D♭2
2
E3
F♯3
4
G♭5
5
A6
B7
C
1
D♭2
2
E3
F♯3
4
G♭5
5
A6
B7
1 · fundamental2nd3rd4th5th6th7thoutside the key
all measured notes
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3♯34♭55671♭223
71♭223♯34♭5567
♭55671♭223♯34♭5
♭223♯34♭55671♭2
671♭223♯34♭556
3♯34♭55671♭223
1 · fundamental2nd3rd4th5th6th7thoutside the key

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • Phrygian shadethe ♭2 (D) — the dark, Spanish half-step over the tonic

To solo over it: C# 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.

  • IE Ionianplain major — the reference
  • iiF♯ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiG♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVA Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VB Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viC♯ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
  • vii°D♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • ♭2Phrygian ♭2 — the sound of Spanish and Middle-Eastern minor.
  • ♯3Raised 3rd — a Picardy third or a major-key borrowing over the minor.
  • ♭5♭5 — the blues flat five, or a diminished/half-diminished chord.

Measured against C# minor — everything else played fits the scale.

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Press a chord to hear it.

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In C# minor: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

A4 barsin C♯ minor
B1 barsin C♯ minor
C4 barsin C♯ minor
D11 barsHalf cadencein C♯ minor
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E12 barsHalf cadencein C♯ minor
×6
– ×6
F10 barsPerfect authentic cadencein C♯ minor
+ ×3 + + ×2
–– + – ×3 + – + – ×2
G8 barsHalf cadencein C♯ minor
×3 +
– ×3 +
H1 barsin C♯ minor
I4 barsPerfect authentic cadencein C♯ minor
×2
– ×2
J4 barsin C♯ minor
×3 +
– ×3 +
I12 barsPerfect authentic cadencein C♯ minor
×6
– ×6
K10 barsPerfect authentic cadencein C♯ minor
×2 +
––– ×2 + ––
I6 barsPerfect authentic cadencein C♯ minor
×3
– ×3
L4 barsin C♯ minor
×3 +
– ×4
Performed key
C♯ minor
Concert key
C♯ minor
Version
Studio
Key cross-validatedBPM cross-validatedMeter single-sourceChords single-source
Sources
spotify · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm
Method
Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus · Transcription
ISRC
FRY689210001
MusicBrainz
8a0adc5e-4fa7-47c0-88e9-e11a39ffa3e4

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Rhythm Is Love — Keziah Jones · Musicator