Angel Of Harlem

U2

C major102.7 bpm4/43:49Light syncopation (0.05/bar)★★★★★ 13 chords · mostly 7ths/extensions
103 bpm4/bar
all measured notes
C1
D2
♭3
E3
F4
G5
A6
♭7
B7
C1
D2
♭3
E3
F4
G5
A6
♭7
B7
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all measured notes
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3456♭7712♭33
712♭33456♭77
56♭7712♭3345
2♭33456♭7712
6♭7712♭33456
3456♭7712♭33
1 · fundamental2nd3rd4th5th6th7thoutside the key

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • Mixolydian colourthe ♭VII chord (A#maj7) — major, but with the bluesy flat 7th
  • Blues colourthe ♭3 (D#) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: C 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.

  • IC Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
  • iiD Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiE Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVF Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VG Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viA Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
  • vii°B Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • ♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
  • ♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

Measured against C major — everything else played fits the scale.

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2 barsin C major
4 barsin C major
×4
– ×4
8 barsin C major
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4 barsin C major
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78 barsModal cadencein C major
+ ×2 + + ×2 + + ×2 + + ×2 + + ×3 + + ×3 + ×2 +
–––––––––––––––––––– + – ×2 + ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– + – ×2 + –––––––––––––––––––––––––– + – ×2 + –––– + – ×2 + + – ×3 + –– + – ×3 + – ×2 + ––––
Performed key
C major
Concert key
C major
Version
Studio
Syncopation
Light (0.05/bar)
Meter single-sourceChords single-source
Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · bitmidi
Method
Transcription
ISRC
GBAAN8890010
MusicBrainz
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Angel Of Harlem · Musicator