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Dire Straits

A major122.7 bpm4/46:34★★★★★ 19 chords — a lot to hold · some 7ths/extensions · 3 accidentals in the key
123 bpm4/bar
all measured notes
C♭3
3
D4
♯4
E5
F♭6
6
G
7
A1
♭2
B2
C♭3
3
D4
♯4
E5
F♭6
6
G
7
A1
♭2
B2
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5♭6671♭22♭334♯45
2♭334♯45♭6671♭22
71♭22♭334♯45♭66
4♯45♭6671♭22♭334
1♭22♭334♯45♭6671
5♭6671♭22♭334♯45
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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
  • Blues colourthe ♭3 (C) rubbing against the major third — the blue 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

  • ♭2Phrygian colour — a semitone above the tonic, usually a ♭II chord or a chromatic approach.
  • ♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
  • ♯4Lydian ♯4 — floating and bright, or the leading note of a secondary dominant.
  • ♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.

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

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19 barsModal cadencein A major
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Performed key
A major
Concert key
A major
Version
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Sources
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Method
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ISRC
GBF088500676
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