Stay With Me

Sam Smith

C major84.9 bpm4/42:53
85 bpm4/bar
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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

Nothing measured outside plain major — the key really does tell the whole story here.

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

Performed key
C major
Concert key
C major
Version
Studio
Key cross-validatedBPM cross-validatedMeter single-source
Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm
Method
Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus
ISRC
GBUM71308833
MusicBrainz
9eeb47fa-bbad-4d20-aaca-96eefeb2db7a
Stay With Me — Sam Smith · Musicator