New York City Serenade
Bruce Springsteen
A major95.3 bpm4/49:56
95 bpm4/bar
C
3
D
♯4
E5
F♭6
6
G
7
A1
B2
C
3
D
♯4
E5
F♭6
6
G
7
A1
B2
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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
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
- ♯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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- Sources
- spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
- ISRC
- USSM10000643
- MusicBrainz
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