Ugly Boy

Die Antwoord

B♭ minor102 bpm4/43:34
102 bpm4/bar
C
D
E♭5
F5
G
A
B
C
D
E♭5
F5
G
A
B
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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 natural minor — the key really does tell the whole story here.

To solo over it: Bb 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.

  • ID♭ Ionianplain major — the reference
  • iiE♭ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiF Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVG♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VA♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viB♭ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
  • vii°C Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • ♭5♭5 — the blues flat five, or a diminished/half-diminished chord.

Measured against Bb minor — everything else played fits the scale.

Performed key
B♭ minor
Concert key
B♭ minor
Version
Studio
Key single-sourceBPM single-sourceMeter single-source
Sources
spotify · getsongbpm
Method
Metadata
ISRC
GBWWP1400365
MusicBrainz
78b4bbe6-8793-4fb5-bf36-e00292e45a51
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