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G major109 bpm4/46:10★★★★★ 17 chords — a lot to hold · some 7ths/extensions
109 bpm4/bar
all measured notes
C4
D5
♭6
E6
F♭7
7
G1
A2
♭3
B3
C4
D5
♭6
E6
F♭7
7
G1
A2
♭3
B3
1 · fundamental2nd3rd4th5th6th7thoutside the key
all measured notes
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6♭7712♭3345♭66
345♭66♭7712♭33
12♭3345♭66♭771
5♭66♭7712♭3345
2♭3345♭66♭7712
6♭7712♭3345♭66
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 (F) — major, but with the bluesy flat 7th
  • Blues colourthe ♭3 (A#) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: G 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.

  • IG Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
  • iiA Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiB Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVC Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VD Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viE Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
  • vii°F♯ 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.
  • ♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
  • ♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

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Press a chord to hear it.

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43 barsin G major
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Performed key
G major
Concert key
G major
Version
Studio
Key conflictingBPM single-sourceMeter unverifiedChords single-source
Sources
spotify · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
Method
Metadata · Audio analysis · Transcription
ISRC
USAR10301000
MusicBrainz
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