A Milli

Lil Wayne

F minor151.5 bpm4/43:42
152 bpm4/bar
C
D
E
F1
♭2
G2
3
A♯3
B
C
D
E
F1
♭2
G2
3
A♯3
B
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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • Phrygian shadethe ♭2 (Gb) — the dark, Spanish half-step over the tonic

To solo over it: F 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.

  • IA♭ Ionianplain major — the reference
  • 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 onethis song
  • vii°G Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • ♭2Phrygian ♭2 — the sound of Spanish and Middle-Eastern minor.
  • ♯3Raised 3rd — a Picardy third or a major-key borrowing over the minor.

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

Performed key
F minor
Concert key
F minor
Version
Studio
Key cross-validatedBPM cross-validatedMeter single-source
Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm
Method
Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus
ISRC
USCM50800553
MusicBrainz
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