Agitations tropicales

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or ▶ play the scale

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

To solo over it: C# 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.

• IEE Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiF♯mF♯ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiG♯mG♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVAA Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VBB Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viC♯mC♯ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°D♯°D♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or ▶ play the run

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

Measured against C# minor — everything else played fits the scale.

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

iv7–VII + i–v–iv7–VII7 ×2 + i–v–iv–VII7 ×2 + iii + i–v–iv7–VII7 ×4 + i–v–iv7–VII ×6 + i–v–iv7–VII7 ×2 + i–v–iv7–VII ×6 + i–v–iv7–VII7 ×6 + i–v

In C# minor: F♯m7 · B · C♯m · G♯m · F♯m7 · B7 · C♯m · G♯m · F♯m · B7 · Em · C♯m · G♯m · F♯m7 · B7 · C♯m · G♯m · F♯m7 · B · C♯m · G♯m · F♯m7 · B7 · C♯m · G♯m · F♯m7 · B · C♯m · G♯m · F♯m7 · B7 · C♯m · G♯m▶ play in C# minor

Performed key

C♯ minor

Concert key

C♯ minor

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Transcription

ISRC

GBMJG1509536

MusicBrainz

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