Los Ageless

St. Vincent

C minor98.9 bpm4/44:41★★★★★ 16 chords — a lot to hold · 3 accidentals in the key
99 bpm4/bar
all measured notes
C1
D2
3
E♯3
F4
♭5
G5
6
A♯6
7
B♯7
C1
D2
3
E♯3
F4
♭5
G5
6
A♯6
7
B♯7
1 · fundamental2nd3rd4th5th6th7thoutside the key
all measured notes
123456789101112
♯34♭556♯67♯7123♯3
♯7123♯34♭556♯67♯7
56♯67♯7123♯34♭55
23♯34♭556♯67♯712
♯67♯7123♯34♭556♯6
♯34♭556♯67♯7123♯3
1 · fundamental2nd3rd4th5th6th7thoutside the key

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • Melodic minor riseboth the ♮6 (A) and the raised 7th (B) appear — the smoothed climb home

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.

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

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • ♯3Raised 3rd — a Picardy third or a major-key borrowing over the minor.
  • ♭5♭5 — the blues flat five, or a diminished/half-diminished chord.
  • ♯6Dorian 6 — brightens the minor, the difference between Dorian and Aeolian.
  • ♯7Raised 7th — harmonic minor's leading note, pulling to the tonic.

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

Transpose0

Press a chord to hear it.

– ×4 + + – ×2 + –––––––––––– + – ×3 + –––– ×2 + –––––––– + –– ×2 + – ×3 + –––––––– + ––– ×3 + –– ×2 + ––––––––––––––––

In C minor: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

1 barsin C minor
4 barsin C minor
8 barsHalf cadencein C minor
×3 +
– ×3 +
1 barsin C minor
4 barsin C minor
4 barsin C minor
–––
4 barsin C minor
8 barsin C minor
––––––––––
4 barsHalf cadencein C minor
×2
– ×2
3 barsin C minor
––
4 barsin C minor
17 barsin C major
+ ×2 +
– + – ×2 + ––––––––––––––
8 barsPlagal cadencein C minor
×4
– ×4
10 barsin C minor
–––––––––
12 barsHalf cadencein C minor
×2 +
––– ×2 + ––
25 barsHalf cadencein C minor
×2 +
–– ×2 + –––––––––––––––
4 barsin C minor
Performed key
C minor
Concert key
C minor
Version
Studio
Key cross-validatedBPM cross-validatedMeter single-sourceChords single-source
Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm
Method
Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus · Transcription
ISRC
USC4R1702208
MusicBrainz
f4d6c0c3-bb0b-492a-99bf-38aedd840a9b