Trouble

Coldplay

B minor139.6 bpm4/44:33
140 bpm4/bar
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G6
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B1
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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: B 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

Performed key
B minor
Concert key
B minor
Version
Studio
Key cross-validatedBPM cross-validatedMeter single-source
Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm
Method
Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus
ISRC
GBAYE0000560
MusicBrainz
1aa7ebc0-25ee-47b2-8efd-6074307c5b14
Trouble — Coldplay · Musicator