Originally Posted by JarredMcAdams Go to original post Originally Posted by

Yes, E minor pentatonic..



For purposes of analysis, I treat the G as a major harmony even though the 3rd isn't actually sounding because it's implied by the context. E minor is pretty firmly established as our key, and in E minor, the III chord - G - is major, so I treat it as major in the absence of anything to tell me otherwise. Similarly, i treat the V chord - B - as major, because it seems to be functioning as a dominant, even though there's no leading tone sounding. If it were B minor, that would definitely give the song more of an Aeoleon modal sound, but I have a hard time hearing it that way.



It's certainly possible to think of the A# as coming from the blues scale, and there's really nothing wrong with labeling it that way, but this doesn't explain all the other chromatic motion. The benefit of classifying them all as CPTs is that it provides thematic unity to the passage. It's also the way my ears hear it... I don't hear the A# as a blue note when it comes up, but more as a leading tone (sort of implying a V/V).



Hope this helps clear it up a bit.