Satan in the Wait has higher complexity than the average song in terms Chord Complexity, Melodic Complexity and Chord Progression Novelty.
Satan in the Wait is written in the key of A Locrian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 8th most popular key among Locrian keys and the 80th most popular among all keys. The A Locrian scale is similar to the A Minor scale except that both the 2nd and the 5th notes (B♭ and E♭) are a half step lower. This means that the characteristic "home base" chord of A Locrian has a dissonant diminished quality (a˚), which makes it a very uncommon choice for songs. See the A Locrian Cheat Sheet for popular chords, chord progressions, downloadable midi files and more!