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The Center Won't Hold by Sleater-Kinney Chords and Melody

Sections: Verse, Instrumental.
Related Music Concepts: Secondary Chords, Non-Standard Mode, Chord Progression Novelty

Instrumental

Related Music Concepts: Inverted Chords, Diminished Chords, Secondary Chords, Altered Chords, Non-Standard Mode

Chord And Melody Metrics For The Center Won't Hold

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Chord Complexity
34
Melodic Complexity
5
Chord-Melody Tension
7
Chord Progression Novelty
90
Chord Bass Melody
13

The Center Won't Hold has higher complexity than the average song in terms Chord Progression Novelty.

About The Key Of C♯ Locrian

The Center Won't Hold is written in the key of C♯ Locrian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 7th most popular key among Locrian keys and the 79th most popular among all keys. The C♯ Locrian scale is similar to the C♯ Minor scale except that both the 2nd and the 5th notes (D and G) are a half step lower. This means that the characteristic "home base" chord of C♯ Locrian has a dissonant diminished quality (c#˚), which makes it a very uncommon choice for songs. See the C♯ Locrian Cheat Sheet for popular chords, chord progressions, downloadable midi files and more!

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