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So I see this as a chromatic transition back to B rather than a harmonic one that would use chord roles to recenter the ear on the new key. In addition, there is voice-leading from the E note of the A chord to the D# and then the D. (brackets where notes were moved for illustrative purposes)ДЄs you can see, there is a shared B and two chromatic half-steps leading between the two chords: D# down to D and F# up to G. LetвЂ™s look at the individual notes lined up: A: A C# E Why does B work as a transition back to the key of G? After all, B is not diatonic to G major or mixolydian, where it would be a major III. From there, we again do a back-and-forth between the IV and V chords, here A and B, and then return straight from B to the original G mixolydian riff. And, in fact, listen to Jerry, he switches from E mixolydian to the E major scale here. And the lead over this part is in E mixolydian, as you would expect with a bVII, with a similar feel as the original G mixolydian lead work, but in a new key.ДЄfter some E and D back and forths, the song moves from E mixolydian to E major in the same way that it did earlier from G mixolydian to G major: by moving to a major V chord, this time B (now that we are in E major). The D, as the pivot point, trades on its role both as the major V of the starting key, G major, and as the mixolydian bVII chord of the destination key, E major.

The D chord in this part is used to pivot up a whole step into a new key, in this case E major, with E as the next chord. After the first time, we go right back to G mixolydian and the initial riffs.ДЄfter the second time, things get really interesting. You can hear it when the lead replaces the F with an F# note thereвЂ™s a noticeable shift in the sound, and then thereвЂ™s a back and forth between the C and D chords (IV and V chords), staying with G major. 13-15-17-19ДЄs noted above, when Jerry starts singing, he replaces the low riff with G and F chords.ДЄfter each verse, there is a little music interlude that starts in G mixolydian and then switches to G natural major over the major V chord, D (mixolydian would have a minor v chord).

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This is full mixolydian scale without the pentatonic focus, but one F chord is traced in as an arpeggio (bolded):. The high end starts out with a harmonization riff, but then steps to the forefront with a signature riff that is likewise within G mixolydian. So weвЂ™ve learned that a mixolydian I and bVII can be improvised over with the major pentatonic of each chord, switching back and forth, and all of the notes are diatonic.

Why does that work so well? LetвЂ™s take a look at the notes in each pentatonic:Д¬ombining the two, you get G A B C D E F, which is all of the notes of G mixolydian. And, while the entire thing fits comfortably within G mixolydian, there is a pentatonic feel to the riff that corresponds to G major pentatonic over the G and F major pentatonic over the F. You can see on the D string how the riff phrases bounce between the G (the 5s) and F notes (the 3s), and how the last two beats in particular focus on the F. As always, you can play many variations, but the gist is: G G F G |G G F F The riff correlates to the chord change, with part of it tracking a G chord and part of it tracking an F. In fact, the initial groove and main verse is based around a mixolydian G вЂ“ F chord change, albeit Jerry only plays the actual chords when he starts singing. You can tell right away because the songвЂ™s initial riff on the low end establishes a G major focus but has the flattened 7th degree, F, instead of F#. Lead in mixolydian except over the F вЂ“ C, where you switch to aeolian.Д¬hina Cat is in G major, mixolydian mode. I Know You Rider is a D mixolydian I вЂ“ bVII вЂ“ IV вЂ“ I (D C G D) progression, with an F вЂ“ C counterpoint borrowed from D minor. There are a couple of different ways that different versions get back to G, one of which is chromatic and one of which is harmonic.

The E mixolydian part mirrors what we did in G mixolydian, including a switch to E major before returning to G. In the middle the key changes from G major to E mixolydian via that D chord, which pushes up to E as a bVII chord to a I.

The main groove in China Cat is based around a mixolydian G вЂ“ F chord vamp, and then the move to D major over a V chord, D, then back to G mixolydian. So G mixolydian -> G major -> D mixolydian is how it happens seamlessly. Tldr: China Cat is primarily in G mixolydian, and I Know You Rider is in D mixolydian they are melded together because China Cat has a part that goes to G major, and G major is the parent scale of D mixolydian.

Grateful dead china cat sunflower i know you rider lyrics