Chord Distribution Analysis

Chord SymbolCountFrequency
Dbmaj7#11520.8%
F#m7b5416.7%
Fmaj7#11416.7%
Ebmaj7#11416.7%
Emaj7#1114.2%
Dmaj7#1114.2%
Bmaj7#1114.2%
Cmaj714.2%

No obvious ii-V patterns detected.


Harmonic Highlights:

  • The composition opens with a static four-bar F#m7b5 vamp, establishing a non-resolving Locrian or Locrian ♮2 modal environment.
  • Utilizes parallel Lydian movement descending by whole steps (Fmaj7#11 to Ebmaj7#11 to Dbmaj7#11), bypassing traditional functional dominant-to-tonic resolutions.
  • Features “constant structure” harmony in the latter section, shifting the Major 7#11 chord quality through rapid, non-diatonic root movements including major thirds and minor seconds.

Improvisation Focus: Lydian modal mastery combined with quartal (fourth-based) melodic vocabulary.

Difficulty Rating: 5. This piece is highly advanced due to its fast tempo and the requirement to navigate shifting modal centers without the aid of standard ii-V-I cadences.


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