For my song i have used the chords A, C and D which are all major chords that could fit in the keys of :
- C Major
- F major
- G Major
- B Flat Major
- A Minor
- G Minor
- D Minor
- E Minor
This means that i could compose a melody over the top of those chords using a scale from any one of those keys and it would work. However because i am trying to make a song that is inspired by Radiohead, i might want to break those rules slightly, which is what Radiohead do to give some of their songs a unique sound.
Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange. (n.d.). theory – What is the name of the scale containing A, Bb, C#, D, E, F? [online] Available at: https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/56351/what-is-the-name-of-the-scale-containing-a-bb-c-d-e-f [Accessed 14 Mar. 2023].
This website helped me figure out the scale i was using for when i was playing melodies. I looked up what scale i would be using when i played the notes A# , Bb, C , D , E and F. The website says the scale i would be using is the D natural minor scale.
It says:
That looks like a mode of the D harmonic minor scale. D natural minor is D, E, F, G, A, B-flat, C, D. The harmonic minor has a raised seventh degree, so D, E, F, G, A, B-flat, C-sharp, D. If you specifically want the fifth mode of D harmonic minor (starting on A), that is usually called the Phrygian dominant scale, spelled A, B-flat, C-sharp, D, E, F, G.