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Songwriter Forum => The Writing Process => Topic started by: Iscariot13 on July 14, 2016, 12:56:55 AM

Title: Song analysis - "Mummy Dust" - Ghost
Post by: Iscariot13 on July 14, 2016, 12:56:55 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HxjVY1hS-o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HxjVY1hS-o)

Hi guys,

I've been listening a lot to Ghost's new album "Meliora" and am trying to break down the song "Mummy Dust".

The song is tuned a whole step down. Looking at some of the riffs, it looks as though it's written in D- locrian, although I may be way off here. Some of the chord changes are unusual and I hear plenty of the tri-tone interval being employed, to obvious dark effect.

Can anyone expand on this?

Thanks

Iscar.