The Picardy Third: A List Thread

The cool thing about that riff is that it never ends on the root note of the chord until the D major chord at the end.

those beetles were clever

Isn't the tonic moving from Eb to E then? Or am I really having an off day? It sounds like Eb rather than D at the beginning, unless my guitar's really out or I'm really off (v possible; it's a stressful day).

P sure "Sweet Child o' Mine" is in a major key (Mixolydian to be exact) too. Don't think there is even a minor chord in the verse or chorus? (Again, it's not my best day but I'm even looking at sheet music right now.)

xp - E flat it is.

Sounds closer to E to F to me, but I think they were tuned a little flat.

Throughout Nick Drake "River Man", with bonus points to Nick following it up with a Mystic #4. Song stays in A+ long enough to say "it's in A+" but the Picardy effect is in full force. Also big Picardy enthusiasts: The Zombies ("Time of the Season", "Butcher's Tale", "She's Not There", "Beechwood Sparks")

I thought immediately of the end of "Beechwood Park" but then when I listened it wasn't there at all, it ends on some bichordal mess ;_;

The Kinks - "Sunny Afternoon"