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I was playing Motherlode’s tune Festus at the piano the other night.

(I'm going to throw this out there and see if anyone can make any sense whatsoever of what I'm trying to say....)

I heard the melody as emphasizing the II chord of the Lyd key while the stated harmony was a LYD I or VI chord.

I am doing this from memory – don’t have the chart in front of me right now. But as I recall, the first section was in G- (Bb Lyd) and the melody used the notes of Bb Lyd but emphasized (or even resolved to) a C triad.

The second section was in F# LYD and the melody used the notes of F# lyd but emphasized (or even resolved to) an Ab triad.

ML, I hope I’m not over analyzing here, but it is nice to have your tune to hear and think about.

Listening to this made me wonder if the melody was simply in the Lyd parent key, or if the melody could be seen as a study in the Conceptual Modal Genre II (CMGII or IIh or mixolydian mode built on LYD II) superimposed on the Lyd I.

Motherlode, how do you think of this?

I wonder if this would be a good example of why George calls the II a “dual stateâ€

ML,

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on this. I wish I could be as timely in my responses as you are! Given my schedule, I usually have to wait until a weekend or some free time to go over in-depth details. But as you see, I do get to it.

Much appreciated, I'll be checking this out!