What Mode is We Will We Will Rock You?

[JJTPiano]

This song makes for a good introductory example of rhythm notation and Solfège.

The problem is what key is it in? To answer that you have to decide if the opening lick is Do - Ti - La - Sol - La - La, or is it Fa - Mi - Re - Do - Re - Re? Both sequences have the same intervals.

Aeolian or Dorian?

[Spirit59]

Neither.

It's almost all minor pentatonic with the appearance of the 9th during the chorus.

[GuyBoden]

What I do like about Brian May is that he embellishes the melody or the vocal melody with his solos a lot.

And, obviously I'm envious of his hair.