The MLP:FIM Song Resource List! (G5 IS HERE AT LAST!!)

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

G5 UPDATE!!!

This thread is a resource for those who want to cover a song but don't know what key it is in. Fan songs can be added by request. The songs listed in this thread are in chronological order according to the MLP Wiki. Additionally, there will be definitions of specific terms that are bold throughout the list.

Main Theme - D Major

 

Season 1

Giggle At The Ghosties - D Major 

Pinkie's Gala Fantasy Song - G Major

The Ticket Song - E-Flat Major

Hop, Skip And Jump - C Major

Evil Enchantress - G Major/Mixolydian (Pinkie Pie), E Major/Blues (Fluttershy)

Winter Wrap-Up - C#/D-Flat Major (Enharmonic)

Cupcake Song - D Major

Art of The Dress - E-Flat Major

Hush Now - A-Flat Major

CMC's Song - B-Flat/A# Minor (Enharmonic)

You Gotta Share, You Gotta Care - D Major

So Many Wonders - C Major

Pinkie's Singing Telegram - C Major

At The Gala - B Major, C Major, C#/D Flat Major (Enharmonic), (Chromatic Direct Modulation)

I'm At The Grand Galloping Gala - C Major

Pony Pokey - C#/D-Flat Major, D Major, E-Flat Major, E Major, F Major (Chromatic Modulation)

 

Season 2

Find a Pet - C#/D Flat Major, E Flat Major

Becoming Popular - E-Flat Major

The Heart Carol - D Major

Happy Monthiversery - A-Flat Major

PIggy Dance - F#/G-Flat Major (Enharmonic)

The Flim Flam Brothers - F Major, F# Major (Chromatic Modulation, Spoken Word in Rhythm)

The Perfect Stallion - F Major

Smile Song - E-Flat Major, E Major (Chromatic Direct Modulation)

Cranky Doodle Donkey - F# Major

Welcome Song - E-Flat Major

Cranky Doodle Joy - F# Major

B.B.B.F.F. - C#/D Flat Major (Enharmonic)

This Day Aria + Reprise - C# Minor (Watch for accidentals)

Love Is In Bloom - F# Major (Chromatic modulation to G Major for extended version)

 

Season 3

Failure Song - G Major, D Major (Circle of 5ths Modulation using V of V)

Ballad of The Crystal Ponies - C Major

Success Song - G Major, D Major (Circle of 5ths Modulation using V of V)

Babs Seed - E-Flat Major

Raise This Barn - D Major

Morning In Ponyville - D Major

What My Cutie Mark is Telling Me - C Major, C# Major (Direct Chromatic Modulation)

I've Got To Find A Way - B-Flat Major

A True True Friend - B-Flat Major, B Major (Direct Chromatic Modulation)

Celestia's Ballad - B Major

Behold Princess Twilight - B-Flat Major

Life In Equestria - D Major

 

Equestria Girls

Strange New World - C Major

Cafeteria Song - E Major

Time to Come Together - D Major

This Is Our Big Night - E-Flat Major

A Friend For Life - C#/D-Flat Major (Enharmonic)

 

Season 4

Hearts Strong as Horses - F# Major (F Major, G Major [Chromatic Modulation, Reprise)

Bats - B-Flat Minor/A# Minor (Enharmonic)

Generosity - F Major, G Major (Whole Step Direct Modulation)

Apples To The Core - C Major, D Major (Whole Step Direct Modulation)

Glass of Water - A Harmonic Phrygian (D minor key signature)

Pinkie The Party Planner - D Major, E Major (Whole Step Direct Modulation)

The Super Duper Party Pony - D Major

Pinkie's Lament - B-Flat Major

The Goof Off - B-Flat Major, G Major, C Major, D Major, F Major, B-Flat Major, G Major, C Major, B Major (Direct Modulations, be very careful)

Cheese Confesses - D Major

Make A Wish - E-Flat Major

Music In The Treetops - A Major

Find The Music In You - B-Flat Major

Miracle Tonic: C Major, A Major, D Major, C Major (Spontaneous Direct Modulation, Spoken word in rhythm)

You'll Play Your Part: C Major, E-Flat Major, F Major, G Major (Direct Modulation)

Let The Rainbow Remind You - D Major

 

EQG Rainbow Rocks Shorts

Shake Your Tail - D Major

Perfect Day For Fun - C Major, D Major (Direct Modulation)

 

EQG Rainbow Rocks

Rainbow Rocks - D Major

Better Than Ever - D Major

Battle - C Minor, D Minor (Direct Modulation)

Bad Counter Spell - D Major

Under Our Spell - C# Minor

Trix Up My Sleeve - A Minor

Awesome As I Wanna Be - D Major (Watch the naturals and mode mixture)

Welcome To The Show - B Minor (Part 1), D Major, E Major (Part 2, Direct Modulation)

Shine Like Rainbows - C Major 

Season 5

Our Town - E-Flat Major, F Major (Direct Modulation

Make This Castle A Home - E-Flat Major

I'll Fly - C#/D-Flat Major (Enharmonic)

Rules of Rarity - D Major

Sisterhood - D Major

We'll Make Our Mark (Prelude) - E Major

The Vote - A Major, A Minor, F# Minor, F# Major (Parallel Direct Modulation, Time Signature Change 4/4 to 3/4)

The Pony I Want To Be - A Major

Light of Your Cutie Mark - E Minor, G Major, E Major (Relative Direct Modulation)

The Pony I Want To Be (Reprise) - A Major, G Major (Indirect Transformative Modulation)

We'll Make Our Mark - E Major

Equestria, Land I Love - E-Flat Major, A-Flat Major (Indirect Modulation)

The Spectacle - C# Minor

The Magic Inside - A-Flat Major

Equestria Land I Love (Reprise) - E-Flat Major, A-Flat Major (Indirect Modulation)

Friends Are Always There For You - D Major

 

EQG Friendship Games

Friendship Games - D Minor, D Major (Parallel Direct Modulation)

CHS Rally - D Major (Watch for naturals and mode mixture)

What More Is Out There - D Major (Watch for naturals and mode mixture)

ACADECA - C# Minor, E Major, B Major, D# Minor, F# Minor, A Major (Relative Direct Modulation, Circle of 5ths Modulation using V of V, Passing Tone Direct Modulation)

Unleash The Magic - B-Flat Minor, C# Minor (Direct Modulation)

Right There In Front Of Me - D Major

 

Season 6

Out On My Own - D Major

Hearth's Warming Eve Is Here Once Again - D major

Say Goodbye To The Holiday - A-Flat Minor, G Minor, C Minor, G Minor (Direct Modulation, Circle of 5ths Modulation using V of V and V7 of IV)

Seeds of The Past - B-flat Major, F Minor, B-flat Major (Indirect Mode Mixture Modulation)

Pinkie's Present - A Major, B Major (Direct Modulation)

Luna's Future - A Minor

Hearth's Warming Eve Is Here Once Again (Reprise) - D major

Can I Do It On My Own - C#/D-flat Major, E-Flat Major, F Major (Direct Modulation)

It's Gonna Work - A Major (Watch the naturals)

Go Derby Racers - D Major, A Major, D Major (Circle of 5ths Modulation using V of V, Chromatic step direct modulation)

A Changling Can Change - F Major (Watch for mode mixture)

Find The Purpose In Your Life - C#/D-Flat Major, C# Minor, E Major (Parallel Direct Modulation, Relative Direct Modulation)

 

EQG Legend Of Everfree

The Legend Of Everfree - C Major

Midnight In Me - B Minor

Embrace The Magic - E-Flat Major

We Will Stand For Everfree - B Minor, E Minor, C Minor, C# Minor, F# Minor (Direct Modulation)

Legend You Were Meant To Be - A-Flat Major

 

Season 7

Best Friends Until The End of Time - B-Flat Major

Battle For Sugar Belle - A Major, B-Flat Major, B Major (Direct Modulations)

You're In My Head Like A Catchy Song - D Major

Flawless - B Minor

Blank Flanks Forever - B Major

 

EQG Special: Dance Magic

Dance Magic - B-Flat Major

 

EQG Summertime Shorts

Mad Twience - C Major/C Minor (Parallel Direct Modulation)

Monday Blues - E-Flat Major

Shake Things Up! - B Minor

Get This Show on The Road! - G Dorian/F Major

Coinkydink World - E-Flat Mixolydian/Blues

Good Vibes - D Major

 

MLP The Movie

We Got The Beat - A Major, D Major (Circle of 5ths Modulation using V7 of IV)

We Got This Together - E Major, E-Flat Major, E Major (Direct Modulation)

I'm The Friend You Need - D Minor (Watch for mode mixture)

Time To Be Awesome - D Major, A Major (Circle of 5ths modulation using V of V)

One Small Thing - D Major

Open Up Your Eyes - G Minor

Rainbow - D Major

 

EQG Better Together Season 1

Rise Up - C# Minor, E Major, G# Minor, B Major (Relative Direct Modulation, Circle of 5ths Modulation using V of V)

Room To Grow - F Major, F Minor, F# Minor, G Minor (Parallel Direct Modulation, Direct Modulation)

Five To Nine - A-Flat Major (Watch the C-flats)

So Much More To Me - E Major

The Other Side - E-Flat Major

 

EQG Forgotten Friendship

We've Come So Far - D Major

Invisible - A minor (Watch the fake-out on the VII)

 

Season 8

School of Friendship - A Mixolydian, C Major, C Mixolydian, E-Flat Major (Direct Modulation, Watch the deceptive changes)

Friendship Always Wins - D Major, E Major (Direct Modulation)

Your Heart is In Two Places - F Major, E-Flat Major, E Major (Direct Modulation, IV-V Indirect Modulation)

Friendship U - F Minor, B-Flat Major, B Major, A-Flat Major (Direct Modulation)

We're Friendship Bound - B Major, C# Major, E-Flat Major (Indirect Modulation, Direct Modulation)

A Kirin Tale - F Major, G Major (Reprise, Direct Modulation, Watch the V of V in chorus and mode mixture)

Just Can't Be a Dragon Here - G# Minor (Don't let some of the major chords in the instrumental fool you!)

 

EQG Rollercoaster of Friendship

Photo Booth - A Major

 

MLP Best Gift Ever

One More Day - D Major, C Major, D Major (Indirect Modulation off of V of V to vi of C with mode mixture modulation to return to D)

The True Gift of Gifting - C#/D-Flat Major (Enharmonic)

 

EQG Spring Breakdown

All Good - A-Flat Major

 

EQG Better Than Ever Season 2

I'm On A Yacht - B Major

Run To Break Free - C#/D-Flat Major (Enharmonic)

Find The Magic - C Major

Let It Rain - D Major

Cheer You On - B-Flat Major

 

MLP Rainbow Road Trip

Rainbow Roadtrip - D Major

At The End of the Rainbow - C Major, A Minor, C Major (Relative Indirect Modulation using V of vi)

Living In Color - E Major, F# Major (Direct Modulation)

 

EQG Sunset's Backstage Pass

True Original - A Major

 

Season 9

The Place Where You Belong - C Major

Fit Right In + Reprise - D Major

Better Way To Be Bad - A Minor

Lotta Little Things + Reprise - B-Flat Major

The Last Laugh - D Major, A Major, B minor, C#/D-Flat Major (Enharmonic, Direct Modulations, Mode Mixture)

Being Big Is All It Takes - D Major

The Magic of Friendship Grows - E Major (You can modulate the last chorus up to F, F#, G or A-Flat, but no higher)

 

A New Generation

Gonna Be My Day - C Major (watch for syncopations)

Angry Mob - F minor

Fit Right In - C Major, E-Flat Major, C Major, C# Major (vi conversion modulation from C Major to E-Flat Major, Direct Modulation)

 

Fan Songs (To Be Updated)

Discord (Original) - G Minor

Discord (Living Tombstone) - G# Minor

Diamond Dogs - E Minor

Luna - E-flat/D# Minor (Enharmonic), F Minor (Direct Modulation)

Rainbow Factory - F# Minor

Wonderbolt - E Major

I'll Fly Higher - E Major

Loyalty - G Major

Lullaby For A Princess - F#/G-Flat Major (Enharmonic)

Children Of The Night - C Minor

 

 

Terms

Enharmonic - When two keys are enharmonic, they sound the same in terms of pitch, but are written differently (Example: C#=D-Flat)

Mixolydian - A mode of the major scale where the 7th note is flattened. In G mixolydian, F# becomes F-Natural. 

Modulation - A change in key in a piece of music

Chromatic - Consisting of all half steps (example: D, E-flat, E)

Direct Modulation - A key change that moves to the new key without any transition chords

Chromatic Direct Modulation - A key change that moves one half step without any transition chords

Accidental - A sharp, flat or natural that is outside of the key signature 

Circle of 5ths - A diagram that displays all 12 keys in order that when moving clockwise, goes up a 5th. 

V of V - The 5th of the 5th resolves to the next key in order as shown on the circle of 5ths. For example, to get to G from C, use D, which is the V of V of C, then resolve to G

Whole Step Direct Modulation - Key change of a whole step with no transitional chords

Phrygian - The 3rd mode, The 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th notes are flattened

Harmonic Phrygian - Unlike standard Phrygian, the 3rd note is sharped

Natural - A symbol that resets a note back to it's standard pitch (Example, C# - C-natural - C)

Mode Mixture - A phenomenon that takes a note from a scale and changes it's function (Example: D Major-B-Flat Major, D and B-Flat share the note D)

Prelude - A longer introduction to a song, some can be lyrical while others are instrumental.

Parallel Direct Modulation - A key change with no transitional chords that changes to the opposite of the current key (Example: A Major -> A Minor)

Relative Direct Modulation - A key change with no transitional chords that changes in the opposite of the current key that holds the same key signature (Example: A Minor -> C Major

Reprise - A sung summary of a song using the same melody as the chorus. 

Indirect Modulation - A key change that consists of transitional chords that eventually arrive at a new key

Indirect Transformative Modulation - A key change that takes the current chords and changes them according to function that eventually arrive at a new key 

Passing Tone Direct Modulation - A key change consisting of no transitional chords but a single tone (usually stepwise) to the new key

V7 of IV - The five-seven of the fourth is the same at making the I a seventh chord. This modulation travels up a perfect fourth from the original key (Example: C Major-> F Major)

Mode Mixture Modulation - A key change where the functions of notes change for transitional purposes. It eventually resolves to a new key. 

Chromatic Step Direct Modulation - A group of key changes that occur back to back consisting of half-steps; usually used to build tension

Dorian - The second mode where the 6th note is raised a half-step

Blues - A special scale that consists of minor thirds, chromatic steps and two whole steps

Fake-out - A phenomenon where a tone approaches a point where a resolution can be predicted, but it moves in a different direction

Deceptive Change - Any progression that starts on the V but resolves on another chord

IV-V Indirect Modulation - A key change that uses the IV-V progression; can be used for key changes bigger than a perfect 5th)

Relative Indirect Modulation - A key change with transitional chords to the opposite of the current key that holds the same key signature

V of vi - 5th of the 6th, which is the common chord used to modulate to the relative minor of the current key (Example: C Major, E7, A minor)

vi Conversion Modulation - When the I (root) chord is transformed into a minor chord, it transforms into the vi of the new key

 

 

Hope this resource helps everyone who wants to show their stuff! Remember, you can always leave a question and I'll be sure to get back to ya!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jesse Terrence 2,968]

Hah, even the circle of fifths! And you explained a bunch of theoric concepts without too much fuzz which is actually helpful for beginers. I'm wondering why I never heard of you in all these years, though. I mean, you seem to know far more music than many popular brony musicians out there.

[applesjck 5,601]

Thank you for this!!!

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

1 hour ago, Jesse Terrence said:

Hah, even the circle of fifths! And you explained a bunch of theoric concepts without too much fuzz which is actually helpful for beginers. I'm wondering why I never heard of you in all these years, though. I mean, you seem to know far more music than many popular brony musicians out there.

Heh, well, figured I'd get it done since the show's all finished. I may even add the songs found in the upcoming series. And yea, it's disappointing that only a few brony musicians know actual music theory like me...

[limbosystem 2]

This is really cool! I've been meaning to brush up on my music theory and this is a good way to get my feet wet again. Nice!

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

3 hours ago, limbosystem said:

This is really cool! I've been meaning to brush up on my music theory and this is a good way to get my feet wet again. Nice!

Glad you like it. Anything you need more in depth detail on? If so, I'll send it in PM

[Allen 1,387]

Good job from theory identifying the key of each song! One thing for the song named Flawless, the original key was D major, which I thought it's in B minor but from theory that I learned about modulations (instead of key changes when keeping the original key) it modulates to that relative minor key before performing back to D major. I'm very smart in pitch too, and identify what key it performs!

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

5 hours ago, Allen said:

Good job from theory identifying the key of each song! One thing for the song named Flawless, the original key was D major, which I thought it's in B minor but from theory that I learned about modulations (instead of key changes when keeping the original key) it modulates to that relative minor key before performing back to D major. I'm very smart in pitch too, and identify what key it performs!

Either or, still the same number of sharps...but thanks anyway!

[Jeric 46,851]

@C. Thunder Dash This is masterful and I can tell a lot of work went into this topic. I am not musically trained in any way shape or form, but your effort should be a hundred percent commented here. 

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

17 minutes ago, Jeric said:

@C. Thunder Dash This is masterful and I can tell a lot of work went into this topic. I am not musically trained in any way shape or form, but your effort should be a hundred percent commented here. 

Whoo, let me tell you, this was a ton of work to do. I first listened to the song, deduced the key with my perfect pitch, checked the Wiki to see if I was right (which I was), and then listen for all the key changes and progressions that could trip up someone when they either covered or remixed the song.