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X-Files Ostinato Chord (A(1 ♭3 5 ♭13)): guitar chord

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The X-Files, 1993 · Mark Snow

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A(1 ♭3 5 ♭13)

Am(♭6) Standard

4 strings, 1 open

FamousThe X-Files1993 · Mark Snow

The echoing keyboard arpeggio that opens the main title and runs under the whistled melody

An A minor chord with an F added just a half step above the E, played as a rippling triplet arpeggio that seems to echo itself. The F keeps the chord hovering between A minor and F major, so it never feels settled. That uneasy shimmer is the sound of the X-Files opening titles.

Also called X-Files, Fmaj7/A

Sources: Theme from The X-Files, official piano solo (T C F Music Publishing), Musicnotes MN0026705 · 8notes Licks & Riffs: Mark Snow – X Files · Hooktheory TheoryTab: Materia Primoris (The X-Files Theme) · Mark Snow (Wikipedia)