I am currently analyzing a track by Deadmau5, and am almost positive that it is written in F# minor. The melodies notes are all within that scale, and pretty much all of the chords are too. However, there is one chord where the root note is not part of the scale.

Can anyone help with what's going on here? I've attached a screenshot below with a midi chord progression. You'll see that the 2nd chord has a root note of G, but the rest of the notes within it are within the F# minor scale.

I want to ensure that I am continuously improving my music theory knowledge. Reason being, if I was to write my own track, I would completely avoid using a chord like this, because it goes against what I know. The chord sounds great, so that's why I am confused as to why Deadmau5 chose to use G as the root note.

I am currently analyzing a track by Deadmau5, and am almost positive that it is written in F# minor. The melody notes are all within that scale, and pretty much all of the chords are too. However, there is one chord where the root note is not part of the scale.

Can anyone help with what's going on here? I've attached a screenshot below with a MIDI chord progression. You'll see that the 2nd chord has a root note of G, but the rest of the notes within it are from the F# minor scale.

I want to ensure that I am continuously improving my music theory knowledge. Reason being, if I was to write my own track, I would completely avoid using a chord like this, because it goes against what I know. The chord sounds great, so that's why I am confused as to why Deadmau5 chose to use G as the root note.