My Song Of You

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or ▶ play the scale

• Lydian colourthe ♯4 (G#) appears — the floating, dreamy note
• Mixolydian colourthe ♭7 (C) appears — major, but bluesy
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (F) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: D major pentatonic fits everywhere. Open in the workbench →

Same seven notes as the key — each mode just treats a different one as home. The mode on a degree is the scale that fits the chord on that degree.

• IDD Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiEmE Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiF♯mF♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVGG Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VAA Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viBmB Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°C♯°C♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or ▶ play the run

• D#♭2Phrygian colour — a semitone above the tonic, usually a ♭II chord or a chromatic approach.
• F♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• G#♯4Lydian ♯4 — floating and bright, or the leading note of a secondary dominant.
• A#♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• C♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

Measured against D major — everything else played fits the scale.

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

I–vi7–ii7–ii–V7–I–vi7–IVmaj7–IV–iv°–iii7–vi–VI7–ii7–V7–I–vi7–ii–I–IV–I–II–V–Vmaj7–V7–Imaj7–I–II–vii7–iii7–vi7–II–V–I–II–vii7–iii7–vi7–vii7–vi7–II–V–I–vi7–ii7–V7–I–vi7–IVmaj7–vii°–iii7–iii–VI7–ii7–♭VI–V7–I–vi7–ii–I–IV–I–vi–II–V–V7–I–II–vii–iii–vi7–II–V–I–vii7–iii7–vi7–vii7–vi7–II–I–II–V–iii–III–I–II–♭III–i–II–V–Vmaj7–V7–I–II7–vii7–iii7–vi7–II–V–I–vii7–iii7–vi7–vii7–vi7–II–♭VI–♭VImaj7–♭VI7–♭IImaj7–♭III–i7–iv7–♭vii7–♭III7–♭VI–♭II–i7–iv–♭vii7–i7–♭vii7–♭III–♭VI–♭VImaj7–♭VI7–♭IImaj7–♭II–♭III–i7–iv7–♭vii7–♭III7–♭VI–♭II–♭III–i–iv7–♭vii7–i7–♭vii7–♭III7–♭VI–♭VI7–♭II–i7–iv–♭vii7–♭III7–♭VI–♭II–♭III–i7–iv–♭vii7–i

In D major: D · Bm7 · Em7 · Em · A7 · D · Bm7 · Gmaj7 · G · G° · F♯m7 · Bm · B7 · Em7 · A7 · D · Bm7 · Em · D · G · D · E · A · Amaj7 · A7 · Dmaj7 · D · E · C♯m7 · F♯m7 · Bm7 · E · A · D · E · C♯m7 · F♯m7 · Bm7 · C♯m7 · Bm7 · E · A · D · Bm7 · Em7 · A7 · D · Bm7 · Gmaj7 · C♯° · F♯m7 · F♯m · B7 · Em7 · B♭ · A7 · D · Bm7 · Em · D · G · D · Bm · E · A · A7 · D · E · C♯m · F♯m · Bm7 · E · A · D · C♯m7 · F♯m7 · Bm7 · C♯m7 · Bm7 · E · D · E · A · F♯m · F♯ · D · E · F · Dm · E · A · Amaj7 · A7 · D · E7 · C♯m7 · F♯m7 · Bm7 · E · A · D · C♯m7 · F♯m7 · Bm7 · C♯m7 · Bm7 · E · B♭ · B♭maj7 · B♭7 · E♭maj7 · F · Dm7 · Gm7 · Cm7 · F7 · B♭ · E♭ · Dm7 · Gm · Cm7 · Dm7 · Cm7 · F · B♭ · B♭maj7 · B♭7 · E♭maj7 · E♭ · F · Dm7 · Gm7 · Cm7 · F7 · B♭ · E♭ · F · Dm · Gm7 · Cm7 · Dm7 · Cm7 · F7 · B♭ · B♭7 · E♭ · Dm7 · Gm · Cm7 · F7 · B♭ · E♭ · F · Dm7 · Gm · Cm7 · Dm▶ play in D major

Performed key

D major

Concert key

D major

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Studio

Sources

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Method

Transcription

ISRC

FRT408700010

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