Pardon Me

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Lydian colourthe ♯4 (A#) appears — the floating, dreamy note
• Mixolydian colourthe ♭VII chord (D) — major, but with the bluesy flat 7th
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (G) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: E 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.

• IEE Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiF♯mF♯ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiG♯mG♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVAA Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VBB Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viC♯mC♯ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°D♯°D♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

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

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

IV–vi ×8 + IV–I–vi–IV–vi–I–iii–I–VII–vi–V–iv–♭VII–vi–iii–iv–I–vii–V–IV + vi–V–IV–I ×2 + vi–IV–V–I–V–vi–IV–V + I–iii ×3 + I–VII–vi–V–II–♭VII–vi–III–I–v–V–IV + vi–V–IV–I ×2 + vi–IV–V–I ×2 + vi–IV–VI + vi–IV ×5 + vi–V–IV–I ×2 + vi–IV–V–I ×2 + vi–IV ×2 + I–vi–I–IV–vi–IV–I

In E major: A · C♯m · A · E · C♯m · A · C♯m · E · G♯m · E · D♯ · C♯m · B · Am · D · C♯m · G♯m · Am · E · D♯m · B · A · C♯m · B · A · E · C♯m · A · B · E · B · C♯m · A · B · E · G♯m · E · D♯ · C♯m · B · F♯ · D · C♯m · G♯ · E · Bm · B · A · C♯m · B · A · E · C♯m · A · B · E · C♯m · A · C♯ · C♯m · A · C♯m · B · A · E · C♯m · A · B · E · C♯m · A · E · C♯m · E · A · C♯m · A · E▶ play in E major

Performed key

E major

Concert key

E major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Transcription

ISRC

USSM19911010

MusicBrainz

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