Take Five

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Phrygian shadethe ♭2 (B) — the dark, Spanish half-step over the tonic

To solo over it: Bb minor 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.

• ID♭D♭ Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiE♭mE♭ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiFmF Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVG♭G♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VA♭A♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viB♭mB♭ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°C°C Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• B♭2Phrygian ♭2 — the sound of Spanish and Middle-Eastern minor.
• D♯3Raised 3rd — a Picardy third or a major-key borrowing over the minor.

Measured against Bb minor — everything else played fits the scale.

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

iv–i7 ×16 + ♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–VImaj7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–v7–I7–iv7 + i7–iv ×15 + i7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–VImaj7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–v7–I7–iv7 + i7–iv ×15 + i7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–VImaj7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–v7–I7–iv7 + i7–iv ×15 + i7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–VImaj7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–v7–I7–iv7 + i7–iv ×15 + i7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–VImaj7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–v7–I7–iv7 + i7–iv ×15 + i7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–VImaj7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–v7–I7–iv7 + i7–iv ×15 + i7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–VImaj7–♭IImaj7–vii7–i7–iv7–vii7–III7–v7–I7–iv7 + i7–iv ×14

In Bb minor: E♭m · B♭m7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · G♭maj7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · Fm7 · B♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m · B♭m7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · G♭maj7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · Fm7 · B♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m · B♭m7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · G♭maj7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · Fm7 · B♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m · B♭m7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · G♭maj7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · Fm7 · B♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m · B♭m7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · G♭maj7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · Fm7 · B♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m · B♭m7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · G♭maj7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · Fm7 · B♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m · B♭m7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · G♭maj7 · Bmaj7 · A♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · A♭m7 · D♭7 · Fm7 · B♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m▶ play in Bb minor

Performed key

B♭ minor

Concert key

B♭ minor

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Transcription

ISRC

USSM15900108

MusicBrainz

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