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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Mixolydian colourthe ♭VII chord (Db6) — major, but with the bluesy flat 7th
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (Gb) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: Eb 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.

• IE♭E♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiFmF Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiGmG Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVA♭A♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VB♭B♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viCmC 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

• Gb♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• B♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• Db♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

I–vi–IV–Imaj7–vi7–IV–Imaj7–vi–IV–V–I–vi–IV6–V–Imaj7–vi7–IV–Imaj7–vi7–IVmaj7–Imaj7–vi–IVmaj7–V–I–vi–IV6–V–Imaj7–vi7–IV–Imaj7–vi7–IVmaj7–Imaj7–IV–Imaj7–♭IIImaj7 + ♭VII6–♭VImaj7–♭III ×3 + ♭VII6–♭VImaj7–V6–I–vi7–IV–Imaj7–vi7–IVmaj7 + Imaj7–IV ×2 + Imaj7

In Eb major: E♭ · Cm · A♭ · E♭maj7 · Cm7 · A♭ · E♭maj7 · Cm · A♭ · B♭ · E♭ · Cm · A♭6 · B♭ · E♭maj7 · Cm7 · A♭ · E♭maj7 · Cm7 · A♭maj7 · E♭maj7 · Cm · A♭maj7 · B♭ · E♭ · Cm · A♭6 · B♭ · E♭maj7 · Cm7 · A♭ · E♭maj7 · Cm7 · A♭maj7 · E♭maj7 · A♭ · E♭maj7 · G♭maj7 · D♭6 · Bmaj7 · G♭ · D♭6 · Bmaj7 · B♭6 · E♭ · Cm7 · A♭ · E♭maj7 · Cm7 · A♭maj7 · E♭maj7 · A♭ · E♭maj7▶ play in Eb major

Performed key

E♭ major

Concert key

E♭ major

Version

Studio

Syncopation

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Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · bitmidi

Method

Transcription

ISRC

GBAHT0005349

MusicBrainz

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