Perfect Day
Lou Reed
Bb major144.5 bpm3/43:47
145 bpm3/bar
C
D
4
E
F5
G6
♭7
A
1
B♭2
C
D
4
E
F5
G6
♭7
A
1
B♭2
1 · fundamental4th5th6thoutside the key
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1 · fundamental4th5th6thoutside the key
E A D G B E · first 12 frets
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- Mixolydian colourthe ♭7 (Ab) appears — major, but bluesy
To solo over it: Bb 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.
- IB♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
- iiC Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
- iiiD Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
- IVE♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
- VF Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
- viG Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
- vii°A Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- ♭2Phrygian colour — a semitone above the tonic, usually a ♭II chord or a chromatic approach.
- ♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.
Measured against Bb major — everything else played fits the scale.
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- Sources
- spotify · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
- ISRC
- USRC17201946
- MusicBrainz
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