Un homme heureux

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Melodic minor riseboth the ♮6 (A) and the raised 7th (B) appear — the smoothed climb home

To solo over it: C 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.

• IE♭E♭ Ionianplain major — the reference
• 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 onethis song
• vii°D°D Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• E♯3Raised 3rd — a Picardy third or a major-key borrowing over the minor.
• Gb♭5♭5 — the blues flat five, or a diminished/half-diminished chord.
• A♯6Dorian 6 — brightens the minor, the difference between Dorian and Aeolian.
• B♯7Raised 7th — harmonic minor's leading note, pulling to the tonic.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

i–ii7 + i–ii ×2 + i–iv–III–iv–I–i–ii–I–V–i–iv–III–iv–♯III–I–i–ii–V–i–VII–III–VI–III–v–i–II–V–i–VII–III–VI–III–v–i–iv–V–i–iv–i–ii–i–iv–III–iv–♯iii–I–i–ii–V–i–iv–III–iv–I–i–ii–I–V–i–VII–III–VI–III–v–i–i7–iv–II–V–i–VII–III–VI–III–i–II7 + V–i–II ×2 + i–V–i–iv + V–i ×2

In C minor: Cm · Dm7 · Cm · Dm · Cm · Fm · E♭ · Fm · C · Cm · Dm · C · G · Cm · Fm · E♭ · Fm · E · C · Cm · Dm · G · Cm · B♭ · E♭ · A♭ · E♭ · Gm · Cm · D · G · Cm · B♭ · E♭ · A♭ · E♭ · Gm · Cm · Fm · G · Cm · Fm · Cm · Dm · Cm · Fm · E♭ · Fm · Em · C · Cm · Dm · G · Cm · Fm · E♭ · Fm · C · Cm · Dm · C · G · Cm · B♭ · E♭ · A♭ · E♭ · Gm · Cm · Cm7 · Fm · D · G · Cm · B♭ · E♭ · A♭ · E♭ · Cm · D7 · G · Cm · D · Cm · G · Cm · Fm · G · Cm▶ play in C minor

Performed key

C minor

Concert key

C minor

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz

Method

Transcription

ISRC

FRZ039100310

MusicBrainz

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