Riders on the Storm

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Dorian colourthe ♮6 (C#) appears — minor, but hopeful

To solo over it: E 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.

• IGG Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiAmA Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiBmB Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVCC Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VDD Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viEmE Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°F♯°F♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• C#♯6Dorian 6 — brightens the minor, the difference between Dorian and Aeolian.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

VI6–VII7–VImaj7–VII7–VImaj7–VII7 ×3 + VI6–VII7–VImaj7 + VII7–VI6 ×2 + VII7–VImaj7–VII7–VIsus2–VII7 + i7–VIIsus2 ×2 + VIsus2–VII7 ×6 + i7–VIIsus2 ×3 + VIsus2 + VII7–VImaj7 ×13 + VII7–VI6 ×2 + VII7–VImaj7 ×5 + VII7–VI6

In E minor: C6 · D7 · Cmaj7 · D7 · Cmaj7 · D7 · C6 · D7 · Cmaj7 · D7 · C6 · D7 · Cmaj7 · D7 · Csus2 · D7 · Em7 · Dsus2 · Csus2 · D7 · Em7 · Dsus2 · Csus2 · D7 · Cmaj7 · D7 · C6 · D7 · Cmaj7 · D7 · C6▶ play in E minor

Performed key

E minor

Concert key

E minor

Version

Studio

Syncopation

Light (0.05/bar)

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · bitmidi

Method

Transcription

ISRC

USEE19900773

MusicBrainz

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