Tears in Heaven

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 (G) — major, but with the bluesy flat 7th
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (C) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: A 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.

• IAA Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiBmB Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiC♯mC♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVDD Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VEE Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viF♯mF♯ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°G♯°G♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• A#♭2Phrygian colour — a semitone above the tonic, usually a ♭II chord or a chromatic approach.
• C♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• F♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• G♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

I–V–vi–I–IV–V–I–V–vi–I–IV–I–V–I–vi–I–IV–I–V–vi–III–v–VI7–ii7 + V–I–V–vi–I–IV ×3 + V–vi–III–v–VI–ii–V–I–V–vi–I–IV–V–I–♭III–♭VII–i–IV–♭VII–IV–v7–IV–♭III–♭VII–i–IV–♭VII–IV–V–vi + V–I–V–vi–I–IV–I ×2 + V–vi–III–v–VI–ii + V–I–V–vi–I–IV ×2 + I–V ×2 + vi–I–IV–I–V–vi–III–v–VI–ii7–ii–V–I–V–vi–I–ii7–V–I–V–vi–I–IV–V–I–V

In A major: A · E · F♯m · A · D · E · A · E · F♯m · A · D · A · E · A · F♯m · A · D · A · E · F♯m · C♯ · Em · F♯7 · Bm7 · E · A · E · F♯m · A · D · E · F♯m · C♯ · Em · F♯ · Bm · E · A · E · F♯m · A · D · E · A · C · G · Am · D · G · D · Em7 · D · C · G · Am · D · G · D · E · F♯m · E · A · E · F♯m · A · D · A · E · F♯m · C♯ · Em · F♯ · Bm · E · A · E · F♯m · A · D · A · E · F♯m · A · D · A · E · F♯m · C♯ · Em · F♯ · Bm7 · Bm · E · A · E · F♯m · A · Bm7 · E · A · E · F♯m · A · D · E · A · E▶ play in A major

Performed key

A major

Concert key

A major

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ISRC

USRE19100010

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