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

To solo over it: Gb 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.

• IG♭G♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiA♭mA♭ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiB♭mB♭ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVBB Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VD♭D♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viE♭mE♭ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°F°F Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

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

Measured against F# major — everything else played fits the scale.

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

v7–I–ii7–♭III + IV–I–ii7–vi7–♭VII–I ×2 + IV–I ×2 + ii7–vi–♭VII–I–IV–I–ii7–i–♭VII–I–IV–I–ii7–vi–♭VII–v7–I–IV–I–ii7–vi7–♭VII–I–IV–I–ii7–vi–♭VII–v7–I–IV–I–ii7–i–♭VII–v7–I–IV–I–ii7–VI–♭VII–I–IV–I–ii7–vi7–♭VII–I–IV–I–ii7–I–♭VII–I–IV–ii7–I–♭VII–v7–I–IV–I–ii–I–♭VII–I–IV–I–ii7 + vi–♭VII–v7–I–IV–I–ii ×2 + I–♭VII–v7 + I–IV–I–ii–IV–♭VII ×2 + v–I–IV–I–ii–I–♭VII

In Gb major: D♭m7 · G♭ · A♭m7 · A · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · E♭m7 · E · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · E♭m · E · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · G♭m · E · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · E♭m · E · D♭m7 · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · E♭m7 · E · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · E♭m · E · D♭m7 · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · G♭m · E · D♭m7 · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · E♭ · E · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · E♭m7 · E · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · G♭ · E · G♭ · B · A♭m7 · G♭ · E · D♭m7 · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m · G♭ · E · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m7 · E♭m · E · D♭m7 · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m · G♭ · E · D♭m7 · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m · B · E · D♭m · G♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m · G♭ · E▶ play in Gb major

Performed key

F♯ major

Concert key

F♯ major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer

Method

Transcription

ISRC

MYA119500023