A Remark You Made

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Eb major104.5 bpm4/46:52
105 bpm4/bar
C6
♭7
D7
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E
F2
G3
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5
B
C6
♭7
D7
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E
F2
G3
4
A
5
B
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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • Mixolydian colourthe ♭7 (Db) appears — major, but bluesy

To solo over it: Eb 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.

  • IE♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
  • iiF Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiG Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVA♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VB♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viC Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
  • vii°D Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • ♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

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Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
ISRC
USSM17700261
MusicBrainz
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