Knives Out

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

To solo over it: C 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.

• ICC Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiDmD Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiEmE Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVFF Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VGG Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viAmA Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°B°B Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• D#♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• G#♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• A#♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

Chords carrying them: D♯ ← Cm, A♭maj7 · G♯ ← A♭maj7 · A♯ ← Gm, B♭

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

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Version

Remaster

Sources

spotify · deezer · acousticbrainz