Angel Of Harlem
U2
E A D G B E · first 12 frets
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- Mixolydian colourthe ♭VII chord (A#maj7) — 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.
- IC Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
- iiD Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
- iiiE Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
- IVF Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
- VG Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
- viA Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
- vii°B Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- ♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
- ♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.
Measured against C major — everything else played fits the scale.
Press a chord to hear it.
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- Performed key
- C major
- Concert key
- C major
- Version
- Studio
- Syncopation
- Light (0.05/bar)
- Sources
- spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · bitmidi
- Method
- Transcription
- ISRC
- GBAAN8890010
- MusicBrainz
- 6cecb24b-2be5-4487-b3d7-9af3a09b4652