L'Absente

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Melodic minor riseboth the ♮6 (A) and the raised 7th (B) appear — the smoothed climb home

To solo over it: C minor 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♭E♭ Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiFmF Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiGmG Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVA♭A♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VB♭B♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viCmC Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°D°D Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• E♯3Raised 3rd — a Picardy third or a major-key borrowing over the minor.
• A♯6Dorian 6 — brightens the minor, the difference between Dorian and Aeolian.
• B♯7Raised 7th — harmonic minor's leading note, pulling to the tonic.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

i–Vsus4–V ×2 + iv–i–iv–V–iv–III–ii + i–V ×2 + iv–i–iv–V–v–III–ii + i–Vsus4–V ×2 + iv–i–iv–V–i–Vsus4–V–i–V–iv–i–iv–V–iv–I + V–i ×2 + v–VImaj7 + III–VI–V–i–V–i–v–VI ×2 + III–VI–V–i

In C minor: Cm · Gsus4 · G · Fm · Cm · Fm · G · Fm · E♭ · Dm · Cm · G · Fm · Cm · Fm · G · Gm · E♭ · Dm · Cm · Gsus4 · G · Fm · Cm · Fm · G · Cm · Gsus4 · G · Cm · G · Fm · Cm · Fm · G · Fm · C · G · Cm · Gm · A♭maj7 · E♭ · A♭ · G · Cm · G · Cm · Gm · A♭ · E♭ · A♭ · G · Cm▶ play in C minor

Performed key

C minor

Concert key

C minor

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz

Method

Transcription

ISRC

FRS940000120

MusicBrainz

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