Sea Lion

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Harmonic minorthe V chord is major (B) — its third is the raised 7th (D#), pulling home

To solo over it: E 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.

• IGG Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiAmA Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiBmB Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVCC Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VDD Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viEmE Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°F♯°F♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• A#♭5♭5 — the blues flat five, or a diminished/half-diminished chord.
• D#♯7Raised 7th — harmonic minor's leading note, pulling to the tonic.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

v–i ×15 + V–i–VII–i–V + i–v ×2 + i–iii–V ×2 + i–v–iii–v–iv–iii + v–i ×3 + iii–v–i–III + v–i ×2 + III–V–i–v–i–iv–III + V–i–v–i ×2 + v–i ×2 + I

In E minor: Bm · Em · B · Em · D · Em · B · Em · Bm · Em · Gm · B · Em · Bm · Gm · Bm · Am · Gm · Bm · Em · Gm · Bm · Em · G · Bm · Em · G · B · Em · Bm · Em · Am · G · B · Em · Bm · Em · Bm · Em · E▶ play in E minor

Performed key

E minor

Concert key

E minor

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · acousticbrainz

Method

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ISRC

USEP40418102