Dance With My Father

Luther Vandross

Bb major162.1 bpm4/44:26
162 bpm4/bar
C2
D3
E
F5
G6
A7
1
B
C2
D3
E
F5
G6
A7
1
B
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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

Nothing measured outside plain major — the key really does tell the whole story here.

To solo over it: Bb 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.

  • IB♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
  • iiC Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiD Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVE♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VF Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viG Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
  • vii°A Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

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ISRC
USJAY0300056
MusicBrainz
9805d735-8d90-4c1b-a72c-a73d15814a23
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