Waiting On An Angel

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Blues colourthe ♭3 (Db) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

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

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

• Db♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

I–V–vi–V ×5 + IV–V–vi–IV + V–I–V–vi ×3 + V–I–vi ×2 + V–IV–V–vi–i + IV–V–I–IV–V–vi ×2 + IV–V–I ×2 + V–vi–V–I ×4 + V–vi–V + IV–V–vi–IV–V–I ×3 + IV + V–I–V–vi ×2 + V–I ×2 + vi–V–I–V ×2 + vi–V–IV–V–I–IV–V–vi–I–IV–V–I

In Bb major: B♭ · F · Gm · F · E♭ · F · Gm · E♭ · F · B♭ · F · Gm · F · B♭ · Gm · F · E♭ · F · Gm · B♭m · E♭ · F · B♭ · E♭ · F · Gm · E♭ · F · B♭ · F · Gm · F · B♭ · F · Gm · F · E♭ · F · Gm · E♭ · F · B♭ · E♭ · F · B♭ · F · Gm · F · B♭ · Gm · F · B♭ · F · Gm · F · E♭ · F · B♭ · E♭ · F · Gm · B♭ · E♭ · F · B♭▶ play in Bb major

Performed key

B♭ major

Concert key

B♭ major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · acousticbrainz

Method

Transcription

ISRC

USVI29400011