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Portugal. The Man

E minor152 bpm4/44:06
152 bpm4/bar
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D7
E1
F
2
G3
A4
B5
C
D7
E1
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2
G3
A4
B5
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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 natural minor — the key really does tell the whole story here.

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.

  • IG Ionianplain major — the reference
  • iiA Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiB Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVC Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VD Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viE Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
  • vii°F♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

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Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
ISRC
USAT21700820
MusicBrainz
03e6648a-f016-44d8-bc8b-a32258e879f3
So Young · Musicator