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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Lydian colourthe ♯4 (D) appears — the floating, dreamy note
• Mixolydian colourthe ♭7 (Gb) appears — major, but bluesy
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (B) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: Ab 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.

• IA♭A♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiB♭mB♭ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiCmC Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVD♭D♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VE♭E♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viFmF Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°G°G Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• B♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• D♯4Lydian ♯4 — floating and bright, or the leading note of a secondary dominant.
• E♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• Gb♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

Imaj7–iii–vi7–vii7–Imaj7–iii–vi7–Imaj7–vi7–v–IIImaj7–iii–vi7–v7–Imaj7–i–vi7–iii7–Imaj7–i–vi7–v7–Imaj7–vi7–iii7–Imaj7–vi7–v7–I–vi7–iii7 + Imaj7–iii–vi7 ×2 + ii7–Imaj7–vi7 + ii7–Imaj7–i ×2 + vi7–ii7–Imaj7–iii + Imaj7–vi7 ×2 + ii7 + Imaj7–iii–vi7–vii7 ×2 + iii–vi7–Imaj7–III + vi7–Imaj7–iii–vi7–Imaj7 ×2 + iii–vi7–Imaj7–III–vi7–I–III–vi7–vi

In Ab major: A♭maj7 · Cm · Fm7 · Gm7 · A♭maj7 · Cm · Fm7 · A♭maj7 · Fm7 · E♭m · Cmaj7 · Cm · Fm7 · E♭m7 · A♭maj7 · A♭m · Fm7 · Cm7 · A♭maj7 · A♭m · Fm7 · E♭m7 · A♭maj7 · Fm7 · Cm7 · A♭maj7 · Fm7 · E♭m7 · A♭ · Fm7 · Cm7 · A♭maj7 · Cm · Fm7 · B♭m7 · A♭maj7 · Fm7 · B♭m7 · A♭maj7 · A♭m · Fm7 · B♭m7 · A♭maj7 · Cm · A♭maj7 · Fm7 · B♭m7 · A♭maj7 · Cm · Fm7 · Gm7 · Cm · Fm7 · A♭maj7 · C · Fm7 · A♭maj7 · Cm · Fm7 · A♭maj7 · Cm · Fm7 · A♭maj7 · C · Fm7 · A♭ · C · Fm7 · Fm▶ play in Ab major

Performed key

A♭ major

Concert key

A♭ major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus · Transcription

ISRC

USUG11800208

MusicBrainz

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