The Irony of It All

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Mixolydian colourthe ♭7 (A#) appears — major, but bluesy
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (D#) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: C 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.

• ICC Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiDmD Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiEmE Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVFF Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VGG Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viAmA Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°B°B Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• C#♭2Phrygian colour — a semitone above the tonic, usually a ♭II chord or a chromatic approach.
• D#♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• A#♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

i–♭III + IV–i–I–IV–I ×2 + IV–I ×2 + ♭III–IV–I ×3 + IV–I ×2 + ♭III + IV–I ×4 + ♭III–IV–I ×2 + IV–I ×4 + ♭III–IV–I ×6 + ♭III–IV

In C major: Cm · E♭ · F · Cm · C · F · C · F · C · E♭ · F · C · F · C · E♭ · F · C · E♭ · F · C · F · C · E♭ · F · C · E♭ · F▶ play in C major

Performed key

C major

Concert key

C major

Version

Studio

Sources

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Method

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ISRC

GBFFS0200009

MusicBrainz

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