Wild Theme

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Lydian colourthe ♯4 (F#) appears — the floating, dreamy 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

• F#♯4Lydian ♯4 — floating and bright, or the leading note of a secondary dominant.
• G#♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

I–IV–I–V–V7–I–IV–II–V–I–vi–IV–I–vi–V–I–IV–V–I–V–vi–V–IV–I–ii7–V7–I–IV–II–V–III–vi–V–IV–I–ii–I–V–I–vi–IV–I–vi–V–I–IV–ii7–V–I–vi–IV–I–vi–V–V7–I–IV–V–I–vi–IV–ii–I–IV–V–III–vi–V–IVmaj7–I–ii–I–IV–I–V–I–vi–IV–I–vi–V–V7–I–IV–ii7–V–I–vi–IV–I–vi–V–I–IV–V–I–V–vi–IV–V–IV–I

In C major: C · F · C · G · G7 · C · F · D · G · C · Am · F · C · Am · G · C · F · G · C · G · Am · G · F · C · Dm7 · G7 · C · F · D · G · E · Am · G · F · C · Dm · C · G · C · Am · F · C · Am · G · C · F · Dm7 · G · C · Am · F · C · Am · G · G7 · C · F · G · C · Am · F · Dm · C · F · G · E · Am · G · Fmaj7 · C · Dm · C · F · C · G · C · Am · F · C · Am · G · G7 · C · F · Dm7 · G · C · Am · F · C · Am · G · C · F · G · C · G · Am · F · G · F · C▶ play in C major

Performed key

C major

Concert key

C major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Transcription

ISRC

GBF088300028

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