Superstition

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Lydian colourthe ♯4 (A) appears — the floating, dreamy note
• Mixolydian colourthe ♭VII chord (Db6) — major, but with the bluesy flat 7th
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (Gb) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: Eb 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.

• IE♭E♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiFmF Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiGmG Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVA♭A♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VB♭B♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viCmC Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°D°D Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• E♭2Phrygian colour — a semitone above the tonic, usually a ♭II chord or a chromatic approach.
• Gb♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• A♯4Lydian ♯4 — floating and bright, or the leading note of a secondary dominant.
• B♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• Db♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

IVsus2 + ♭VIIsus2–i7–IV7 ×2 + i7–♭VIIsus4–i7–IV7–i7–♭VII6–IV7 + i7–v7 ×2 + ♭VIIsus4–i7–V7–♭VI7–V7–♯IV7–♭iii7–IV7–♭III+–♯iv°–♭VIIsus2–i7–♭VII6 + IV7–i7 ×2 + ♭VII6–IV7–i7 ×3 + v7–i7–v7–♭VIIsus4–i7–V7–♭VI7–V7–♯IV7–♭iii7–IV7–♭III+–♯iv°–♭VIIsus2–i7–♭VII6–IV7–i7–V7–♭VI7–V7–♯IV7–IV7–♭III+–i7–♭VII6 + IV7–i7 ×2 + ♭VII6–IV7–i7 ×3 + v7–i7–v7–♭VIIsus4–i7–V7–♭VI7–V7–♯IV7–♭iii7–IV7–♭III+–♯iv°–♭VIIsus2 + i7–IV7 ×3 + i7–♭VII–iø7–♭VIImaj7–IV7–i7–♭VIIsus4–i7

In Eb major: A♭sus2 · D♭sus2 · E♭m7 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · D♭sus4 · E♭m7 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · D♭6 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · D♭sus4 · E♭m7 · B♭7 · B7 · B♭7 · A7 · G♭m7 · A♭7 · G♭ · A° · D♭sus2 · E♭m7 · D♭6 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · D♭6 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · D♭sus4 · E♭m7 · B♭7 · B7 · B♭7 · A7 · G♭m7 · A♭7 · G♭ · A° · D♭sus2 · E♭m7 · D♭6 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭7 · B7 · B♭7 · A7 · A♭7 · G♭ · E♭m7 · D♭6 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · D♭6 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · E♭m7 · B♭m7 · D♭sus4 · E♭m7 · B♭7 · B7 · B♭7 · A7 · G♭m7 · A♭7 · G♭ · A° · D♭sus2 · E♭m7 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · D♭ · E♭ø7 · D♭maj7 · A♭7 · E♭m7 · D♭sus4 · E♭m7▶ play in Eb major

Performed key

E♭ major

Concert key

E♭ major

Version

Studio

Syncopation

Light (0.21/bar)

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · bitmidi

Method

Transcription

Review

Needs review

ISRC

USMO17200984

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