All of Me
John Legend
E A D G B E · first 12 frets
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
Nothing measured outside plain major — the key really does tell the whole story here.
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♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
- iiB♭ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
- iiiC Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
- IVD♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
- VE♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
- viF Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
- vii°G Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- ♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
Measured against Ab major — everything else played fits the scale.
Press a chord to hear it.
––– ×5 + –– ×2 + ––– ×2 + ––– ×6 + –– ×2 + ––––––– + ––– ×2 + –– ×2 + –––––––– + ––– ×4 +
In Ab major: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
- Performed key
- A♭ major
- Concert key
- A♭ major
- Version
- Studio
- Sources
- spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz
- Method
- Transcription
- ISRC
- USSM11303954
- MusicBrainz
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