Sultans of Swing

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

Nothing measured outside plain major — the key really does tell the whole story here.

To solo over it: F 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.

• IFF Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiGmG Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiAmA Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVB♭B♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VCC Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viDmD Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°E°E Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• Db♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.

Chords carrying them: D♭ ← A

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

vi–V ×3 + IV–III–vi–V–IV–III–I–V–IV–vi–IV–V + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×2 + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi–IV–V + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–III–vi–V–IV–III–I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×2 + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×2 + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×9 + vi–IV

In F major: Dm · C · B♭ · A · Dm · C · B♭ · A · F · C · B♭ · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · C · B♭ · A · F · C · B♭ · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · C · B♭ · A · F · C · B♭ · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · C · B♭ · A · F · C · B♭ · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · B♭ · A · Dm · C · B♭ · A · F · C · B♭ · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · C · B♭ · A · F · C · B♭ · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · C · B♭ · A · F · C · B♭ · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · B♭ · C · Dm · B♭▶ play in F major

Performed key

F major

Concert key

F major

Version

Studio

Sources

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Method

Transcription · Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus

ISRC

GBF089601041

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