The Winner Takes It All

ABBA

F♯ major⇄ ↑ for the final sections126.6 bpm4/44:55Light syncopation (0.14/bar)★★★★★ 25 chords — a lot to hold · mostly 7ths/extensions · 6 accidentals in the key
127 bpm4/bar
all measured notes
C♯4
5
D♭6
6
E♭7
F7
1
G♭2
2
A♭3
3
B4
C♯4
5
D♭6
6
E♭7
F7
1
G♭2
2
A♭3
3
B4
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all measured notes
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♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭7
4♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334
♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭2
♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭6
♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭3
♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭7
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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

  • Lydian colourthe ♯4 (C) appears — the floating, dreamy note
  • Mixolydian colourthe ♭7 (E) appears — major, but bluesy
  • Blues colourthe ♭3 (A) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: Gb 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.

  • IG♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
  • iiA♭ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
  • iiiB♭ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
  • IVB Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
  • VD♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
  • viE♭ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
  • vii°F Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or

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

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

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Press a chord to hear it.

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160 barsin F♯ major
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Performed key
F♯ major
Concert key
F♯ major
Version
Studio
Syncopation
Light (0.14/bar)
Meter single-sourceChords single-source
Sources
spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · bitmidi
Method
Transcription
Review
Needs review
ISRC
SEAYD8001020
MusicBrainz
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