Glass Eyes

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

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

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♭A♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiB♭mB♭ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiCmC Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVD♭D♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VE♭E♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viFmF Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°G°G Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• B♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• D♯4Lydian ♯4 — floating and bright, or the leading note of a secondary dominant.
• E♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• Gb♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

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In Ab major: Cm · Fm · A♭ · B♭ · Cm · A♭ · Cm · Fm · A♭ · B♭ · A♭ · Cm · B♭m · Fm · E♭ · E♭m · E♭ · D♭ · B♭m · Fm · E♭ · D♭ · B · Cm · E♭ · A♭ · Cm · Fm · A♭ · Cm · C · Cm▶ play in Ab major

Performed key

A♭ major

Concert key

A♭ major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus · Transcription

ISRC

GBBKS1600076

MusicBrainz

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