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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Melodic minor riseboth the ♮6 (C#) and the raised 7th (D#) appear — the smoothed climb home

To solo over it: E minor 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.

• IGG Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiAmA Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiBmB Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVCC Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VDD Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viEmE Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°F♯°F♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• A#♭5♭5 — the blues flat five, or a diminished/half-diminished chord.
• C#♯6Dorian 6 — brightens the minor, the difference between Dorian and Aeolian.
• D#♯7Raised 7th — harmonic minor's leading note, pulling to the tonic.

Chords carrying them: C♯ ← A, F♯ · D♯ ← B7, B · A♯ ← F♯

Measured against E minor — everything else played fits the scale.

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

i–iv–III–v–i–VI–III–v ×2 + i–IV ×3 + i–VI–V7 + i–iv–III–v–i–VI–III–v ×2 + i–IV ×3 + i–VI–V7–i–VI–VII–i–III–VI–II–i–VI–III–VII–V–i–III–VI–III–V + i–IV ×3 + i–VI–V7–V

In E minor: Em · Am · G · Bm · Em · C · G · Bm · Em · A · Em · C · B7 · Em · Am · G · Bm · Em · C · G · Bm · Em · A · Em · C · B7 · Em · C · D · Em · G · C · F♯ · Em · C · G · D · B · Em · G · C · G · B · Em · A · Em · C · B7 · B▶ play in E minor

Performed key

E minor

Concert key

E minor

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer

Method

Metadata · Transcription

ISRC

GBAYE9701375