A Wolf At the Door

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Mixolydian colourthe ♭VII chord (C) — major, but with the bluesy flat 7th
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (F) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: D 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.

• IDD Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiEmE Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiF♯mF♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVGG Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VAA Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viBmB Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°C♯°C♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• D#♭2Phrygian colour — a semitone above the tonic, usually a ♭II chord or a chromatic approach.
• F♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• A#♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• C♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

i–iv–♭II–iv–V–I–iv–V–i–iv–V–IV + V–i–iv ×2 + V–V7–I–IV–iii–Imaj7–IV–i–♭VII–♭VI–♭III–V–V7–i–♭VII–♭VI–v–IV–i–I–♭VII–♭VI + V–i–iv ×2 + V–V7–V–I–IV–iii–I–IV–I–IVmaj7–IV–I–IV

In D major: Dm · Gm · E♭ · Gm · A · D · Gm · A · Dm · Gm · A · G · A · Dm · Gm · A · A7 · D · G · F♯m · Dmaj7 · G · Dm · C · B♭ · F · A · A7 · Dm · C · B♭ · Am · G · Dm · D · C · B♭ · A · Dm · Gm · A · A7 · A · D · G · F♯m · D · G · D · Gmaj7 · G · D · G▶ play in D major

Performed key

D major

Concert key

D major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Transcription

ISRC

GBAYE0300818

MusicBrainz

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