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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

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

To solo over it: Eb 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.

• IE♭E♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiFmF Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiGmG Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVA♭A♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VB♭B♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viCmC Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°D°D Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• Gb♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• A♯4Lydian ♯4 — floating and bright, or the leading note of a secondary dominant.
• Db♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

I–II–IV ×8 + I–iii–♭III–V–vi–VII–iii–♭iii°–V–vi–VII–iii–II–♭iii°–V–vi + I–II–IV ×5 + I–iii–♭III–V–vi–VII–iii–♭iii–V–vi–VII–iii–ii–♭iii–V–vi–I–ii–IV–I–II–IV–I

In Eb major: E♭ · F · A♭ · E♭ · Gm · G♭ · B♭ · Cm · D · Gm · G♭° · B♭ · Cm · D · Gm · F · G♭° · B♭ · Cm · E♭ · F · A♭ · E♭ · Gm · G♭ · B♭ · Cm · D · Gm · G♭m · B♭ · Cm · D · Gm · Fm · G♭m · B♭ · Cm · E♭ · Fm · A♭ · E♭ · F · A♭ · E♭▶ play in Eb major

Performed key

E♭ major

Concert key

E♭ major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · bitmidi

Method

Transcription

Review

Needs review

ISRC

QZES52636585