Rêverie, L. 68

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Lydian colourthe ♯4 (B) appears — the floating, dreamy note
• Mixolydian colourthe ♭VII chord (Eb) — major, but with the bluesy flat 7th
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (Ab) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: F 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.

• IFF Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiGmG Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiAmA Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVB♭B♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VCC Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viDmD Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°E°E Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

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

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

ii–v–I ×2 + vi–ii ×2 + V7–I–i–vi–ii7–V7–I7–IV–ii7–III7–vi–II7–III7–II7–ii–II7–V–v–VI–V–v–V–VII–III–iii7–vi7–vi–vii–V7–I–ii–V7–I–vi–VII7–vi–VII–vi–VII7–vi7–II7–V7–I–VII–vi–VII–♭II7–VII–♯IV + VII–♯IV7 ×2 + VII + vii–♯IV ×4 + II–V–II–V7–I–ii–I + vi–ii ×2 + ♭VII–I–♭VII–III7–VI7 + ii–III7 ×2 + iii–III7–vi–III–ii–III–III7–ii–V7–I

In F major: Gm · Cm · F · Dm · Gm · C7 · F · Fm · Dm · Gm7 · C7 · F7 · B♭ · Gm7 · A7 · Dm · G7 · A7 · G7 · Gm · G7 · C · Cm · D · C · Cm · C · E · A · Am7 · Dm7 · Dm · Em · C7 · F · Gm · C7 · F · Dm · E7 · Dm · E · Dm · E7 · Dm7 · G7 · C7 · F · E · Dm · E · G♭7 · E · B · E · B7 · E · Em · B · G · C · G · C7 · F · Gm · F · Dm · Gm · E♭ · F · E♭ · A7 · D7 · Gm · A7 · Am · A7 · Dm · A · Gm · A · A7 · Gm · C7 · F▶ play in F major

Performed key

F major

Concert key

F major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Transcription

ISRC

FRZ140622050

MusicBrainz

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