Between the Bars

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 (E) and the raised 7th (Gb) appear — the smoothed climb home

To solo over it: G 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.

• IB♭B♭ Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiCmC Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiDmD Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVE♭E♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VFF Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viGmG Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°A°A Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

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

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

i–VI–III–V ×2 + VI–i–VI–III–VII–v–i–VI–III–V–VI–VII–i–III–♯VII–VII–IV–VI–VII–i–III–VI–i–VI–III–V–v–i–VI–III–V–VI–i–VI–III–VII–i–VI–III–V–VI–VII–i–III–♯VII–VII–IV–VI–VII–i–III–VI–vi–VI

In G minor: Gm · E♭ · B♭ · D · E♭ · Gm · E♭ · B♭ · F · Dm · Gm · E♭ · B♭ · D · E♭ · F · Gm · B♭ · F♯ · F · C · E♭ · F · Gm · B♭ · E♭ · Gm · E♭ · B♭ · D · Dm · Gm · E♭ · B♭ · D · E♭ · Gm · E♭ · B♭ · F · Gm · E♭ · B♭ · D · E♭ · F · Gm · B♭ · F♯ · F · C · E♭ · F · Gm · B♭ · E♭ · E♭m · E♭▶ play in G minor

Performed key

G minor

Concert key

G minor

Version

Studio

Sources

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Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Transcription

ISRC

USKRS0326904

MusicBrainz

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