The Glory

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Mixolydian colourthe ♭7 (E) appears — major, but bluesy
• Blues colourthe ♭3 (A) rubbing against the major third — the blue note

To solo over it: Gb 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.

• IG♭G♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiA♭mA♭ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiB♭mB♭ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVBB Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VD♭D♭ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viE♭mE♭ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
• vii°F°F Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

• A♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
• D♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
• E♭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

I–i ×2 + ii–vi + IV–I–ii ×7 + I–ii–IV ×2 + ii–IV–I ×3 + ii–v–IV–I + ii–IV ×6 + I–ii–IV ×3 + ii–IV–I ×14 + ii–V–IV–i–v–IV–III–ii–IV–I–ii–IV–III–ii–v–IV–III–ii–V–IV–III–ii–IV–I–ii–V–IV–I–ii–v–IV–III + ii–v–IV ×2 + I–ii–v–IV ×2 + ii–v–I–ii–IV–ii–v–IV–I + ii–v–IV ×2 + III–ii–v–IV ×2 + III + ii–IV–III–ii–v–IV–I ×2 + ii–IV–I ×3 + ii–I ×4 + i–ii–v + IV–I–ii ×4 + v–I

In Gb major: G♭ · G♭m · A♭m · E♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · G♭ · A♭m · B · A♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · D♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · B · A♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · D♭ · B · G♭m · D♭m · B · B♭ · A♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · B · B♭ · A♭m · D♭m · B · B♭ · A♭m · D♭ · B · B♭ · A♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · D♭ · B · G♭ · A♭m · D♭m · B · B♭ · A♭m · D♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · D♭m · B · A♭m · D♭m · G♭ · A♭m · B · A♭m · D♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · D♭m · B · B♭ · A♭m · D♭m · B · B♭ · A♭m · B · B♭ · A♭m · D♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · G♭ · G♭m · A♭m · D♭m · B · G♭ · A♭m · D♭m · G♭▶ play in Gb major

Performed key

F♯ major

Concert key

F♯ major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus · Transcription

ISRC

USUM70749089

MusicBrainz

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