Ordinary

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

Nothing measured outside plain natural minor — the key really does tell the whole story here.

To solo over it: B 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.

• IDD Ionianplain major — the reference
• 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 onethis song
• vii°C♯°C♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

iv–III ×6 + iv–v–VI–VII–i–VII–III–iv–v–VI–VII–i–VII + iv–III ×4 + VI–VII–i–VII–III–iv–v ×5 + VI–VII–i–VII–iv–III + iv–v–VI–VII–i–VII ×2 + III–iv–v–VI–VII–i–VII–iv

In B minor: Em · D · Em · F♯m · G · A · Bm · A · D · Em · F♯m · G · A · Bm · A · Em · D · G · A · Bm · A · D · Em · F♯m · G · A · Bm · A · Em · D · Em · F♯m · G · A · Bm · A · D · Em · F♯m · G · A · Bm · A · Em▶ play in B minor

Performed key

B minor

Concert key

B minor

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · musicbrainz

Method

Metadata · Transcription

ISRC

USAT22500463

MusicBrainz

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