Sparks

E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

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

To solo over it: Bb 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.

• IB♭B♭ Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• 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 one
• vii°A°A Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

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

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

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

i–V–i–♭III–i–♭VImaj7 + ♭IIImaj7–i ×6 + iv–v–♭IIImaj7–♭III–♭IIImaj7–♭VImaj7–♭III–iv–i–♭IIImaj7–♭III–i–V–i–iv–i–♭VI–i–V–♭iii–iv–i–♭VI–♭VImaj7 + ♭IIImaj7–i ×6 + iv–v–♭IIImaj7–♭III–♭IIImaj7–♭iii–♭III–♭IIImaj7–iv–♭IIImaj7–♭III–i–♭iii–♭III–i–♭VImaj7–i–V–♭iii–iv–i–♭VI + ♭IIImaj7–i ×3 + ♭iii + i–♭IIImaj7 ×6 + ♭III

In Bb major: B♭m · F · B♭m · D♭ · B♭m · G♭maj7 · D♭maj7 · B♭m · E♭m · Fm · D♭maj7 · D♭ · D♭maj7 · G♭maj7 · D♭ · E♭m · B♭m · D♭maj7 · D♭ · B♭m · F · B♭m · E♭m · B♭m · G♭ · B♭m · F · D♭m · E♭m · B♭m · G♭ · G♭maj7 · D♭maj7 · B♭m · E♭m · Fm · D♭maj7 · D♭ · D♭maj7 · D♭m · D♭ · D♭maj7 · E♭m · D♭maj7 · D♭ · B♭m · D♭m · D♭ · B♭m · G♭maj7 · B♭m · F · D♭m · E♭m · B♭m · G♭ · D♭maj7 · B♭m · D♭m · B♭m · D♭maj7 · D♭▶ play in Bb major

Performed key

B♭ major

Concert key

B♭ major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Cross-source consensus · Transcription

ISRC

GBAYE0000569

MusicBrainz

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