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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

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

• Mixolydian colourthe ♭7 (A) appears — major, but bluesy

To solo over it: B 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.

• IBB Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
• iiC♯mC♯ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiD♯mD♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVEE Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VF♯F♯ Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viG♯mG♯ 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

• A♭7Mixolydian ♭7 — the dominant/blues seventh, very common in rock and funk.

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

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

I–V–IVmaj7 ×4 + I + IVmaj7–vi–V ×3 + IVmaj7–I–V–IV ×2 + I–V–IVmaj7–I–IVmaj7–vi–V–IV + vi–V–IVmaj7 ×2 + I–V–IV–I–V–IVmaj7–I–V–IV–I–v7–IV

In B major: B · F♯ · Emaj7 · B · Emaj7 · G♯m · F♯ · Emaj7 · B · F♯ · E · B · F♯ · Emaj7 · B · Emaj7 · G♯m · F♯ · E · G♯m · F♯ · Emaj7 · B · F♯ · E · B · F♯ · Emaj7 · B · F♯ · E · B · F♯m7 · E▶ play in B major

Performed key

B major

Concert key

B major

Version

Studio

Sources

spotify · deezer · musicbrainz · acousticbrainz · getsongbpm

Method

Metadata · Audio analysis · Transcription

ISRC

GBAYE0000267

MusicBrainz

729cf505-94eb-4fbe-bc76-cbae44cff091