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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

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

To solo over it: E 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.

• IGG Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiAmA Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiBmB Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVCC Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VDD Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viEmE Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°F♯°F♯ 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

VI–i–III ×8 + VI–i ×6 + III–VI–i ×6 + VI–i ×4 + III–VI–i ×3 + III–VI

In E minor: C · Em · G · C · Em · G · C · Em · C · Em · G · C · Em · G · C▶ play in E minor

Performed key

E minor

Concert key

E minor

Version

Studio

Feel

Double-time

Sources

spotify

Method

Cross-source consensus · Transcription

Review

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