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E A D G B E · first 12 frets
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- Blues colourthe ♭3 (G) rubbing against the major third — the blue note
To solo over it: E 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.
- IE Ionianplain major — the referencethis song
- iiF♯ Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
- iiiG♯ Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
- IVA Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
- VB Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
- viC♯ Aeoliannatural minor — the sad one
- vii°D♯ Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home
In scale order from the tonic — press one, or
- ♭3Borrowed ♭3 — the blues third, or a moment of parallel minor.
- ♭6Borrowed ♭6 — the parallel minor leaning in; the classic wistful turn.
Chords carrying them: C ← Am, G♯, G♯7, C · G ← Em, C
Measured against E major — everything else played fits the scale.
Press a chord to hear it.
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- Performed key
- E major
- Concert key
- E major
- Version
- Studio
- Feel
- Straight
- Sources
- spotify
- Method
- Cross-source consensus
- Review
- Needs review