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A Sky Full Of Stars – Key & Guitar Solo Scale

A Sky Full Of Stars by Coldplay is in E♭ minor. To solo over it, start with the E♭ minor pentatonic; the E♭ blues scale adds grit and the E♭ natural minor adds melody.

The scale for soloing over A Sky Full Of Stars

EADGBe11121314GbAbBbDbGbAbBbDbGb
Eb Minor Pentatonic Scale, box 1 (frets 11–14) – the notes that fit the key of A Sky Full Of Stars
e|-------------------------------11-14-|
B|-------------------------11-14-------|
G|-------------------11-13-------------|
D|-------------11-13-------------------|
A|-------11-13-------------------------|
E|-11-14-------------------------------|
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Eb Minor Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck

EADGBe123456789101112131415GbAbBbDbGbBbDbGbAbBbGbAbBbDbAbBbDbGbAbBbDbGbAbBbDbGbAbBbDbGb
Eb Minor Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck, frets 0-15. Gold = the root (Eb).

2 E♭ minor licks to try over A Sky Full Of Stars

Box 1 licks from the JamEase lick library, written for E♭ minor (h = hammer-on, p = pull-off, / = slide, b = bend, ~ = vibrato).

Root bounce

Picking · Blues

Hop off the root and back to it. Simple, and it fits almost any blues or rock track.

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----11----------|
D|-13----13-11-13-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

Rock and roll repeat

Pull-off · Rock

The top-string triplet loop half the rock solos ever played use.

e|-14p-11------14p-11------14p-11------11--|
B|---------14----------14----------14------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

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A Sky Full Of Stars – Coldplay

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FAQ

What key is A Sky Full Of Stars in?

A Sky Full Of Stars by Coldplay is in Eb minor.

What scale do I use to solo over A Sky Full Of Stars?

The Eb minor pentatonic is a safe place to start; box 1 is at frets 11–14.