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Best Of You – Key & Guitar Solo Scale

Best Of You by Foo Fighters is in C♯ minor. To solo over it, start with the C♯ minor pentatonic; the C♯ blues scale adds grit and the C♯ natural minor adds melody.

The scale for soloing over Best Of You

EADGBe9101112EF#G#BEF#G#BE
C# Minor Pentatonic Scale, box 1 (frets 9–12) – the notes that fit the key of Best Of You
e|-------------------------------9--12-|
B|-------------------------9--12-------|
G|-------------------9--11-------------|
D|-------------9--11-------------------|
A|-------9--11-------------------------|
E|-9--12-------------------------------|
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C# Minor Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck

EADGBe123456789101112131415EF#G#BEF#BEF#G#BEF#G#BEG#BEF#G#BEF#G#BEF#G#BEF#
C# Minor Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck, frets 0-15. Gold = the root (C#).

2 C♯ minor licks to try over Best Of You

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

Three steps home

Picking · Blues

The three notes every blues solo walks down to the root.

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-11-9-----|
D|-------11-|
A|----------|
E|----------|

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Hammer-on · Pull-off · Blues

A short question, a rest, then the answer. Leave the space.

e|-------------------------|
B|---------9---------------|
G|-9h--11------11p-9-------|
D|---------------------11--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

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Best Of You – Foo Fighters

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FAQ

What key is Best Of You in?

Best Of You by Foo Fighters is in C# minor.

What scale do I use to solo over Best Of You?

The C# minor pentatonic is a safe place to start; box 1 is at frets 9–12.