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Thank You – Key & Guitar Solo Scale

Thank You by Dido is in G♯ minor. To solo over it, start with the G♯ minor pentatonic; the G♯ blues scale adds grit and the G♯ natural minor adds melody.

The scale for soloing over Thank You

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G# Minor Pentatonic Scale, box 1 (frets 4–7) – the notes that fit the key of Thank You
e|---------------------4-7-|
B|-----------------4-7-----|
G|-------------4-6---------|
D|---------4-6-------------|
A|-----4-6-----------------|
E|-4-7---------------------|
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G# Minor Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck

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

2 G♯ minor licks to try over Thank You

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

Top walk down

Picking · Rock

Five notes down from the high root to the middle one.

e|-4---------|
B|---7-4-----|
G|-------6---|
D|---------6-|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Low legato riff

Hammer-on · Pull-off · Rock

The low riff again, with hammer-ons up and a pull-off home.

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-------4h-6--4--------|
E|-4h-7-----------7p-4--|

Listen: Thank You

Thank You – Dido

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FAQ

What key is Thank You in?

Thank You by Dido is in G# minor.

What scale do I use to solo over Thank You?

The G# minor pentatonic is a safe place to start; box 1 is at frets 4–7.