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Viva La Vida – Key & Guitar Solo Scale

Viva La Vida by Coldplay is in A♭ major. To solo over it, start with the A♭ major pentatonic. Its relative minor pentatonic (F minor) has the same notes and the same shapes.

The scale for soloing over Viva La Vida

e|---------------------4-6-|
B|-----------------4-6-----|
G|-------------3-5---------|
D|---------3-6-------------|
A|-----3-6-----------------|
E|-4-6---------------------|

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Viva La Vida – Coldplay

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