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When I Was Your Man – Key & Guitar Solo Scale

When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars is in C major. To solo over it, start with the C major pentatonic. Its relative minor pentatonic (A minor) has the same notes and the same shapes.

The scale for soloing over When I Was Your Man

e|-------------------------------8--10-|
B|-------------------------8--10-------|
G|-------------------7--9--------------|
D|-------------7--10-------------------|
A|-------7--10-------------------------|
E|-8--10-------------------------------|

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C Major Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck

Listen: When I Was Your Man

When I Was Your Man – Bruno Mars

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