You Found Me – Key & Guitar Solo Scale
You Found Me by The Fray 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 You Found Me
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
2 G♯ minor licks to try over You Found Me
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
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
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: You Found Me
You Found Me – The Fray
More songs in G♯ minor
- Sailor Song – Gigi Perez
- Stolen Dance – Milky Chance
- Youll Be Safe Here – Rivermaya
- Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles
- Naive – The Kooks
- Be Alright – Dean Lewis
- Snow Hey Oh – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Dont Cry – Guns N' Roses
- Still Loving You – Scorpions
- Our God – Chris Tomlin
- Lonely Day – System Of A Down
- Runaway – AURORA
FAQ
What key is You Found Me in?
You Found Me by The Fray is in G# minor.
What scale do I use to solo over You Found Me?
The G# minor pentatonic is a safe place to start; box 1 is at frets 4–7.