How to Find the Right Scale for Any Song – Doja Cat "Paint the Town Red" (Part 1) 🎸

Ever wondered how to figure out the scale for a song just by listening to it? That’s exactly what I’m breaking down in this lesson!

"Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat is built around a sample from Dionne Warwick’s "Walk on By," and when I listened to the melody, I could hear the scale being used. In this Rapid Replays lesson, I’ll show you how to use your ears to find the scale of a song and then apply it to your own playing. 🎶

✅ What You’ll Learn in This Lesson:

The chords used in "Paint the Town Red" 🎵

The F major and D minor scales—how they’re relatives and why that matters

How to train your ears to hear the right scale from a song’s melody

How to use these scales to play solos over a backing track

🔹 Want to jam along? Grab the same backing track I used here:
👉   / groovy-motown-88718174  

🎸 Watch the full lesson here:
👉    • Uncover Scales in Melody Lines with "Paint...  

This technique isn’t just for this song—players like John Mayer, Eric Clapton, and B.B. King have all mastered the ability to listen to a melody and find the perfect scale to play over it. If you want to develop this skill, this lesson is a great place to start!

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Let’s dive in and start playing!

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