Tin Tin Deo in E

Tin Tin Deo in E

Tin Tin Deo in E: Walter "Gil" Fuller & Chano Pozo's Afro-Cuban jazz classic. Phrygian Dominant and Harmonic Minor scales define the exotic, modal color of these sophisticated changes. Chords: Em6 – Dm6 – Cmaj9 – B7#9 – C#7alt – F#m7b5 – F9 – B7b9 – Em9 – A9 – D9 – C#7#9 – Am9 – D13b9 – Gmaj7 – C9#11 – Bm7 – E7b9 – Gmaj9 – C#m7b5 – F#7#9.

Tin Tin Deo in E

E major is arguably guitar's most powerful key. The open low E and high E strings ring sympathetically as the root, while the open B provides the fifth. This triple reinforcement gives E-based riffs and chords unmatched depth and volume. E is a beginner-level key on guitar because both the low E and high E strings ring as the root, and the open B is the fifth — three open strings reinforce the tonic chord. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through E to D (descending whole step), D to C (descending whole step), C to B (descending half step), B to C# (ascending whole step), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to F (descending half step), F to B (ascending tritone), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to C# (descending half step), C# to A (descending major third), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to B (descending half step), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to G (ascending minor third), G to C# (ascending tritone), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from F# to E by whole step.

Scales for Improvisation

E major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, E Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.