Oblivion in B

Oblivion in B

Astor Piazzolla compuso 'Oblivion' en 1982 para la película italiana 'Enrico IV' de Marco Bellocchio. Es su obra más escuchada en el mundo clásico: Miles Davis, Yo-Yo Ma y la Royal Philharmonic la han grabado. 'Oblivion' (olvido) capta en D menor el estado de suspensión entre la memoria y la pérdida. El Em7b5-A7 —el ii°-V de D menor— es la cadencia más patética del tango: no resuelve, pregunta. La melodía se niega a llegar a la tónica demasiado pronto.

Oblivion in B

B major mixes barre and open elements. The B chord itself is a barre at fret 2, but E and A are comfortable open chords forming the IV and V. The open B string rings as the root, allowing creative drone-based arrangements. B is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open B string rings as the root and the open E strings provide the 4th — useful for sus4 voicings and drone effects. This key mixes open and barre shapes, making it a good intermediate challenge that builds fretboard fluency.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through B to C# (ascending whole step), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to E (descending whole step), E to D (descending whole step), D to A (descending perfect fourth), A to G (descending whole step). The predominantly stepwise bass motion creates smooth, connected voice leading. When the progression loops, the bass returns from G to B by major third.

Scales for Improvisation

B 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, B Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.