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When playing in a minor key, will the chords be minor as well?
I've been jumping into music theory myself and I've been stumbling on creating certain melodies and such. I've played guitar all my teenage life and not once have I ever sat down and said I'm going to ...
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Why does this key change work?
In the song 'Respect' by Aretha Franklin which is a fairly simple progression in Bb major the saxophone solo part of the song seems to make a key change to the key of Em. I don't understand why this ...
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Can a song in one key contain major chords that are not in the key? Or does that change the key?
As an intro to piano, I want to learn basic chords from 2 White Stripes songs. They are as basic as piano gets, yet very catchy and powerful. They are very major sounding. I have never been able ...
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What is a key signature?
I'm trying to learn the flute and I bought a book that is supposed to help me learn. In one of the first chapters it describes something about key signatures and the circle of fifths and I'm ...
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Comfortable notes in a key
I've been playing guitar for some time, and often when i do improvisation exercises, I hit notes which sound too tense to finish a run/lick/riff on. Kind of like having a sentence which no full stop.
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Which key harmonica I should use for playing All along the Watchtower - By Bob Dylan (in C# minor)?
The song 'All Along The Watchtower' by Bob Dylan is in the key of C#m. Which key Harmonica should I use to play the harmonica parts in it? I wish to play the harmonica along with rhythm guitar and ...
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Does the C chord change based on what key it's in?
Typically, the "C" is played like this in the key of C:
But when I play another song, in the key of D, is the C chord still played like this? If not, how do I play it on the guitar? Likewise, if ...
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RHCP “Wet Sand” solo doesn't correspond to the key?
Hi!
I'm just starting to learn music theory, and i worked out the chord progression of the song "Wet Sand" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. It has the chords G, D, Em and Bm as well as some fills that are ...
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Determining the root key and note of this riff
I am just starting to produce music and, for music, I learn better by doing and then learning about what I've done.
Let's say that I have two measures in 4/4 time with each of the following eighth ...
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Roman numeral analysis for a minor song switching to a Major sound
I have a song that I am using Roman numeral analysis for a song I have written. The first part based on D minor.
The minor progression looks like this:
I__ Isus __ VII
Dm ...
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What is the key of this song? “All in the serve - Michael W Smith” [closed]
I would like to know what is the key (scale) of the song "All in the serve" by Michael W Smith
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Seeking resource of melodies for purpose of acquiring fluency in all the keys [closed]
I am developing software for acquiring musical fluency (http://toneme.org/)
At the same time I am attempting to acquire such fluency.
What I think would help me beyond measure would be a daily ...
