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For questions about key signatures, scales, modes and similar topics. Most questions should also be tagged with "theory".
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Why did it take so long for keys with several accidentals to become common?
A lot of the movement into keys with more sharps and flats had to do with the development of wind instruments. French Horns, for example, did not always have valves, and were limited to certain notes. …
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Why is the fifth chord a dominant 7? And if it is a dominant 7, why most of the songs use ju...
D is the triad on the 5th note of the key of G. D7 adds the 7th. Both act as dominants and contain the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic chord. …
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Determining the seventh chords of a key
Seventh chords have different qualities, just like intervals and triads do. The qualities of seventh chords come from the combination of the quality of the triad and the quality of the 7th between the …
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Did Bach ever use melodic minor keys in chorales?
The raised 6ths and 7ths in minor are mostly used when the line is ascending toward the tonic. Bach used this very often. When the line is descending away from the tonic, the 6th and 7th degrees are o …
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Do the notes in a scale have to be played in order?
A scale is a pattern of ascending notes, and that pattern shows the distance between each note characteristic to that scale. It cannot be just any group of notes in any order, because even playing a s …
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What are some effective ways to use a key change during a song?
There are three main types of modulation:
Pivot chord: a chord from the original key belongs to a related key and takes on a new function in the new key. … One chord alone is not enough to establish a new key, so the chosen progression in the new key must be long enough and have enough V-I pull to show the key has changed. …
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In a folk jam session, when asked which key my non-transposing chromatic instrument (like a ...
If someone is asking about the key of the instrument, I would answer "I play in concert pitch."
If when jamming, someone asks "what key are you in?" … I would say, "I am playing in (name a key) concert pitch." Then everyone else will transpose appropriately. …
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