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For questions about studying the intricacies of a piece of music. Questions should also be tagged with a more specific form of analysis if applicable.

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Why is The Star-Spangled Banner said to be in key of F instead of C?

Every B isn't natural actually. What about this one: Also if you look at the first F, that's an important note in the song. "Oh say can you see". It's a good candidate for a tonic!
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Does the concept of rhyme make sense when describing music?

That particular choice of two four-note phrases I think doesn't "rhyme" particularly well. The first sequence goes G G G Eb (down a major third), the second goes F F F D (down a minor third), and the …
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