Members bibendum Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 Lately I've been noticing that most of my songs are in E- minor.. I don't really do it intentionally, they just turn out that way. This is just on guitar by the way, when writing on keyboard, I almost never use this key. I don't really mind it, but I suppose I might transpose a few songs or something. An album full of E-minor might get boring. What about you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dubb Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 I don't have a "favorite," really, but I do seem to find that a lot of the stuff I write ends up in D major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadiationNation Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 D minor, which I find to be the saddest of all keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eclepto Funk Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 for some reason a lot of my songs end up in E or E minor from my latest bunch of songs: E: 3Em: 2Gm: 2Am: 2G: 1A: 1D: 1Dm: 1Cm: 1F: 1Bm: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 Lately I've been noticing that most of my songs are in E- minor.. I don't really do it intentionally, they just turn out that way. This is just on guitar by the way, when writing on keyboard, I almost never use this key.I don't really mind it, but I suppose I might transpose a few songs or something. An album full of E-minor might get boring. What about you guys? I like writing in G/Em, too. It's an easy key to write in on guitar with lots of open string possibilities. I should say that's the position I often write in (along with C/Am and D/Bm)... because I actually have my primary accompaniment guitars tuned down a half step. And I use a capo frequently, as well. (And, yes, sometimes I even put the capo on the first fret, returning me to "standard." Of course, that makes it a lot easier to play along with other folks.) The capo helps break up the sameness quite a bit -- but it can't disguise it if you're doing the same old moves, so I try to keep expanding my technique and cofort zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members attic Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 Most of mine are originally written in C, Am, E or Em.But a lot of songs get transposed with a capo when I start playing them with the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fiziwig Posted August 27, 2007 Members Share Posted August 27, 2007 When I was a kid my piano had a broken string so everything I played had to be in the key of "E flat missing". --gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesfella Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 D minor, which I find to be the saddest of all keys. HAHA the guy said that in "Spinal Tap". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eddieboston2 Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 I keep coming back to C major. I'm actually trying to avoid it for a while, because it feels like I've been stuck in a rut. It happens to be the easiest key for composing fingerpickin' melodies, which is why I come back to it. I do capo up a lot, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadiationNation Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 HAHA the guy said that in "Spinal Tap". Spinal Tap quotes. Don't leave home without 'em (especially if you're a musician). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesfella Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 IMDB: [Nigel is playing a soft piece on the piano] Marty DiBergi: It's very pretty. Nigel Tufnel: Yeah, I've been fooling around with it for a few months. Marty DiBergi: It's a bit of a departure from what you normally play. Nigel Tufnel: It's part of a trilogy, a musical trilogy I'm working on in D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don't know why. Marty DiBergi: It's very nice. Nigel Tufnel: You know, just simple lines intertwining, you know, very much like - I'm really influenced by Mozart and Bach, and it's sort of in between those, really. It's like a Mach piece, really. It's sort of... Marty DiBergi: What do you call this? Nigel Tufnel: Well, this piece is called "Lick My Love Pump". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thankyou Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 D minus, just above failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KINNORDAVIYD Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 Is anyone using the cut or partial capo in any of their songs? Someone mentioned using a capo and getting some alternative tunings. I have been picking around with some Celtic/Irish Folk Melodies and rhythms and the Kyser Cut Capo is great. I can get some really neat tunings while using a full capo and a cut capo together. The cut capo seems to be good, alone, only on the 2nd Fret, but you can put a full capo on the 1st Fret and the Cut Capo on the 3rd Fret. Form the chords the way you usually do and see what voicings you get. You must always place the full capo and the cut capo 1 fret apart (i.e. 1st/3rd; 2nd/4th; 3rd/5th; etc.) kinnordaviyd guitarplayer@toast2.net www.meetyourband.com/kinnordaviyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KINNORDAVIYD Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 It's all in good fun!!! Really, it's really fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floophead3 Posted August 28, 2007 Members Share Posted August 28, 2007 I seem to really enjoy Bm and F#m these days. I like to play a lot in Em but I find that it's more natural for me to sing in Fm, so I sometimes capo 1st fret. I also really like Cm/Eb, but that's a very difficult key to play in for a guitarist, and aside from tuning down a 1/2 step for Eb major there's not a lot you can do. I have been experimenting with drop C tunings for Cminor though that I hope will expand my sound and ability to play more naturally within the key. I'm not a huge fan of major keys usually but I'd say Eb major is by far my favorite, then B major/F# major for 2nd place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurdy Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 I've written in every key. I really don't have a favorite, although lately, I've been favoring natural keys over flat keys. Often, the way I choose a key to write in is just "hey, I haven't written in this key in a while". It's actually pretty random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members attic Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 Is anyone using the cut or partial capo in any of their songs? Someone mentioned using a capo and getting some alternative tunings. I have been picking around with some Celtic/Irish Folk Melodies and rhythms and the Kyser Cut Capo is great. I can get some really neat tunings while using a full capo and a cut capo together. The cut capo seems to be good, alone, only on the 2nd Fret, but you can put a full capo on the 1st Fret and the Cut Capo on the 3rd Fret. Form the chords the way you usually do and see what voicings you get. You must always place the full capo and the cut capo 1 fret apart (i.e. 1st/3rd; 2nd/4th; 3rd/5th; etc.) kinnordaviyd guitarplayer@toast2.netwww.meetyourband.com/kinnordaviyd I just tried it. It's actually not that complicated and it sounds really really really really really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesway Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 6/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesway Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 i usually write in or around Emajor/C#minor b/c i'm such a lame singer and my range works very well there! lol. also, the natural open strings just sing on the guitar. it's such a guitaristic key. (yes, 'guitaristic' is a word...i checked) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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