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It's in D. (D, Bm, G, A-ish) the G is kinda Em-ish
Then there's that beautiful bridge of F#7, Bm, G, D, F#7, Bm, G, E and back to verse.
Or some variation of those chords. But it's in D for sure.

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It's in D. (D, Bm, G, A-ish) the G is kinda Em-ish

Then there's that beautiful bridge of F#7, Bm, G, D, F#7, Bm, G, E and back to verse.

Or some variation of those chords. But it's in D for sure.

The bridge looks to be in B minor, judging by the F#7 (V of B minor). (I haven't listened to the track)

The E major is also an interesting chord in this context. Otherwise I agree - D major for the rest.

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The bridge looks to be in B minor, judging by the F#7 (V of B minor). (I haven't listened to the track)

The E major is also an interesting chord in this context. Otherwise I agree - D major for the rest.

 

Would you mind to listen to the track please :D ? Just to have a second opinion

 

thanks!

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Would you mind to listen to the track please
:D
? Just to have a second opinion


thanks!

Sure - Last time, I had no sound on the computer I was on!

The main verse section is clear D major. The chords are D - Bm - Gmaj7 - Gmaj7 (no A).

The bridge sequence is:
|F#/A# - Bm - |A/C# - |D - - - | x2

The F# (hardly more than the A# bass note and F# melody note) is a secondary dominant, which has the effect of strengthening the move to Bm, or "tonicising" it briefly. That bar is followed immediately by the same change in the home key, returning it to D major.
Ie, F#/A# - Bm = V-I in B minor (V chord in 1st inversion);
A/C# - D = V-I in D major (V chord in 1st inversion).

IOW, it's not really key of B minor as I though, because F# and Bm don't last long enough for Bm to be heard as a new key centre. The F# chord is "V/vi" - secondary dominant of the vi chord of D.
(In fact the "F#" chord is so minimal it's merely implied. It could equally be seen as a partial vii chord of Bm: A#dim7.)

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