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What key is this chord progression in?


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My buddy wrote a song and asked me to solo over it. The chord progression goes as follows:

 

C, G, D, Em, Asus2

 

Seems like the key of C except for the F# in the D major chord. I'm trying to determine the best scale to use to solo over it. Any thoughts?

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Well, C lydian has F#.

 

(Which is also G major :) )

 

And of course there are many ways of tackling it.

 

You could do the "chord tone" thing. In that case you'd be thinking

C major and just avoiding F, especially during the D chord. Maybe throw

in an F# at that point.

 

Or you could do the "lets make this really lydian" and play C lydian the

whole time, which will result in more F#s in your choices. I'm not

sure if this works with so little in the chord progression referring

the sound to C though. But.... G, Em and A all have F#,

so maybe Clydian will work out nicely!

 

Note: I'm just a learner in this, so HTH, YMMV!

 

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It's in the key of G major. It just happens to not start on a G chord. Progressions will most of the time start on the chord that's the same as the key, but not always. Learning which chords belong to which keys will help you spot on first sight what the correct key is for a progression, regardless of what order the chords are in.

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Its in G...the only anomoly chord is the Asus2 which, in this case, is an accidental (technically, it should be an Am of some sort) and an Asus2 can also be taken as an Esus4 with an A bass...

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Its in G...the only anomoly chord is the Asus2 which, in this case, is an accidental (technically, it should be an Am of some sort) and an Asus2 can also be taken as an Esus4 with an A bass...

 

 

Whether the A chord is major or minor makes no difference if you're suspending the third. Asus2 is A, B and E, all of which are in G major.

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Whether the A chord is major or minor makes no difference if you're suspending the third. Asus2 is A, B and E, all of which are in G major.

 

 

you are correct.....the Asus2 is not an anomaly after all

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