Members Outkaster Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 What key do you like to play in? Do you think different key's are suited to better music than others? What is your favorite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Allerian Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 For some reason the piano always brings out some kind of Cm thing for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mintbeetle Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 C major, A minor, and G flat major pentatonic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scarecrowbob Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 I like Dm. It is the saddest of all keys . Exploding drummers aside, I don't understand why I sing better in A. But I do know that since I like just carry one harp, most of my acoustic guitar folk stuff is in G and D. And I have a much better grasp of the C/Am scale on the keys, for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outkaster Posted July 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Originally posted by Mintbeetle C major, A minor, and G flat major pentatonic! WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BfunQue Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 G, C minor, Bb, F minor, Eb .....( I like almost anything really, as long as its damn funk-ay)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Anything minor. Unless I'm getting funky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bryla Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 dude, pentatonic is not a key!my likes: A flat, E flat, C, D, G and the corresponding minorswhen i'm funky i like g minor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pilot Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Db for me (and Bb minor). A lot of my favourite music is in this key so I've taken a liking to it. Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bryla Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 i deteste Db... but you gotta learn it if you wanna keep up with the rest of the big band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miket156 Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 I think sharp and flat keys generally sound better than the typical pop tune keys like C F G, etc. Typically, I transcribe from a record or learn a song from the music, and change the key to fit my voice range, which usually beens lower the key. I like Eflat, and BFlat. A lot of country songs are in D, which is a great key for country songs playing piano ala Floyd Kramer. Mike T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Morandar Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 I enjoy playing in G minor (expecially pentathonic - the key of rock!) and C minor. Those are the keys in which I can play faster too - obviously: if I like them, I use them more often... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Boom Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 A minor, C pentatonic minor, C#, D# pentatonic minor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Piano Man Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Without meaning to shatter your dreams or illusions, I doubt many (if any) of you have perfect pitch. In which case, it's unlikely you can tell which key music is in when you listen to it. Therefore, it's unlikely to make any difference when you play it. Originally posted by Mintbeetle C major, A minor, and G flat major pentatonic! With respect, pentatonic refers to a scale not a key. If you're interested, pentatonic scales are commonly used as a basis for traditional scottish music composition, and use the first, second, third, fifth and sixth notes of the key. Regards, The Piano Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GlassPrisoner Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 F#, B, C#...... JK My fav progression is C Min- Eb -Bb - Ab - G sus - G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markyboard Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Originally posted by Outkaster What key do you like to play in? The same key as the rest of the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdh Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 I am wondering how many new kybd players are using the transpose keys in their synths these days. I was watching a show in which the singer would call for a key change and I could see the kybd player count the half steps. I've played since the early 60's and there are still keys that I find problematic from time to time and I only wish this function was available decades ago - would have saved me thousands of hours and I just don't buy the idea that learning every key and scale will make you a better gigging player anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tucktronix Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 I usually prefer either a C7 or a G7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markyboard Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Originally posted by gdh I've played since the early 60's and there are still keys that I find problematic from time to time and I only wish this function was available decades ago - would have saved me thousands of hours and I just don't buy the idea that learning every key and scale will make you a better gigging player anymore. PAGING DAVE HORNE PAGING DAVE HORNE (sorry - inside joke for KCers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cnegrad Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockXtreme Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Just so we are all operating on the same page. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.In music theory, the key identifies the tonic triad, the chord, major or minor, which represents the final point of rest for a piece, or the focal point of a section. Although the key of a piece may be named in the title (e.g. Symphony in C), or inferred from the key signature, the establishment of key is brought about via functional harmony, a sequence of chords leading to one or more cadences. A key may be major or minor; music in the Dorian, Phrygian, and so on are usually considered to be in a mode rather than a key. When a particular key is not being described in the English language, different key naming systems may be used. Although many musicians confuse key with scale, a scale is an ordered set of notes typically used in a key, while key is the center of gravity, established by particular chord progressions. The chords used within a key are generally drawn from the major or minor scale associated with the tonic triad, but may also include borrowed chords, altered chords, secondary dominants, and the like. All of these chords, however, are used in conventional patterns which serve to establish the primacy of the tonic triad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jez Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 If it's boogie or blues.. or anything really fiddly, I like Em, Am and C. The twiddly bits are so much easier in those keys... and to be honest, I can't be arsed trying to be clever and playing it in odd keys. I only aspire to be as good as I need to be to get the result I want. For my own work, I'm not sure why but I like Eb and B. The last song I wrote was a thunderous power rock meatloaf-esque epic in B and it just doesn't sound right in any other key. There's something about B I really like and sadly I'm not "muso" enough to explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aztechno Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Cm/C#m/Dm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted July 30, 2005 Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Originally posted by Jez For my own work, I'm not sure why but I like Eb and B. The last song I wrote was a thunderous power rock meatloaf-esque epic in B and it just doesn't sound right in any other key. There's something about B I really like and sadly I'm not "muso" enough to explain it. Isn't B the note that the universe resonates at? ...(although at a quite low octave) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fear My Potato Posted July 31, 2005 Members Share Posted July 31, 2005 Cm and Fm have been coming up a lot lately on organ and piano, but E and Em are always my blues keys. Some of the time I have no idea what keys and chord progressions I'm shifting through, I'm just playing off the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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