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topofsm 
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 Topic: Music theory Nerds! What is the best musical key?Posted: December 24 2009 at 00:31 |
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Now of course all of you are going to say there's really no best key, but we all know that it's subjective so just forget saying that. This is an opinion thread, god forbid!
Personally, IMO minor keys are the best. D minor is probably my favorite (as is it Nigel Tufnel and Tool's favorite key), though the E phrygian mode gives it a good run for its money in terms of darkness. I think C Minor and A Minor are boring and lend themselves to boring melodies, though it might be because of the bands that use them extensively. Also, B flat minor is rather epic, a lot of film score uses it.
What do y'all think?
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 00:34 |
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But D minor is so cliche! I like the heroism of E Flat Major, but I'm a sucker for grand sweeping gestures. The 1812 Overture alone might be enough for me, but then there's also Eroica and Emperor. Oh man, Marche Slave and Never Gonna Give You Up are in the same key. :( Edited by Henry Plainview - December 24 2009 at 00:40 |
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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The Pessimist
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 12:37 |
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Theoretically, Eb minor is in fact the darkest of all keys. However my favourite is probably F minor for a number of reasons.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
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Epignosis
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 12:43 |
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Interestingly, two of the five songs I wrote for my album are in the key of Ab (F minor)...the others were (for the most part, since the key might change) E, A, and C (A minor).
On a guitar, the keys of E, A, and D work well for practical purposes. |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 14:27 |
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H major. But you need an amp that goes up to 11.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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stonebeard
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 14:29 |
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I'm not really an expert, but I'll say C#. I screw around on a piano a lot, and I feel I can play almost anything and it will sound good in C#. it's got a futuristic space-jazz quality to it.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 19:34 |
Don't you mean B Major?  Baroque speak dude. Although I DO prefer J Major. |
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg |
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himtroy
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 19:57 |
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As long as it's not E I like it. I'm so sick of E that I'm fairly certain my current band has never played in E.
On guitar I'll play whatever key, since on string instruments it's all the exact same thing. On organ (or any keys I suppose) I love a good G minor (pentatonic included for all), F,D, C, A. Or Bb Maj, A Maj, or G Maj. On Harmonica Bb (F pent) can't be beat |
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CPicard
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Posted: December 25 2009 at 09:16 |
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The Z key is the best.
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Xanthous
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Posted: December 29 2009 at 10:05 |
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I usually prefer Major scales but my whole style is just staying on any random scale for a little while than going to any other one. (Bass).
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Negoba
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Posted: December 29 2009 at 10:18 |
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Well you said music theory nerds so here I go.
I like to play out of the phrygian mode of the harmonic minor scale in E, whatever that's called. It allows Am, Dm, E, F all to be legal chords. So it's really A harmonic minor I guess. I really like having that dominant 7 V chord available in minor.
Actually a pretty boring choice, but I like it.
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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klvin
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Posted: December 29 2009 at 11:35 |
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Well I don't know, but F major (or same minor)is the key of Close to the Edge, Tarkus, Octavarium...
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Close to the Edge analized!!!
http://www.yhwh.com/ctte.htm |
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mrcozdude
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Posted: December 29 2009 at 23:17 |
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I need to play in more flat keys.
I imagine C ,I expect I don't need to explain why. |
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Vompatti
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Posted: December 30 2009 at 04:38 |
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I can't imagine ever needing a whole key. Even a whole chord seems a bit suspicious. In fact I don't see why I should even play a single note when I can make weird buzzing sounds instead.
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topofsm
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Posted: December 30 2009 at 22:22 |
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^Of course you'll realize that the buzzing actually probably produces a regular musical tone, though the Hz frequency is probably so low that it's actually a very low note and the sound won't register, at least not for a human.
Of course, maybe wombats like you can hear lower notes, but I wouldn't know.
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Vompatti
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Posted: December 31 2009 at 02:13 |
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^ I'm sure I've heard buzzing sounds with no definite frequency. Maybe it's just us wombats who can hear them.
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Icarium
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Posted: December 31 2009 at 11:11 |
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i like the Chords in Confortably Numb and on bassguitar i like to pump on A ans i like the E minor and the B string on my 5 string Bass dropp D is cool when you play Audioslave and Soundgarden songs
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Citizen Erased
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Posted: December 31 2009 at 11:16 |
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G Minor is my favourite. Or G.
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And lo, the mighty riffage was played and it was good
<a href="www.last.fm/user/jonzo67" targe |
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Dim
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Posted: December 31 2009 at 11:27 |
D minor is my favorite too, maybe because the actual D minor chord is so sad sounding. I'm one of those lazy guitar players who plays more simple chord structures in drop D rather than faster technical riffs in E standard or whatever you prefer, so that may be why I like the key so much.
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darkshade
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Posted: December 31 2009 at 12:23 |
E is just Fb B is just Cb now playing in more bb or -x- keys more be better! (double flat and double sharp for those who dont know...) |
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