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Finding The Key of Any Song: How It Works: For Example, If You Think The True Key Is C, Pick The Minor Chord That

The document describes a "minor chord trick" for determining the key of a song. It works by taking the note you think is the key and finding the minor chord that places that note on top. You then test if the other two notes in that minor chord sound closer to the song's key than the original note. This helps avoid mistakenly identifying the third or fifth note as the key and confirms the true key. Lists of minor chords are provided for reference when using this technique to analyze songs.

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Finding The Key of Any Song: How It Works: For Example, If You Think The True Key Is C, Pick The Minor Chord That

The document describes a "minor chord trick" for determining the key of a song. It works by taking the note you think is the key and finding the minor chord that places that note on top. You then test if the other two notes in that minor chord sound closer to the song's key than the original note. This helps avoid mistakenly identifying the third or fifth note as the key and confirms the true key. Lists of minor chords are provided for reference when using this technique to analyze songs.

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FindingTheKeyOfAnySong

JermaineGriggs,HearandPlay.com

MINORCHORDTRICK

Becausemostmusicianserroneouslypickthe3rdand5thinsteadofthetruekey
(a.k.a.the1),Ivedevisedthisconvenientminorchordtricktomakesure
yourenotfallingintothissametrap.

Howitworks:Forexample,ifyouthinkthetruekeyisC,picktheminorchordthat
putsContop.

FminorputsContop.

So,tomakesureCisreallythekey,youwilltestAbandFtheotherremaining
notesofFminor.

Whatdoesthisdo?

ItmakessureyouhaventmistakenlyguessedCasthethird.Ifso,sinceCisthe3rd
toneofAbmajor,youwillfindAbtobethecorrectansweranditwillsound
infinitelyclosertothesongthanC.Otherwise,ifCisthetrueanswer,Abwillsound
farfromthekey.

Inthesameway,itmakessureyouhaventaccidentallyguessedCasthefifth
(anothercommonmishap).SinceCisthefifthtoneofF,itsoundsveryclosebutit
isnotthekey.IfFistrulythekey,itwillsoundwaybetterthanCandyoullhavethe
truekey.IfCistrulythekey,itwilltriumphoverbothAbandF(theothernotesof
theminorchord).

Thatismyminorchordtrick(madeupbyyourstruly!).Onthefollowingpages,Ive
listedalltheminorchordssoyoullhaveaconvenientcharttoreferto.

IfyouthinkCisthekey,testagainstthenotesofFminor:

IfyouthinkC#orDbisthekey,testagainstthenotesofF#minor(orGbminor):

IfyouthinkDisthekey,testagainstthenotesofGminor:

IfyouthinkD#orEbisthekey,testagainstthenotesofG#minor(orAbminor):

IfyouthinkEisthekey,testagainstthenotesofAminor:

IfyouthinkFisthekey,testagainstthenotesofBbminor:

IfyouthinkF#isthekey,testagainstthenotesofBminor:

IfyouthinkGisthekey,testagainstthenotesofCminor:

IfyouthinkG#orAbisthekey,testagainstthenotesofC#minor(orDbminor):

IfyouthinkAisthekey,testagainstthenotesofDminor:

IfyouthinkBbisthekey,testagainstthenotesofEbminor:

IfyouthinkBisthekey,testagainstthenotesofEminor:

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