Finding The Key Of A Song
Finding out the key of a song is a critical part to figuring out how to play that song. There are a few clues that you can look for in order to find out the key of a particular song. Being familiar with the sound of the major scale and knowing what chords are in any given key are two things that can really help you find out the key of a song.
If you don’t know much about the major scale you can check out some of these online guitar lessons. It is important for you to be able to hear which note of the major scale is the root note of that scale. For example, if you are playing a C major scale it is important for you to be able to pick the C note. Being able to do this will help train your ear to pick out the root note of the major scale of any song.
Another important thing to know, in order to be able to find out what key a song is in, is what chords are in different keys. The chords that are used in a song are clues that will help you find out the key of that song. If you don’t know how to tell what chords are in a particular key you can check out this online guitar lesson.
Here is a video lesson that will help you learn how to find the key of any song.
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