Re: [Harp-L] How to tell the key of any song or music

[Alfred Barten <vr1139@xxxxxxxxx>]

<This is the funniest thing I've seen on Harp-L in at least a year.

Figuring out the key *before* the band leader throws it over to you for a
wailin'
Harp solo is kinda important.>

Thanks, Dave. You're making me feel good about participating here. I don't
recall anyone mentioning that it had to be "before the band leader throws it
over to you for a wailin' solo." I would expect a solo to be somewhere
inside the piece - at least after the first verse - but hey, that's just me.

-- Al

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Alfred Barten
RETIRED ... *and all that jazz!*



On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Dave Land <land@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On May 4, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Garry wrote:
>
> > On 05/04/2011 04:41 PM, Alfred Barten wrote:
> >> In case you don't know, most (not all) songs end on the root. You still
> have
> >> to decide whether it's major or minor.
> >
> > that's what i do.  at a jam or sitting in, i listen for that last note,
> > and then i know what key i should have played it in.
>
> This is the funniest thing I've seen on Harp-L in at least a year.
>
> Figuring out the key *before* the band leader throws it over to you for a
> wailin'
> Harp solo is kinda important.
>
> Dave
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