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What Key am I in? (Musically & Geographically)
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:10 pm
by CrznDnUS1
I have been playing guitar for many years and have no formal training. I basically bang out the cords and have fun. If it wansn't for the little pictures of the cords on top of the music I wouldn't be able to play a note. So my question is, I know the 1-4-5 rule and want to start putting a harmonica into my music, but am not sure of which key I should be using. Is there a general rule of thumb I can follow? Any help would be appreciated by my listeners.
Thanks,
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:14 pm
by mings
you should be in Key West. Anything else is ALL WRONG.
NOTM Dec 2005
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:14 pm
by rsgeist
Sorry, I got nothing musically.
The only thing I know is, if you don't C sharp you may B flat. But I think that only applies to crossing the street.
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:15 pm
by nycparrothead
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:16 pm
by CrznDnUS1
mings wrote:you should be in Key West. Anything else is ALL WRONG.
NOTM Dec 2005
planning that for march!
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:17 pm
by mings
we can do that.
I see palm trees, drunk people, and more drunk people on mopeds.
NOTM Dec 2005
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:18 pm
by CrznDnUS1
just edited the title, that should help.
Re: What Key am I in?
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:19 pm
by z-man
cfisch wrote:I have been playing guitar for many years and have no formal training. I basically bang out the cords and have fun. If it wansn't for the little pictures of the cords on top of the music I wouldn't be able to play a note. So my question is, I know the 1-4-5 rule and want to start putting a harmonica into my music, but am not sure of which key I should be using. Is there a general rule of thumb I can follow? Any help would be appreciated by my listeners.
Thanks,
Harmonicas come in various keys; just pick a harp in the key you are playing.
Lat time I saw Fingers play, he had a harmonica case with at least a dozen different blues harmonicas, he just grabs the one that matches the key of the song being played.
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:20 pm
by citcat
ME TOO !!
Kinda like: Ok...I have a great Dairy Bar, a Seashell Beach Resort, and the home of the original Flipper at a Dolphin Research Center.....what Key am I?
Like that.
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:30 pm
by CrznDnUS1
citcat wrote:
ME TOO !!
Kinda like: Ok...I have a great Dairy Bar, a Seashell Beach Resort, and the home of the original Flipper at a Dolphin Research Center.....what Key am I?
Like that.
gotta be marathon,
OK, I give up! I am just walking into the stuffed pig for lunch. What key am I in?
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:32 pm
by buffettbride
cfisch wrote:citcat wrote:
ME TOO !!
Kinda like: Ok...I have a great Dairy Bar, a Seashell Beach Resort, and the home of the original Flipper at a Dolphin Research Center.....what Key am I?
Like that.
gotta be marathon,
OK, I give up! I am just walking into the stuffed pig for lunch. What key am I in?
@ you guys!
Re: What Key am I in?
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:34 pm
by CrznDnUS1
z-man wrote:cfisch wrote:I have been playing guitar for many years and have no formal training. I basically bang out the cords and have fun. If it wansn't for the little pictures of the cords on top of the music I wouldn't be able to play a note. So my question is, I know the 1-4-5 rule and want to start putting a harmonica into my music, but am not sure of which key I should be using. Is there a general rule of thumb I can follow? Any help would be appreciated by my listeners.
Thanks,
Harmonicas come in various keys; just pick a harp in the key you are playing.
Lat time I saw Fingers play, he had a harmonica case with at least a dozen different blues harmonicas, he just grabs the one that matches the key of the song being played.
dude, that is my problem. I don't know what key I am playing in. I know I am playing G-C-D-G, but what the heck key it in? fro mwhat i saw on google it says to look next the the trouble clef but what i am just playing tabs or a bunch or cords. Uhhhh, maybe I should have payed more attention in school when we had music class in jr high. There's gotta be some sort of rule like if you start on a G cord you are in G, but that's too simple.
OK, here we go again. I am just passing the 7 mile grill heading onto the seven mile bridge. What Key am I in?
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:37 pm
by citcat
cfisch wrote:citcat wrote:
ME TOO !!
Kinda like: Ok...I have a great Dairy Bar, a Seashell Beach Resort, and the home of the original Flipper at a Dolphin Research Center.....what Key am I?
Like that.
gotta be marathon,
OK, I give up! I am just walking into the stuffed pig for lunch. What key am I in?
Is Grassy Key a part of Marathon? Then you're right!
Stuffed pig...is that a restaurant?
The key of...PORK!!!!
this is cool, there are two totally different conversations going on in the same thread ! wait....not so unusual, really.... 
Posted: December 29, 2005 1:54 pm
by CrznDnUS1
citcat wrote:cfisch wrote:citcat wrote:
ME TOO !!
Kinda like: Ok...I have a great Dairy Bar, a Seashell Beach Resort, and the home of the original Flipper at a Dolphin Research Center.....what Key am I?
Like that.
gotta be marathon,
OK, I give up! I am just walking into the stuffed pig for lunch. What key am I in?
Is Grassy Key a part of Marathon? Then you're right!
Stuffed pig...is that a restaurant?
The key of...PORK!!!!
this is cool, there are two totally different conversations going on in the same thread ! wait....not so unusual, really....
Yea, it's a local breakfast and lunch place. Not to be confused with stuffin' the pig.
Posted: December 29, 2005 11:12 pm
by bravedave
What sound does a piano make when you drop it down a mineshaft?
Posted: December 29, 2005 11:27 pm
by SMLCHNG
bravedave wrote:What sound does a piano make when you drop it down a mineshaft?
Oh!!! I know, I know!!!
.
A flat miner.
Re: What Key am I in?
Posted: December 30, 2005 2:44 am
by Burny Charles
cfisch wrote:
dude, that is my problem. I don't know what key I am playing in. I know I am playing G-C-D-G, but what the heck key it in? fro mwhat i saw on google it says to look next the the trouble clef but what i am just playing tabs or a bunch or cords. Uhhhh, maybe I should have payed more attention in school when we had music class in jr high. There's gotta be some sort of rule like if you start on a G cord you are in G, but that's too simple.
It does seem too simple, but for many songs, the chord that it starts in is also the key that the song is in. To add on to your question, the key of a song is generally determined by the melody(i.e. notes that are sung in the lyrics). In a generic world, if a song was in the key of G, all
melody notes would fit the G major scale. The
major scale is the do-re-mi song we all know, but it can start on any note. But melody does not always mean sung lyrics. Take Bannana Wind for example, its an instrumental, but the melody is clear.
If you want to have some fun and add a harmonica, I would suggest buying a cheap harmonica in the key of C. It will only contain the notes in the C scale, but you'll also get a lot of hits with a song that is in A minor, and G. Blow some notes along with the songs you have been playing, and see what you think.
Posted: December 30, 2005 6:13 am
by Sidew13
citcat wrote:cfisch wrote:citcat wrote:
ME TOO !!
Kinda like: Ok...I have a great Dairy Bar, a Seashell Beach Resort, and the home of the original Flipper at a Dolphin Research Center.....what Key am I?
Like that.
gotta be marathon,
OK, I give up! I am just walking into the stuffed pig for lunch. What key am I in?
Is Grassy Key a part of Marathon? Then you're right!
Nah Grassy Key is a Key of it's own. But I must say the The Dolphin Research Center is an awesome place to stop in and spend 2 or 3 hours. I know for 2004 they had buy 1 admission get one free for MOTM's
.
www.dolphins.org
