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Wano #663032 07/06/21 01:59 AM
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I've gigged in guitar bands most of my life.

Most tenor sax players who were brought up in piano based bands or jazz orchestras prefer Bb, Eb (concert) and other traditional jazz keys. (C & F on the tenor sax)

Me? I prefer E, A and other more comfortable guitar keys.(F# & B on tenor)

No big deal, I can play in any key, but the sharp keys on the sax are just more comfortable to me.

In our duo http://www.s-cats.com Mrs. Notes and I both sing and play. Our rule is the singer's range determines the key. We often, but not always, adjust the key a half step to make playing easier, but sometimes it just sounds best in an uncommon key, so we leave it there. It's good to play in those keys anyway.

Half-step key changes sometimes also get the horn player out of his/her most comfortable zone, and that's a good thing, too.

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Originally Posted By: Notes Norton
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No big deal, I can play in any key, .......................................
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That is the key. If one wants to be an all around musician who can play rock, jazz, blues, etc, then they must learn to play in all keys.

But I do realize that this isn't for everyone and that is fine also. YMMV


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if you are a guitarist, with Johnny B Goode it's easy to play the riffs in A. but if you listen to the record it seems to be in Bb - easier for the piano player i'm told. seeing as all the riffs are double stops and the shuffle guitar part doesn't need open strings maybe it really is in Bb for the piano player.

i've always played it in A where the spots are on the guitar neck smile

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Of course, I was just lamely making a joke that if the first key was copyrighted, I'd just take the next full step up.


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You're correct in that you own the copyright on things you create with BB and are free to use it commercially as you see fit.

However, while chords and progressions are not copyrightable, if you are covering an existing song, that falls in the "you need permission" category to use it publicly regardless of the income or lack thereof that you get from it. Yes, you can copy the song's chords and use them but if it sounds like the original.... you're not protected from the copyright law requirement to get permission in the form of a license. Most of the 1-4-5 R&R songs are easy to variate into something that's not a direct copy. And.... yep, you can fit 100's of songs into the same R&R progression. One cover band I played in did a medley of songs that ALL used the same exact chord progression..... lots of grey areas for lawyers to ply their trade at your expense.

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Originally Posted By: jford
Of course, I was just lamely making a joke that if the first key was copyrighted, I'd just take the next full step up.


John and I then others derailed this thread, but only after the question was correctly and clearly answered. Sorry anyway.


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