I'm losing it (minor chords)

[taparoo]

I figured I might as well ask it in here. What key would a song with a progression of E, B, C#m be in? And how would you go about figuring that out? I see they all fit in the D scale, so is it in D? Its capoed on 4 so the chords relative the capo are C, G, Am, if that matters at all.

Well, assuming E, B, C#m is the chord progression, I'd say you'd be in the key of E major because you are starting on the E, B is the fifth degree of the E major scale (the fifth is a common chord in progressions), and the C#m 'fits' into the chord formula for an E major scale (I ii iii IV V vi viidim).

since i'm not a "solo" man at all, w/ that progression which other keys can u use to solo?

I'd say E major would sound the best. But you could try using the E major scale for the E chord, the B major scale for the B chord, and the C#m scale for the C#m chord. You could also mess around with the A major scale over the chords, since those chords (E B C#m) 'work' in that scale. Try experimenting with different notes, find out what works and what doesn't.

how does a B chord work in A major scale??
i mean the B NOTE works in it, but so does in D and G scales, doesnt it?

you're right about the B, i was thinking of Bm. Bm works in A, not B major. And Bm works in the key of D major, and also in the key of G.

i was thinking...can i solo over that chord progression w/ an A, D or G major scale?

Most of the notes in those scales would work over that progression, but you'd be most safe sticking to the E major scale over the progression. You don't know till you try, though. like i said before experiment with different scales to find what sounds cool to you.

[Guitarlover22]

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