Song Keys for Jam CD.

[blaze]

Hello,

I am making A JAM CD and was wondering if someone could help me figure out the songs keys for these songs.

I am just getting to the point of being able to figure out the key of a song, but still find it difficult.

*OR if you have any suggestions for good songs to solo over for the CD, that would be great as well.

Eric Clapton - Old Love (key of G ??)

Led Zep - Since Iv been Loving You (C??)

Jonny Winter - You Can't Lose Something You Anit Never Had. (E?)

Neil Young - Cortez The Killer

Bob Dylan - One more cup of coffee

Bob Dylan - With god on our side

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

BB King - Night Life

Muddy Waters - Marijuana hemp blues

Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan

Black Sabbath - Wizard

Jonh Mayall - Death of Jb Lenoir

***This is what I am thinking so far for the mix. Thanks you very much

[MWR]

The only one I know of is Old Love which is in Am.

[blaze]

Ok why do I think the 1, 5, 7, root note soloing works in the key of E and G as well.

[fatjack]

Ok why do I think the 1, 5, 7, root note soloing works in the key of E and G as well.

what? root note soloing?

[blaze]

For E I would solo using E, A, B for notes I begin or end the phrase on.

For G I would solo using G, C, and D I begin or end the phrase on.

They seem to sound good to me.

Can someone explain why these work if they do when the song is in the key of AM

[fatjack]

so for E I would solo using the root notes E, A, B for root notes

anb for G I would solo using G, C, and D as root notes.

And these seem to sound good to me.

So can someone explain why these work if they do.

what the hell do you mean using hem as root notes? it seems that you are using the word "root" in an incorrect context

[MWR]

Ok why do I think the 1, 5, 7, root note soloing works in the key of E and G as well.

I'm not really sure what your asking either although I could probably write 10 pages on what it is that I think your asking. But I won't

[blaze]

Ok I mean I either Start or end each phase in the solo on those notes.

ex. Ok Clapton old love key of am.

But I'll play a solo..... And with each phrase I do ill start or end my phrase on the G or C or D.

…….While the song is playing.

1st little phase - pentatonic key of D - ( This is what I play) - filler, filler, filler, filler, then D note.

2nd little phase - pentatonic key of C - ( This is what I play) - C note, then.... filler, filler, filler, then c note.

Understand?

[MWR]

Seems like your bringing in more complexity than you need. Also I can't tell what notes of your fill are being played over what chord and that's what matters.
Your sort of touching on "call and response" but not.

[fatjack]

Ok I mean I either Start or end each phase in the solo on those notes.

ex. Ok clapton old love key of am.

but I'll play a solo..... and with each phase I do ill start or end my phase on either the G, C, and D.

so....... while the song is playing.

1st little phase - pentatonic key of D - ( so hears what I play) - filler, filler, filler, filler, then D note.

2nd little phase - pentatonic key of C - ( so hears what I play) - C note, then.... filler, filler, filler, then c note.

and so on. do you understand. it's hard for me to explain.

which pentatonic key are you using? major or minor? perhaps you should just stick to one to one pentatonic scale. in the case of old love, just stick to A minor.

and what you described above would be in the key of G major. and you dont just randomly choose a note to start your phrase on, you have to consider the harmony of the song and then proceed

[mdel21]

Bob Dylan is spelled D-Y-L-A-N not D-Y-L-Y-N

[Bill Efting]

The Chain is in the key of D