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key of Em question

Unread post by elliot » Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:00 pm

what are the sharps and flats in the key of Em? is it just an F# or is that totally wrong?
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:44 pm

Yes, just an F#
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Unread post by Pickles » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:24 pm

the key of Em is the same as Gmaj. to find the scale of Xm, find what major scale X is the 6th note of.

G A B C D E F# = Gmaj scale
E F# G A B C D = Em scale (aka E Aeolian)
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:32 pm

shane wrote:the key of Em is the same as Gmaj. to find the scale of Xm, find what major scale X is the 6th note of.

G A B C D E F# = Gmaj scale
E F# G A B C D = Em scale (aka G Aeolian)
all I did was play the notes of an Em scale and noticed that F# was the only sharp
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Unread post by Pickles » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:33 pm

i just realized i put G Aeolian heh. thats wrong. im tired. lol.

and um.. you can do what DMBFan said and that could be easier for ya heh. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Unread post by MWR » Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:17 am

Fat Cats Get Down At Eddys Bar

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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:37 am

MWR wrote:Fat Cats Get Down At Eddys Bar

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I don't think that works very well, because what if by remembering that, you think there is an F instead of an F#?
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Unread post by saiyasam » Fri Jun 04, 2004 3:29 pm

are you guys sure? i thought the e minor key had 3 sharps.

i'm trying to picture the piano in my head. let's see, it would be F#...C#... and D#. Three!

am i wrong here?
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Fri Jun 04, 2004 3:45 pm

saiyasam wrote:are you guys sure? i thought the e minor key had 3 sharps.

i'm trying to picture the piano in my head. let's see, it would be F#...C#... and D#. Three!

am i wrong here?
Yes, you are wrong.. it only has 1 sharp.. maybe you're thinking Em pentatonic
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Unread post by saiyasam » Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:31 pm

DMBFan63 wrote:
saiyasam wrote:are you guys sure? i thought the e minor key had 3 sharps.

i'm trying to picture the piano in my head. let's see, it would be F#...C#... and D#. Three!

am i wrong here?
Yes, you are wrong.. it only has 1 sharp.. maybe you're thinking Em pentatonic
doh, yeah, i'm wrong. :wink:
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Unread post by Duffman » Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:37 pm

DMBFan63 wrote:
MWR wrote:Fat Cats Get Down At Eddys Bar

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I don't think that works very well, because what if by remembering that, you think there is an F instead of an F#?
that is a way to remember what keys have what sharps and flats.
F - 1 flat
C- all natural
G - 1 sharp
D - 2 sharps
A - 3 sharps
E - 4 sharps
B - 5 sharps
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