The Maker in the Key of F (Dm)?

[PlayLikeDave]

I read on a thread that The Maker is in the key of F. I have tried to play along with notes from the Fmaj scale, and it doesn't seem like all of the notes. I tried playing it in Dm (starting off with D and resolving to D, same notes as F), but it still didn't feel totally right. Are all of the notes of F used in the maker? E and A# seem out of place. Just wondering if it is in a Dm or F Pentatonic. Thanks for any help.

peace

[DustyDave]

I don't have too good a memory when it comes to scales and keys But i do believe it is in F

[PlayLikeDave]

I believe that my thinking is faulty on this. I should be asking not if it is in the key of F, but whether or not it is played better using an F major scale or F pentatonic scale (because the E and A# do not seem to fit to me).

peace

[fatjack]

I believe that my thinking is faulty on this. I should be asking not if it is in the key of F, but whether or not it is played better using an F major scale or F pentatonic scale (because the E and A# do not seem to fit to me).

peace

try solo over the chords using arpeggios, some songs stray away from their key center quite often

[PlayLikeDave]

I believe that my thinking is faulty on this. I should be asking not if it is in the key of F, but whether or not it is played better using an F major scale or F pentatonic scale (because the E and A# do not seem to fit to me).

peace

try solo over the chords using arpeggios, some songs stray away from their key center quite often

Arpeggios how? Using the chords in the key of F? Or do you mean running down the scale from F to F or D to D?

[fatjack]

I believe that my thinking is faulty on this. I should be asking not if it is in the key of F, but whether or not it is played better using an F major scale or F pentatonic scale (because the E and A# do not seem to fit to me).

peace

try solo over the chords using arpeggios, some songs stray away from their key center quite often

Arpeggios how? Using the chords in the key of F? Or do you mean running down the scale from F to F or D to D?

your problem is that youa re thinking that you HAVE to solo using just scales.

using arpeggios means to play the tones of the specific chord that is being played in the song. for instance, if the song has an F chord in it, you would play the tones of an F chord to solo, but when it changes to something like a Dm, you play the tones of Dm

[PlayLikeDave]

your problem is that youa re thinking that you HAVE to solo using just scales.

using arpeggios means to play the tones of the specific chord that is being played in the song. for instance, if the song has an F chord in it, you would play the tones of an F chord to solo, but when it changes to something like a Dm, you play the tones of Dm

You are right to a point. My roommate here at college, who is great at playing the piano, was telling me that one has to play the notes from each chord that is being played (or the notes within that scale). I am really new to music theory and playing solos and stuff, so thank you for the help and reminder...It might take me a while to get this down.

[fatjack]

your problem is that youa re thinking that you HAVE to solo using just scales.

using arpeggios means to play the tones of the specific chord that is being played in the song. for instance, if the song has an F chord in it, you would play the tones of an F chord to solo, but when it changes to something like a Dm, you play the tones of Dm

You are right to a point. My roommate here at college, who is great at playing the piano, was telling me that one has to play the notes from each chord that is being played (or the notes within that scale). I am really new to music theory and playing solos and stuff, so thank you for the help and reminder...It might take me a while to get this down.

the use of arpeggios is tough, the best thing to do is to use the scale of the key the song is in, but look for "target" notes as you go through the chord changes

[PlayLikeDave]

Wow, that is good stuff. Thanks for the ideas fatjack. Hopefully I will be more adept at applying theory soon so I can stop hounding ppl on these boards.

peace

[fatjack]

Wow, that is good stuff. Thanks for the ideas fatjack. Hopefully I will be more adept at applying theory soon so I can stop hounding ppl on these boards.

peace

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