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CPicard 
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 Posted: December 25 2009 at 09:16 |
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The Z key is the best.
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himtroy
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 19:57 |
As long as it's not E I like it. I'm so sick of E that I'm fairly certain my current band has never played in E.
On guitar I'll play whatever key, since on string instruments it's all the exact same thing. On organ (or any keys I suppose) I love a good G minor (pentatonic included for all), F,D, C, A. Or Bb Maj, A Maj, or G Maj. On Harmonica Bb (F pent) can't be beat
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The Pessimist
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 19:34 |
 Slartibartfast wrote:
H major. But you need an amp that goes up to 11.
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Don't you mean B Major?  Baroque speak dude. Although I DO prefer J Major.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg
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stonebeard
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 14:29 |
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I'm not really an expert, but I'll say C#. I screw around on a piano a lot, and I feel I can play almost anything and it will sound good in C#. it's got a futuristic space-jazz quality to it.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 14:27 |
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H major. But you need an amp that goes up to 11.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Epignosis
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 12:43 |
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Interestingly, two of the five songs I wrote for my album are in the key of Ab (F minor)...the others were (for the most part, since the key might change) E, A, and C (A minor).
On a guitar, the keys of E, A, and D work well for practical purposes.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 12:37 |
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Theoretically, Eb minor is in fact the darkest of all keys. However my favourite is probably F minor for a number of reasons.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 00:34 |
But D minor is so cliche! I like the heroism of E Flat Major, but I'm a sucker for grand sweeping gestures. The 1812 Overture alone might be enough for me, but then there's also Eroica and Emperor.
Oh man, Marche Slave and Never Gonna Give You Up are in the same key. :(
Edited by Henry Plainview - December 24 2009 at 00:40
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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topofsm
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Posted: December 24 2009 at 00:31 |
Now of course all of you are going to say there's really no best key, but we all know that it's subjective so just forget saying that. This is an opinion thread, god forbid!
Personally, IMO minor keys are the best. D minor is probably my favorite (as is it Nigel Tufnel and Tool's favorite key), though the E phrygian mode gives it a good run for its money in terms of darkness. I think C Minor and A Minor are boring and lend themselves to boring melodies, though it might be because of the bands that use them extensively. Also, B flat minor is rather epic, a lot of film score uses it.
What do y'all think?
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