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		By: Patrick MacFarlane		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick MacFarlane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 01:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-31201&quot;&gt;Noah Hochfelder&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes, it appears to be the key of C# minor.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-31201">Noah Hochfelder</a>.</p>
<p>Yes, it appears to be the key of C# minor.</p>
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		By: Patrick MacFarlane		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 01:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-31657&quot;&gt;Rafal&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Rafal,  you can tell right away that it doesn&#039;t stick to a single diatonic key because it has both a Bdim and an Fdim.  If you&#039;re using lowercase to indicate minor chords, then I think it is based in A minor.  However, the shift to F#/D7 indicates that you are departing from A minor key.  Dm7 would make sense for the key of A minor, but D7 has that F#.  Fdim has a G#.  I hope this helps!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-31657">Rafal</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Rafal,  you can tell right away that it doesn&#8217;t stick to a single diatonic key because it has both a Bdim and an Fdim.  If you&#8217;re using lowercase to indicate minor chords, then I think it is based in A minor.  However, the shift to F#/D7 indicates that you are departing from A minor key.  Dm7 would make sense for the key of A minor, but D7 has that F#.  Fdim has a G#.  I hope this helps!</p>
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		By: Patrick MacFarlane		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick MacFarlane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2021 09:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-32369&quot;&gt;Aaron Davis&lt;/a&gt;.

Thanks for the question.  This looks like A minor to me.  It&#039;s an intesting progression so I&#039;m adding some additional thoughts. The sus chords take the major third out of the C chords.  The Csus2/B adds the minor 7th of C back with the B so it&#039;s not quite a C minor or Dominant 7.  G add 11 adds the F which theoretically  pairs well with the F chord that follows. I&#039;d be curious to know how that sounds as Gsus4 vs G add 11 as the B seems to be a specified with the add11 notation to resolve to the C in F/A.  

In any case, it is a fun progression.  I hope this helped and provided a little more insight.  As always, musicians can go out of key from time to time, which can make key-determination a bit of an art.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-32369">Aaron Davis</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks for the question.  This looks like A minor to me.  It&#8217;s an intesting progression so I&#8217;m adding some additional thoughts. The sus chords take the major third out of the C chords.  The Csus2/B adds the minor 7th of C back with the B so it&#8217;s not quite a C minor or Dominant 7.  G add 11 adds the F which theoretically  pairs well with the F chord that follows. I&#8217;d be curious to know how that sounds as Gsus4 vs G add 11 as the B seems to be a specified with the add11 notation to resolve to the C in F/A.  </p>
<p>In any case, it is a fun progression.  I hope this helped and provided a little more insight.  As always, musicians can go out of key from time to time, which can make key-determination a bit of an art.</p>
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		By: Aaron Davis		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2021 13:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This one was a little confusing for me. I seem to be in the key of A minor. The chords or:
Am7, Csus2/B, Csus2, Gadd11, F/A]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This one was a little confusing for me. I seem to be in the key of A minor. The chords or:<br />
Am7, Csus2/B, Csus2, Gadd11, F/A</p>
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		By: Patrick MacFarlane		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick MacFarlane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-32089&quot;&gt;Ben&lt;/a&gt;.

Thanks for the question.  This is very close to the key of E minor (as you mentioned), which is the relative minor of G major.  The exception is that the Dmaj11 has a major 7th in it (C#) instead of C.  B minor does not include C# unless you&#039;re playing a Bm9 chord.  The C# would resolve nicely to the Am7 (1/2 step movement between chords).   This is a case where the out-of-key note may add interest to the progression.  An easy way to test this is by omitting the C#.  I hope this helps.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-32089">Ben</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks for the question.  This is very close to the key of E minor (as you mentioned), which is the relative minor of G major.  The exception is that the Dmaj11 has a major 7th in it (C#) instead of C.  B minor does not include C# unless you&#8217;re playing a Bm9 chord.  The C# would resolve nicely to the Am7 (1/2 step movement between chords).   This is a case where the out-of-key note may add interest to the progression.  An easy way to test this is by omitting the C#.  I hope this helps.</p>
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		By: Ben		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a fantastic article, thanks. I think I&#039;ve been able to figure out the key(s) of my weird chord progression, but could someone confirm for me?

Em7 &#062; Dmaj11 &#062; Am7 &#062; Bm

It&#039;s basically Emin with a C# note during the Dmaj11 and Bm chords, which means the progression shifts from Em to Bm each chord change. Is this correct?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a fantastic article, thanks. I think I&#8217;ve been able to figure out the key(s) of my weird chord progression, but could someone confirm for me?</p>
<p>Em7 &gt; Dmaj11 &gt; Am7 &gt; Bm</p>
<p>It&#8217;s basically Emin with a C# note during the Dmaj11 and Bm chords, which means the progression shifts from Em to Bm each chord change. Is this correct?</p>
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		By: Patrick MacFarlane		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick MacFarlane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 02:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-30634&quot;&gt;Rose&lt;/a&gt;.

Sorry for the very late reply, but it looks like the key of A minor to me.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/determining-the-key/#comment-30634">Rose</a>.</p>
<p>Sorry for the very late reply, but it looks like the key of A minor to me.</p>
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		By: Rafal		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 21:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi Patrick, I appreciate your engagement in replying for yeaaars! 
What&#039;s they for the following progressions. Is there any chance these chord are in some key? 
a, d6, F, a, Bdim, C, F#/D7, Fdim]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Patrick, I appreciate your engagement in replying for yeaaars!<br />
What&#8217;s they for the following progressions. Is there any chance these chord are in some key?<br />
a, d6, F, a, Bdim, C, F#/D7, Fdim</p>
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		By: Noah Hochfelder		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My song has chords C#m, A, E and B. Is the key C#m?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My song has chords C#m, A, E and B. Is the key C#m?</p>
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		By: Rose		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 09:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello!
I wrote a chord progression, and they completely unintentionally ended up being minor chords. What is key are these chords in?
Am, Em, Dm, and G
Thanks!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello!<br />
I wrote a chord progression, and they completely unintentionally ended up being minor chords. What is key are these chords in?<br />
Am, Em, Dm, and G<br />
Thanks!</p>
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