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I played keys in a band where the (technically excellent) lead guitarist was playing an E by shifting a D shape up 2 frets, but he was catching the open A and D strings at the same time making a dischordant clang over what should be a soft / sweet sounding section. I said lets stop and work out what isnt sounding right, whats everyone playing there? - he played what he was doing and told me it was just a standard E major. So I pointed out there isn't an A or D in that chord - amazed me that he just couldn't hear that it was clashing and adjust to stop it first time it happened, given he was in many many ways a fantastic player.
One thing I've realised a lot playing later in life with different musicians is just how differently everybodies musical brains are. Me and my musical mates learnt together and so had very similar instincts and understandings, and I wrongly assumed that all musicians' musical brains worked the same, but the actual variety is amazing
Hard work that night, first time I ever played Crazy little thing called love, with drummer playing straight with no swing!
For tightness sake though, don't let things like this go. There's always some bits that people fudge cos it's difficult but the basic chord structure should be achievable for everyone regardless of playing ability
But what key is "Sweet Home Alabama” in?
I could be wrong though, that song does tend to polarise people
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
To me it's in D as well. I don't think playing Dm pentatonic over it would feel as natural if it were in G. The other scale which fits nicely to my ears is D myxolidian.
Ed King says it is too .
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A few years ago I was asked to replace the second solo on a country record that was recorded at Muscle Shoals. I was pretty confident until I realised no one key worked ... it was the same kinda deal as SHA. What I played didn't make the record
I think in cases like Sweet Home the songs effectively in G as that's where to me it wants to rest ... as in the "home" key but that doesn't mean you can stay in Gmaj and it will sound right over every part of the song
Slightly different to those times when a band has adjusted it to do their version and you need to catch up - I had a deep gig a few weeks ago where I’m trying to follow the changes live - played with them again on Friday night and it was much easier knowing what was coming.
If you’ve pointed it out and it’s a mistake rather than deliberate and he won’t change then you’re stuck.
Could be worth sharing the song and chord here just to get a second opinion?
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Our piano player has perfect pitch so I don't get away with much.........
The first solo seems more D centric to me, whereas the second solo seems more G centric.