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Its worth bearing in mind that an awful lot of popular music is in a minor key. In our society we have a bit of a tendency towards cynicism and austerity in art of all forms, which leads naturally towards music in minor keys. I tend to find that if I've ever written anything in a major key, I will regard it as a bit whimsical, not 'serious' music, Oh god I've written a novelty song etc. So, there's a mindset thing that has to happen (for me) to accept writing in major keys.
But maybe that's just me.
Here are a couple of random songs that I think are in major keys:
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves
Other major key songs include most Green Day/Blink 182. You've also got happy pub standards like Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen or 500 miles by Proclaimers
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
So if in D minor, tune in F Major
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There's no way Hot Stuff is in Bb major (or any other major key) rather than Gm.
Something like You Are My Sunshine is a clever song, with a very upbeat chorus but achingly sad verses, all in a major key.
Even if you do like writing angsty songs, it might be worth trying to force yourself to compose in a major key just as an exercise.
I think flying_pie's point above was, there's a lot of access to minor chords even in a major key. Take a progession like Am-Em-Bm-D - that's in G but sounds sad enough if you stick just to those chords. And then there's a big resolution to G major just waiting for you.
It is in a MINOR KEY (G minor) but (no, sorry, ‘AND’) has a KEY SIGNATURE of 2 flats, like G minor, Bb major, and others.
For soloing over hotstuff (in G minor), I did a short thingie here by the way. Please enjoy the faces.
https://youtu.be/tisxCM7aAbk
https://youtu.be/yUD2FK1ArKU
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
blah blah blah all are equally relevant. Music theory can help and can hinder.
Upon further reflection perhaps this all illustrates how the key isn't that important. Major keys can be sad or heavy and minor can be upbeat. It's the overall approach that matters most
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But knowing your home note is, for me, the primary thing to get right from a mechanics-of-music perspective.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.