Release Me

FancyFacade

what key is this in?

exhausted

D

FancyFacade

thanks

exhausted

no problem.

rickp

wouldn't it be G major.. since it starts on D that'd make it D Mixolydian.. neither Bm nor C are in D major..

exhausted

damn theory to heck.

rickp

my thoughts exactly.. and as a correction to my post, Bm is in the key of D major.. (oops). but Release is still G

62strat

yup. but it works and sounds just as bueaitul doing it in either key...dmajor or g.....

caus i think MOST...not sure if all, cause id ont ahve a guitar with me....notes in the Dmajor scale make up quite a bit of the notes in G as well... , D E, G , A, ummm yea, and some more....

mccreadyisgod

G-major scale:
G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G

D-major scale:
D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D

So, the only note that's different is C versus C#. Since "Release" has a C chord (not a C# chord), it's gotta be in the key of D-major.

Chords in a G-major scale:
G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F#dim, G

Chords in a D-major scale:
D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm, C#dim, D

Obviously, there is a lot of difference here. Shared chords are G, Bm, D, and Em.

So, if you're just filling in scales or basslines, the difference is small (just one note being a half-step off) but if you're playing chords or soloing using different chords, you'll want to stick to the key of G.