E flat minor songs9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Many students wrongly assume a song will always begin on the first note or chord of the key. Since we determine the key by its point of rest, you can best determine a piece of music's key by where it ends (or wants to end). A song in a minor key will, similarly, revolve around the chords and notes of the minor key and come to rest on the tonic (i) of the minor key. The Harmonic “Center”Ī song in a major key will revolve around the chords and notes of the major scale and will come to rest on the tonic (I) of the major key. Or, in other words, where the music resolves, or comes to rest. The answer is where the harmonic “center” of the music is. Before we dive into the diatonic chords of the minor scale, let me answer a common question students have at this stage: What determines if a song is in a major key or a minor key? If all the chords are the same between relative major and minor keys, what makes a major key different from a minor key? ![]()
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