rob aylestone
Moderator
What do you mean about "solo in.."?
The key is important, like Duncan says. Loads of guitar chords punch through. E with open strings for example. You cannot change it to Eb and play it sounding the same unless you detune the guitar and then it's tone changes too. That all said, in the pioneering days, it was common to varispeed tracks up or down a bit because the change in sound gave the song a lift, or darkened it. If you are playing the songs on electric pianos for example, sometimes going lower by even a tone, makes not sound muddy and you have to use chord inversions to brighten it up. I tend to noodle away until I get the right sound, and then that's going to be the key for that song. As I like similar sounds, I tend to find the same keys pop up. My friend rarely ever plays in any key that's easy to play, and often gives me stuff in 5 flats to play. Grrrrr. That small move up or down would have made me much happier. A bummer if the song needs saxophone, and is harder than simple!
The key is important, like Duncan says. Loads of guitar chords punch through. E with open strings for example. You cannot change it to Eb and play it sounding the same unless you detune the guitar and then it's tone changes too. That all said, in the pioneering days, it was common to varispeed tracks up or down a bit because the change in sound gave the song a lift, or darkened it. If you are playing the songs on electric pianos for example, sometimes going lower by even a tone, makes not sound muddy and you have to use chord inversions to brighten it up. I tend to noodle away until I get the right sound, and then that's going to be the key for that song. As I like similar sounds, I tend to find the same keys pop up. My friend rarely ever plays in any key that's easy to play, and often gives me stuff in 5 flats to play. Grrrrr. That small move up or down would have made me much happier. A bummer if the song needs saxophone, and is harder than simple!