Which key (should be simple, but I'm confuddled)

viz

Aw thanks, yep, I’m not at all interested in theory in an abstract sense - just in how it relates to music and emotion Cheers for that, twas a huge compliment. 

thing

As an aside, you don't have to have a tonal centre although it applies in the vast majority of cases. Debussy's l'apres midi d'un faune is all over the shop but brilliant regardless.

thing

viz said:

Danny1969 said:

There was a guitar teacher on the old forum, Paulo I think who said you should be able to remove the underlining chords of a well written solo but still be able to hear them because the solo on it's own is referencing them constantly. I've always remembered that.  

Soo true! I love that. 

And there’s also the opposite of that: in classical theory tests where you’re given a tune and asked to harmonise it - it’s amazing how many chord progressions you can come up with which work for a tune, and make it have a totally different meaning. 

I love doing that! Take an old standard and warp it beyond all recognition. Keep the original melody of course. I've got a really sick version of Silent Night somewhere in the depths of my hard drive.

bertie

Danny1969 said:

Paulo

crikey there's a name from the past................... wasnt the the one with the fantastic "photoshop"  memes