Is every song in one key?

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There are exceptions to everything. A song would generally be regarded as being in the key of C major if it started out in C major, even if it ended in another key. Some songs stay in the same key all the way through, and some songs change keys.2 июл. 2016 г.

Does every song have one key?

There are songs that might as well not have a key, with so many accidentals that it basically becomes tonal soup. However, even those have a key to start with.

Are most songs in one key?

More than a third of all songs are in one of four keys: G major, C major, D major, and A major. That all of these keys are major keys is unsurprising — with the exceptions of A minor, E minor, and B minor, none of the minor keys were even able to break 4%.

Can all songs be played in any key?

Theoretically you can play any melody and chord progression for a song in any key. But a song will often work best in certain keys and usually the key it was written in for a specific instrument.

Can a song be in more than one key?

Commonly, songs can use two keys: the main key, and then a modulation to a key that is a 5th apart. For instance, starting a song in C major but having a section that goes to G major (G is the 5 chord in the key of C) and then returning to C at the end.

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