White Keys vs Black Keys

Chords, scales, harmony, melody, etc.
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I prefer grey keys
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MadBrain wrote:
If you need to start higher - maybe to better fit the singer's rage for instance - you could start on G. And then, considering that every half-step is equal, you will get 1 sharp:
If you are trying to avoid the singer's rage, you should not use all white keys. But you should not modulate into black keys, because you can never go back.

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I think Vince Clarke used more black than white keys in the riff of Who Needs Love Like that

A#, F G# A A#, F G# F A# G# F A# C# C A#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX0VJhrw01w

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Would this solve your issue? It forces you to explore pentatonic scales ;-)

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So racist :D

Just try to use as many white as black keys in every song. Also keep track that the average velocity of both is the same.
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Just use the white keys and throw in a black key for fun no more than 5 percent of the time and you'll be fine. If you wanna be totally outrageous, use the transpose function on your keyboard to try new scales. You'll never have to learn what the black keys are if you don't want to. Or spend a couple years figuring them out. It may be better in the long run, it may not.

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Just realized that In a beautiful place out in the country, main riff goes like E D# D C

Goes to show that a beautiful song can have an uncommon key structure.

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Numanoid wrote:Just realized that In a beautiful place out in the country, main riff goes like E D# D C

Goes to show that a beautiful song can have an uncommon key structure.
It could also be a very common scale (pentatonic blues) with the root note of A. The notes you play are just as important as the ones you don't. :)

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Caine123 wrote:ok now im gonna shock you i guess :D, the thing is i mostly use the white keys on the keyboard/piano roll for melodyprogression. of course this is BOOOOORING! before i get to chords i need to learn this first, i guess?

EVERY time i hit c -> e -> f-> d -> c .... it sounds ok, melodical, but when i wanna do e.g. use a black key c -> e -> d# -> d -> c....... it sounds amelodical....... when may i use the black keys and when not? is there a good lecture, online tuts etc. so i can learn when to use the black keys or when you CAN use them but staying melodical? this would improve myself a lot!!!!! thanks

Sod white keys vs black keys debates.

All the cool kids are using A Locrian 6 nowadays :hihi:

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dark water wrote:All the cool kids are using A Locrian 6 nowadays :hihi:
Fun music fact of the day: Back in Time by Huey Lewis and the News is in D Lorian, so you might want to try that for the retro futuristic feel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXN6tgE4g_4

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Just to reiterate: you need to learn some basic music theory. There are an endless number of books, videos, websites, and programs devoted to teaching this. Just choose the medium you prefer, and do a search for "music theory for beginners" or something along those lines.
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sjm wrote:
dark water wrote:All the cool kids are using A Locrian 6 nowadays :hihi:
Fun music fact of the day: Back in Time by Huey Lewis and the News is in D Lorian, so you might want to try that for the retro futuristic feel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXN6tgE4g_4
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You might try buying a book of scales and practice playing them on your keyboard. Those of us who were trained to play classical music on the piano were forced to endure that experience for a reason - you eventually get the most common scales hardwired into your brain. It's not a quick and easy solution, but it will work.

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