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Blues Heron

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3. One from the beginning of a song is Me and Bobby McGee (Janis version)

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 03:11 PM

Dec 2022

Goes up a whole step after the first verse- as a truck would shift gears getting back on the open road. Really gets the song in gear. 1:15 on this vid

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Rick Beato - The Death of Key Changes: How Popular Music Got Boring [View all] highplainsdem Dec 2022 OP

I like Beato Ferrets are Cool Dec 2022 #1

Generally Agree ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #13

Very interesting. I'm not a musician but the key change song from the 60s I like is On Broadway Walleye Dec 2022 #2

Great song! Link to a page about the song you might like: highplainsdem Dec 2022 #8

One from the beginning of a song is Me and Bobby McGee (Janis version) Blues Heron Dec 2022 #3

And another whole step at 3:06? nilram Dec 2022 #5

I believe that is just returning to the 1 of the new key Blues Heron Dec 2022 #6

Oh, thanks. I looked down on this song when I was a kid nilram Dec 2022 #7

we've also lost GenXer47 Dec 2022 #4

Yes. Even a short song like the Beatles' "Things We Said Today" could be highplainsdem Dec 2022 #10

Unless you are into progressive, like I am...then you can turn to Steven Wilson for all the above. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2022 #14

Another classic rock hit with a key change - Bowie's "Young Americans": highplainsdem Dec 2022 #9

Nice Catch! ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #11

Thanks for the Hooktheory page! I haven't done much messing with highplainsdem Dec 2022 #12