Key Signatures For Some Dave Songs

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Key Signatures For Some Dave Songs

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Hey, I'm new, so I'm just a bit unaccustomed to this board. Anyhow, Could anyone provide me with the key signatures to these Dave songs. I'm not too good with identifying what key a song is in, so help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks[/quote]
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keys are really hard in dave songs. in many songs a key could be the first chord. but not in dave songs. dave decides to make things hard. id love to know how to figure out keys, but i think it might be a bit out of my league. anyway, welcome to the boards duluoz
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I forgot to list the songs I wanted the keys for. Alright, man

1. Tripping Billies
2. Dancing Nancies (I think this might be in G)
3.#41
4. Ants Marching
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oh crap.. if im not mistaken weve had a huge debate on this board about the key of billies... my guess for ants is D, but thats only due to my inferior knowledge of music theory.
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duluoz wrote:I forgot to list the songs I wanted the keys for. Alright, man

1. Tripping Billies
2. Dancing Nancies (I think this might be in G)
3.#41
4. Ants Marching
1. I can't make up my mind what key Billies is in.
2. Nancies is in D.
3. #41 is in G.
4. Ants is in D.

for Billies I want to say D as well but I also want to say A.....Bm is another possiblity.

oh well. Tico should know. :)
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i'd say billies is in D cause that's what it says in my tab book. :P
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Jay wrote:i'd say billies is in D cause that's what it says in my tab book. :P
cool. what does it say for the other ones? what tab book do you have?
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i had uttad but it was not the tab version so i got rid of it.

it says 41 is in G
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Jay wrote:i'd say billies is in D cause that's what it says in my tab book. :P
Does is say D, or does it say 2 sharps? 2 sharps could also be Bminor.
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come on people, TB is in D. the song centers around the D, A, and G chords. that's the I IV and V of the key of D. Listen to the song and pick a D note the entire time.

that's my sure fire way to prove to myself what key i think a song is in.

it seems like dave (along with most guitarists) just loves to write songs in D and G. Cuz they are the easiest.
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well of course it says 2 sharps, i've never seen a staff that just says "this is in D" nn it, but i still think the song is in D.
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