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Hey everyone....I wrote a song, and the chord progression is Am, Em, G, D.....I'm trying to get my buddy on his saxophone to write a sax part....could someone please tell me what key this song is in.....thanks

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i think its C, but to be honest im not sure.. i just want to see if im right haha
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ok it's in G/Em
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Twostep13 wrote:i think its C, but to be honest im not sure.. i just want to see if im right haha
C would make the D a Dm
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Machtimus wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:i think its C, but to be honest im not sure.. i just want to see if im right haha
C would make the D a Dm
thanks a lot guys
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Machtimus wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:i think its C, but to be honest im not sure.. i just want to see if im right haha
C would make the D a Dm
ahhh, well iwas close
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its in G, which would make the sax key in E, which is kind of a difficult key to play in with sax
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