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I just learned the first part of godfather, I then noticed someone said it needed to be played one fret down, so I did it and it sounded good still, out of curiousity I then played it another fret down and it STILL sounded good, what is happening here?
by moving one fret up or down, is that changing the key of the song or the octave? i’m not good with music theory and have no intention of learning, so this is just a curiousity thing.
Actually I take that back, when I get more used to tabbing I may well take a look at music theory as it will in the future help with playing written music.
Neil.
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Hi Neil
It’s good to play songs in a varity of keys. You will find working with singers that their range is often limited and they will prefer some keys. Working with horn players is similar, most prefer keys that send guitarist running, Eb Bb, Ab.
Many believe there is a subjective element to the key as well. Blues, funeral marches etc are often written in flat keys. Marches and often pop songs are usually written in sharp keys.
Gordon
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