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First, theory and rules are afterthoughts developed in an attempt to explain what rock-n-rollers just played ...
I hate to quote myself, but this really is the crux for me. Play first. What sounds great may or may not fit with rules or theory. If it doesn't, they'll call it "borrowing" in the minor cases and "jazz" in the extremes - LOL!
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Whatever the key is - the tune is a classic. Ya gotta respect the Stones even if you don't love them.
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It's all about what we're accustomed to seeing. The below (which I think is accurate) shows the sequence in both C Major and A Minor. In both cases the E chord is altered from the norm from minor to major, as a dominant 7th. They both obviously sound the same as they are identical in practice.
To ME, a vi III7 V IV IV I ii I vi is more "normal" (whatever that means) than i V7 VII VI VI III iv III i. To be perfectly clear, I'm not claiming one is more correct than the other. This is more an interesting exercise in picking fly dung out of pepper - an exercise in exercising theory & representation. A stronger case might be made one way or the other by also examining the melody, but I'm not THAT interested or invested
C Major Am E7 G F F C Dm C Am E7 G F F C Dm C G Dm Am C F G vi III7 V IV IV I ii I vi III7 V IV IV I ii I V ii vi I IV V A Minor Am E7 G F F C Dm C Am E7 G F F C Dm C G Dm Am C F G i V7 VII VI VI III iv III i V7 VII VI VI III iv III VII iv i III VI VII
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I love this tool. And the User's Guide is worth studying as well.
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First, theory and rules are afterthoughts developed in an attempt to explain what rock-n-rollers just played ...
There are several clues in the main chord progression. You could chart this in either key, but the changes appear more traditional when viewed as 'C Major'.
The E chord is a major clue to me (pun). It is far more common to sub in the major version of a iii chord in a major key than it is to sub in a major version of a v chord in a minor key.
I'm going with 'C Major' as the key
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Hayes is pretty famous; one of the greatest tenor players to come out of the UK but met an early death.
But I don't know about Care Failure, who is the evidently famous lead singer of the band Die Mannequin.......
I think we'll have to come to some agreement on what 'famous' is....
I was just kidding around ... this isn't a terribly critical thing we're doing here :)
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Has anybody read the subject? It say *Famous*, not *obscure* ... :)
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Frank Zappa
Ziggy Marley
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Bonnie Raitt
Randy Rhodes
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Joan Baez
Burt Bacharach
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Wes Montgomery, of course....
Miles Davis
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Randy Rhoads
Roger Waters
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This is the name of the band, not a musician.
But to help roll over it, the leading member of the band is:
Jason Kay
Keith Richards
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You change it from last to first so I would understand? Sorry, lost me.
You're single, right? ((just a little humor to lighten it up))
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House.
Still in H
Or even better, Hugh Laurie.
Now in L.
Linda Perry (has an outstanding resume)
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LOL! Was the game concept really that difficult to grasp?
Kris Kristofferson
K
Kirk Hammett
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Amy Lee
Lenny Kravitz
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Les Paul B)
Paula Abdul
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Emma Anderson
Amanda Lameche
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Angie .. is it in key of Am or C ?
in Gibson Acoustic
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What key is Sweet Home Alabama in?
[flapper]