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Old 12-08-2017, 12:22 PM
Wengr Wengr is offline
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I usually rely on my ear, but not possible in this situation.
Have you considered F?
When I see two chords with roots only a semi tone apart in a key that I suspect to be major, I consider if they are the 3 and 4, or the 7 and 8.
So if Bb was the 8, then the tonic would be Bb, and I assume you would hear it as such. But since you are asking, I suspect you don't hear it, so maybe the A6 functions as the 3rd, the Bb as the fourth, and therefore the tonic would be F, but you are not hearing it because you have not used it in the progression.
Just a guess.
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