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01-17-2017, 03:18 PM
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Sharps or Flats?
Sharps or Flats? I think it would be interesting to have musicians vote on which they prefer, sharps or flats. Pianists probably prefer flats. Brass players likely prefer sharps. We guitarists don't really care - we only know 5 chords and have our trusty capos. Concussionists are too busy drumming on nearby flat surfaces to hear the question. Which do you prefer, and why?
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01-17-2017, 03:22 PM
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01-17-2017, 03:32 PM
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For me, it seems to depend on how I learned. I am fortunate that I started teaching myself piano using the Sudnow method for self-teaching. He stressed the idea of all keys being equal. After learning that way, I found it interesting how many who had formal lessons, think in terms of "easy" and "hard" keys.
I found the same thing with the guitar. I can play comfortably in whatever key I need to. I think that came from having played in a professional trio with a sax player. It was necessity that drove me in that situation, and I am better off for it. The first thought that came to my mind when I read the subject line was: Sharps when it comes to knives, and flats when it comes to tires. However, I remember from joking a bit in the past, the OP prefers more serious answers, so what I said about guitar and piano is my stand on the subject. All keys being equal seems to me to be the most trouble-free approach. Why make it harder than it has to be? Tony
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01-17-2017, 03:43 PM
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01-17-2017, 04:02 PM
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01-17-2017, 04:21 PM
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This question reminds me of the first time I got to sit in with a real blues band. There I stand with some guys guitar strapped on and what do they do but play a song in F. Yeah they had their fun but I pulled it off.
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01-17-2017, 04:22 PM
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The music theory answer is, of course, whichever fit into the key you're playing in so that you use all 7 letters of the musical alphabet. ;-)
Alas, I don't really have much of a preference for raw chords and/or keys. It's all the same to me.
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01-17-2017, 04:37 PM
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Since I am mostly a bluegrass mandolin player, I tend to play in the "sharp keys" GM, AM, BM. I play a lot in BM. The only "flat key" I tend to play in is B flat Major.
I have often wondered why Bb Major is so common, but I never play a song in Ab Major. No one ever calls a tune in Db, Eb, or Gb.
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01-17-2017, 04:47 PM
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I don't like flat or sharp keys-it makes the dots in the wrong place!
Seriously, I like to sing/play in G,D, A, E, C, and occasionally in B. Recently I've been working with a young lady - what key does she prefer ? Yup, you guessed it ....Bb! Why is it that this is often the preferred key for women? On BBC Radio 4 they have a fascinating series called "Key Matters" which explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics and create specific moods. See/listen to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tw55v
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