[Stratcat77]

I often change keys to fit my voice. The only chance someone ever notices is another musician. And this is a big pet peeve of mine - some musicians seem to think you must play in the original key and to do otherwise somehow makes you less of a musician. I actually think the opposite. Trying to always play in the original key, unless every song fits your range perfectly, is foolish and less "professional" because you aren't delivering the best performance you could. Glad to see so many on here standing up for playing in the key that best fits your voice.

All that said, I do duo gigs with a good buddy who has perfect pitch (and an amazing range). He insists we do the songs he sings lead on in the original key, but he can do it well. It's funny though, if I start a song in the wrong key (because I should be capo 3 and am at capo 2, for example), he immediately knows it and stops me!!! I'm jealous of his ear.