06-03-2018, 07:48 PM
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I don't have a rule that fits it all answer. Sometimes it takes some ways into a tune to decide what the key is. For example in an opening chord sequence
such as D#m7b5-G#7-C#m7b5-F#7-Bm7b5-E7-A. Some tunes go in and out of different keys and/or make use of a lot of chords containing chromatic notes.
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