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04-25-2005, 05:08 AM
| | | | Can anyone tell me what key Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is in?
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04-25-2005, 05:33 AM
| | I call shotgun! | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia MD USA | | | I think it's in D.
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04-25-2005, 06:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO | | | i play it tuned D-A-D-G
so you can throw a low D, during the first verses just before THE riff |
04-25-2005, 08:01 AM
| | | | Okay,
but that doesn't really tell me which key it's in.
To be more specific, tha gal that sings it that I jam with plays it with the open 'D' actually as 'E' - essentially all the patterns are the exact same, just moved up a whole step.
That said, here are the root notes of how I play it, based on her chords:
Main riff contains: E, D, & B
Break in the verses:A
Chorus: G, D
I know that just because that they are all natural notes, doesn't allow me to assume it's in C, or in this case, does it?
I know some will say it's in the key of E, but ththe key of E includes 4# notes if I'm correct, based on the E major scale, including g# and d#...so in turn, the key of E should be eliminated.. |
04-25-2005, 08:33 AM
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04-25-2005, 08:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON | | | Try E-minor/G-major for your singer.
The song itself is probably D-minor/F-major. |
04-25-2005, 08:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Upstate NY | | | The Wall is the name of an album, therefore, its keys vary. You are referring to Another Brick in The Wall Part II, which is in the key of Dm. So "Edwcdc" gave you a (mostly) correct answer.
Most people use the Drop-D to get the thundering, sustained D note in the verse, but since you're playing it in Em, there's no reason to tune down. The bassline goes as follows:
D (held for an entire line)
D-C-D-D-D-A-C
D-C-D-D-D-A-C
D-C-D-D-D-A-C
D-C-D-D-D-A-C...
G
D-C-D-D-D-A-C
F-C
D-C-D-D-D-A-C...
Throughout the guitar solo, play:
D-C-D-D-D-A-C...
Just transpose to Em (full step up). The song is in the minor, not the major, so if your guitar player is playing an open E, she's playing it wrong, it's Em. She should play the Em in the 7th position, not open; but that's personal taste. |
04-25-2005, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by bonscottvocals
Most people use the Drop-D to get the thundering, sustained D note in the verse....
| Isn't that what 5-strings are for?! 
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04-25-2005, 09:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO | | | i thought 5 strings were made to play high C and more (am i clear?) |
04-25-2005, 09:42 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by julo i thought 5 strings were made to play high C and more (am i clear?) | Nope - the "standard" for 5 strings is with a low B - I've owned many of these and if you go to a good bass shop, you can see hundreds of 5-strings with Low B. (BEADG)
The standard 6-string bass has a high C, as well as Low B. (BEADGC)
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04-25-2005, 09:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Nottingham UK | | Yep, definitely Dm. 
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04-25-2005, 10:01 AM
| | | | Sorry all-I did mean "Another Brick in the wall Part II" I have an old habit of referring to is as "the Wall"
Anyway, I'll work on my riffs in Eminor.
The reason I asked was because we tend to jam it up a bit toward the end of the song, and I wanted my riffs in key.
I wouldn't have guessed Eminor, but that's because I'm just starting to get back into learning theory.
Thanks to everyone for their help! |
04-26-2005, 08:29 AM
| | | how do u tune the whole "drop d" thing. i dont know how to tune like this cuz im still a newbie  |
04-26-2005, 11:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bel Air Maryland | | | Tune your bass the "normal" way. Then "drop" the E string another whole step to D. That leaves the tuning DADG.
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04-30-2005, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Tash Tune your bass the "normal" way. Then "drop" the E string another whole step to D. That leaves the tuning DADG. | That doesn't help a n00b much. I remember having the hardest time figuring drop D tuning out.
Tune your bass the normal way (EADG) then go to the seventh fret on your E string and hit it. Then hit the A string. Now, lower the E strings tuning until it matches the A on the seventh fret and, tada, drop D tuning. To double check you can also hit the standard D, tehn your E (now a D) string to make sure it matches. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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