Double Bass What key are these two songs in?

[Da Bassics]

As far as the bassline goes? And what notes are played








And this has been troubling me and many musicians globally for years. What key is the bassline is?




Thank you all

 

[Steve Freides]

Your first song sounds like it's in the key of E minor to me, and basically two chords, E minor and C. I'm listening on my old laptop - not much bass in these speakers - and I'm still on my first cup of coffee, but that's what I hear. The notes are of an E natural minor scale, so E - F# - G - A - B - C - D - E.

Transcribing recordings is a time-honored tradition - sounds like it's time for you to try. Most version of the YouTube player let you slow the performance down to 3/4, 1/2, or 1/4 speed, so that can help you figure out what notes are being played. Figure out how to play along with a passage, then write it down, then move on to the next part of the music.

-S-

 

[Don Kasper]

As far as the bassline goes? And what notes are played

And this has been troubling me and many musicians globally for years. What key is the bassline is?




Thank you all

Try not to think of what "key....the bassline is...." in, but hear what chord feels like the Tonic/Home key.
I HEAR this tune in mostly Cminor, as the G7+5 conveys a strong gravitational pull of V7 - i7 (in Cminor).
Below are the chords of the (verse?) starting at 0:32 of the track. (The next section - chorus?- at 0:54 is similar, with a momentary(?) Tonicization of Dbmajor, but still in Cminor to my ears.)
Another possible harmonic analysis might advocate for the verse in Bbminor and the chorus in Dbmajor, but I wouldn't buy that....
I don't think this song is in ONE Key. That mode(!) of thinking and hearing is not useful in the 21st century, and hasn't been for some time.
IMFO, of course.
See below.
Thanks.

 

[Whousedtoplay]

Try not to think of what "key....the bassline is...." in, but hear what chord feels like the Tonic/Home key.
I HEAR this tune in mostly Cminor, as the G7+5 conveys a strong gravitational pull of V7 - i7 (in Cminor).
Below are the chords of the (verse?) starting at 0:32 of the track. (The next section - chorus?- at 0:54 is similar, with a momentary(?) Tonicization of Dbmajor, but still in Cminor to my ears.)
Another possible harmonic analysis might advocate for the verse in Bbminor and the chorus in Dbmajor, but I wouldn't buy that....
I don't think this song is in ONE Key. That mode(!) of thinking and hearing is not useful in the 21st century, and hasn't been for some time.
IMFO, of course.
See below.
Thanks.
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It's all in C minor.
The identicalness of Bb minor and Db major.
Bb minor

Db major

The bass line mostly octaves Root- 8th and 3rd's.

 

[DoubleMIDI]

It's all in C minor.
The identicalness of Bb minor and Db major.
Bb minor
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Db major

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The bass line mostly octaves Root- 8th and 3rd's.

C Locrian is identical to Bb natural minor and DB major and these are the notes you have shown.

 

[Da Bassics]

It's all in C minor.
The identicalness of Bb minor and Db major.
Bb minor
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Db major

View attachment 3539181

The bass line mostly octaves Root- 8th and 3rd's.

What do you mean feel the tonal chord?

So yall say dont look for bassline keys, but chords? Im even more confused

 

[Da Bassics]

Your first song sounds like it's in the key of E minor to me, and basically two chords, E minor and C. I'm listening on my old laptop - not much bass in these speakers - and I'm still on my first cup of coffee, but that's what I hear. The notes are of an E natural minor scale, so E - F# - G - A - B - C - D - E.

Transcribing recordings is a time-honored tradition - sounds like it's time for you to try. Most version of the YouTube player let you slow the performance down to 3/4, 1/2, or 1/4 speed, so that can help you figure out what notes are being played. Figure out how to play along with a passage, then write it down, then move on to the next part of the music.

-S-

I dont know what any of this stuff means. I just know my natural minors and majors. I dont know how to hear chords

 

[jsf729]

I suggest that either you get a keyboard- even a cheap one- or a program such as Band in a Box so that you can start hearing them. A keyboard would be best since you can play a chord, then alter one note (minor to major, major 7th to dominant 7th, etc.) to hear the difference in sound and color.

 

[Quinn Roberts]

I dont know what any of this stuff means. I just know my natural minors and majors. I dont know how to hear chords

Try transcribing some simpler pieces to get some experience; just like playing music, transcribing is a skill that needs to be worked up from the basics. It's hard to run before you can walk.