question for music boffins with perfect pitch

[socialjusticeman]

Without listening to it, I;d suggest you just run it through autotune's graph mode to see what notes are in it if you're stuck.

[stringtapper]

Sounds like D minor to me.

[Tone Deft]

what key would you say this acapella is?

http://www.beatport.com/track/bad-habit ... la/3656553

be a musician for fuck's sake.

Pardon me for possibly saying something stupid, but doesn't it say so right at the top?

'Length, release date, bpm, key...'.

So it seems to be C# Major.

Sounds like D minor to me.

the saddest of all keys.

[stringtapper]

Sounds like D minor to me.

the saddest of all keys.

Indeed.


…but it really is in D minor. Don't know what the "C# Major" label at the top is about. Damn sure isn't that.

[Tone Deft]

listened to it a bit, it's also definitely not in a major key.

funken - try tapping some piano keys and listen to it, it's a good exercise. you can do it!

[chrissobo13]

listened to it a bit, it's also definitely not in a major key.

funken - try tapping some piano keys and listen to it, it's a good exercise. you can do it!

Yes, in my opinion exactly how you should go about figuring this stuff out. I know its hard, but its a useful skill!

[pencilrocket]

it sounds blue note scale to me.

[timothyallan]

Not sure who told you that you need perfect pitch to key a song/acapella. Surely you can play a few keys and hear if they clash or not with the vocal?

[stringtapper]

I did it with a single reference pitch from my iPhone tuner and the rest with my ears. Had no instruments around me at the time. I don't have absolute pitch but rather very good relative pitch.

D minor is the easiest way to label it since like a lot of R&B/Soul it's focused around a minor pentatonic (or the blues variant), so the sixth might rarely be heard anyway.

[Tone Deft]

Yeah, I'm sticking with D minor pentatonic:

vocal with organ and drums

http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/1/2/2 ... it%202.mp3

great job man, respect!