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Topic: Question: What key is Hey Joe in? |
Andy Volk
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Brooks Montgomery
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 8:08 am |
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That was great! He does great theory vids.
A favorite song to jam on. And many times when it’s been thrown out there, and I try remember the progression, I’ll now remember circle of fifths......â€and it’s in Eâ€.
Thanks for sharing.
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Jeremy Reeves
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 9:58 am
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A bebop dominant   |
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Ian Rae
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 11:54 am
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Andy, before I spend 17 mins, was there ever any doubt about this?
It's just as much in E as all the other things written in E by guitarists.
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Andy Volk
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 12:44 pm
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If I didn't feel it was worth watching I wouldn't have shared the link. The trip to eventually land on "key of E" was circuitous and interesting - at least to me.
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Ian Rae
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 5:06 pm
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Fair enough, I'll watch it 
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Thomas Stone
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Posted 19 Mar 2021 10:21 am
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| Some good insights, I enjoyed it. Thanks for posting! |
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John McClung
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Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2021 5:58 pm
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Just stumbled on this yesterday coincidentally, fascinating how he really dissected the tune as guitar chord changes, I love his youtube channel and subscribe.
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Ian Rae
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Posted 22 Mar 2021 7:29 am
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I've watched it now, so thanks Andy for posting. It's very good and interesting, but to make the same points he could have picked any one of countless songs that are bluesy, guitar-based and in E.
I thought it was going to be about Hey Joe's distinctive chord progression, which could give rise to debate. A lot of guitarists think it's in C.
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Brooks Montgomery
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Posted 22 Mar 2021 8:56 am
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| Ian Rae wrote: |
I've watched it now, so thanks Andy for posting. It's very good and interesting, but to make the same points he could have picked any one of countless songs that are bluesy, guitar-based and in E.
I thought it was going to be about Hey Joe's distinctive chord progression, which could give rise to debate. A lot of guitarists think it's in C. |
I’d respectfully disagree. At least with the guys I play with. It’s one of the few blues songs where I’ve had the guys argue about what key it’s in. Most all other blues songs (with the guys that I play with) , the key is very obvious. I usually have to whip out a harp to prove the key. Cross-harp (playing the harp in the 4 key) usually points it out rather quickly.
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2021 9:52 am
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Not many people know that the working titles were “Hey Joe, Don't These Chords Sound Cool?†and “Hey Joe, With These Chords You Can Spell The Word CAGED†and “Hey Joe, Here’s An Excellent Simple Tune That Will Keep The Theory Geeks Busy Foreverâ€.
I mean really. Seventeen minutes to conclude with Key of E? Hats off to the guy for getting a jillion clicks. |
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Brooks Montgomery
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Posted 22 Mar 2021 10:18 am
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Keeping it steel related
https://youtu.be/62db5rMc2ns
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Ian Rae
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Posted 22 Mar 2021 11:41 am
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That's excellent! Brooks, I'm not sure that we actually disagree. My remark about C was a sly dig at certain guitarists only. I once sat in with a band where the nearest person was the guitarist, and he promised to call out the keys. It took a few numbers before I realised he was just giving me the first chord! I know I am not the only one who has been a victim of this, and I apologise to Andy for wandering off his topic, which is a good one 
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Andy Volk
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Brint Hannay
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2021 11:01 am
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Do think the bass player said, "Hey Jerry - what key is this song in?"
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If he did, Jerry's answer: "It's in B".  |
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 24 Mar 2021 12:46 pm
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Don't tape boxes make fantastic acoustic treatment!
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Jack Hanson
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