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ThisName Group: Members Posts: 307 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 22 2006, 08:19 I'm really annoyed that I can't figure out if the opening 4 minutes are based around F#minor or G minor. When you play along it is closer to F# but at 4.10 there is a harmonic shift down a semitone into F#!!!! Mega confusing so please, if anybody can help me out then that would be great! Cheers! -------------- www.ryanyardmusic.com Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Nov. 22 2006, 10:04 It's definitely G minor. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

ThisName Group: Members Posts: 307 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 22 2006, 10:43 How do you explain it as Gminor when it sounds closer to F#? I thought it had to be Gminor too. Why do you suppose this part of the piece is so badly out of tune? Is it a recording issue or just the type of intsrtuemts that are being used? It's really unusual. Thanks though for your input, bit of a head scratcher. Its for my 6000 word critique of ommadawn the album. -------------- www.ryanyardmusic.com Back to top

nushky Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: Nov. 2005 Posted: Nov. 22 2006, 11:22 Is it me or the tuning of the album is not standard (something like a quarter of step up or done) ? Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Nov. 22 2006, 13:48 I'm listening to it right now. I dunno, it sounds pretty "standard" G minor to me. Of course, compared to other songs in G minor, it can sound drastically out of tune. Perhaps it was an issue due to recording the album. But yes, it's G minor. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

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