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OT2O
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06/30/2008 8:56 pm
When improving if im playing to something say in the key of G Major would i play my scales in the key of G sharp? or would i just remain in the key of G?
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06/30/2008 9:21 pm
Remain in key of G. If the song was in G sharp, then you would remain in G sharp. All scales/modes relative to G will work in G but all scales/modes relative to G# will not always work in G. At a really basic level, without looking at shared notes, G# is as much different to G as F is.. or any other key.

Of course things like this are open to debate because scales/modes share notes and you might find a scale/mode that belongs, in theory, to another key that still works with the key you are actually playing in.. depending on a whole bunch of things including the style of the music.

But the simple answer is: If it's in the key of G Major, you should be playing in G Major (and all of its relative scales/modes).
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07/01/2008 12:10 am
I still dont get it how do i play in the key of G major all i know is i can play in the Key of G, G# or GFlat
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07/01/2008 8:27 am
To play lead lines in the key of G Major, play the notes of a G major scale as you see fit:

GABCDEF#

You might also consider playing E minor over a G major chord progression. I don't know what you mean by 'all i know is i can play in the Key of G, G# or GFlat'...

Maybe give us some more info on what you mean there... :)

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