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hdoran
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hdoran
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05/18/2012 1:47 pm
Hi All:

My first post. Apologies if there is an archives that I should search of FAQ that would better direct me.

I am trying to soak up all I can on music theory and have one question about which notes are in a certain key.

To illustrate, suppose we are in the key of C major, which obviously includes:

C - D - E - F - G - A - B

My question is whether variants of those notes are also in the key of C. So, for example, is an E dominant 7 in the key of C (since an E major is). Or, is an A-minor also in the key of C.

Thanks for your guidance. I'm very much a music theory noob.

Harold