Find the KEY of Any Song by Ear! (UPDATED)

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Welcome to this week's video! Let's discuss how to find the key of nearly every song you can imagine using these methods. Please enjoy!
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[@ThePianoSpeaks]

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[@marlonvrealinjr1331]

Hey sir good morning, how about if the song is new to your ear? How are gonna find the key?

[@Jjangbunbun]

This was so helpful thanks for breaking it down!

[@Planetugm]

Amazing tutorial! Thank you😊 subscribed

[@mansisingh2565]

Thank you for uploading another amazing video : ). It will help me to improve my piano skills.

[@ChristopherSiu]

My pleasure Merida! Thanks for watching :)

[@xenah.1899]

Most helpful video!

[@JackHagar]

Thank you for this tutorial! Just found your channel through searching for a “La Festin” cover from Ratatouille and was amazed when I found out you created it from ear! I’m hoping to do something similar as your cover is defiantly the most accurate on KZbin and I need all the help I can get!

[@ThePianoSpeaks]

Glad it was helpful! Yes I certainly can :D

[@nestabeats1904]

Another video for such tutorial please!

[@martimchaves1658]

I have a problem: most pieces I hear end the phrase in a V chord. It's the problem in the video when it ended on the G note (dominant of C).

[@dorisaffary1546]

God bless you it very helpful

[@rhythmicsagar97]

Well explained...

[@karthikg1987]

Amazing

[@devinewilson7209]

Value!!!

[@felixeigbefo5384]

I need more videos on how to find a key

[@tedklampett1737]

is it possible for a song to have multiple keys ? eg ... like the verse and chorus have different keys ? .... if so does that mean we have to take each block and work out the key to each, one at a time ?

[@smileyangela5289]

8:45

[@marlonvrealinjr1331]

Did you mean that the root chord or ending chords are the key then they are followed by their family chords?

[@artlight4]

crazy but you can use a chromatic tuner to "listen" to the notes, but if it's a busy song like most songs use the hum method then hum the tone to the tuner.

[@imamjack223]

how do you find the difference between major and minor for the method where you find the note that feels at home?

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

2 ways: 1: look at the vibe of the chords and the song (either happy, or more dark and sad) 2: play the note where the songs resolves into, and see if the major or minor chord ends the song better. If that chord is in the song, it makes it even easier, because you can see what notes are being played in that chord (either major or minor) Also, the amount of sharps and flats used in the song can give hints as well.

[@hezu2013]

What to do when the song does not start on the home key

[@popoymotmot]

I really feel I can learn to play the piano if you are my teacher.

[@kwabenahkobby1813]

Pls what if it's not in key C,how are you gonna play it?

[@isaacbainson8319]

Transpose

[@kyroking9934]

@@isaacbainson8319 no. Tell him to learn the scales bc transposing won’t help him in the long run

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

​@@kyroking9934okay sure.

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

@kwabenahkobby1813 Learn the scales.

[@observer3955]

You found the root note and said it's in C Major. How did you know of the scale with just a note? Good explanation, though.

[@k-mashup1144]

You need to learn your scales. The note found = you play the scales in that key

[@observer3955]

@@k-mashup1144 What if it was C Minor?

[@k-mashup1144]

@@observer3955 I don't understand what you mean please clarify

[@k-mashup1144]

@@observer3955 the notes in c minor scale is different than c major that's how you will differentiate ir

[@observer3955]

@@k-mashup1144 I understand that. But what he did was touch a key, middle C, and conclude the scale is in C Major, without playing the scale. A single note can be a root note or tonic for many scales.

[@AndresGarcia-pe5vf]

I still dont get how he knew it was C mayor and not minor before without playing the scale

[@me1ody69]

u probably know this by now but the feeling in the two are quite different. also most songs are in major so there's a 80% chance major would be right for almost any song. however in this case he probably knew the notes of the melody beforehand

[@smokey3829]

In the video, it was said the key could be C or the relative minor of A minor but the home note was always C, and not A. Therefore, the key is C major.

[@harrypanic8626]

i see asian guy. i click.