What is the best song key?

C major, G major, D major and A major account for more than a third of all songs. In pop music specifically, C major and G major along with A minor and E minor are often considered the best keys and scales.
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What is the most common key for songs?

C (and its relative minor, A) are the most common by far. After that there is a general trend favoring key signatures with less sharps and flats but this is not universal. E♭ with three flats, for instance, is slightly (though not statistically significantly) more common than F with only one flat.
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Which key is the most popular?

While doing the demo, he told us the three most popular keys. The third most popular is... the "backspace" key. The second most popular is... the letter "e". The number one most popular is... the space bar.
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What is the hardest key to sing?

F is by far the hardest key to sing in.
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Is key of C higher than g?

So the G chord has 3 different G notes; the bottom G is higher than the lowest note (E) in the C chord, and the top note (G) is also higher than the top E in the C chord – making the G chord generally 'higher' than C. However, the notes you sing can be in a higher or lower octave depending on your voice.
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What key are rap songs in?

Major Key Examples
  • I C-Major (ceg)
  • ii d-minor (dfa)
  • iii e-minor (egb)
  • IV – F Major (fac)
  • V – G Major (gbd)
  • Vi – a minor (ace)
  • vii – b dimished (bdf)
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What is the least popular key?

A-sharp minor is likely the least used minor key in music as it is not generally considered a practical key for composition. The enharmonic equivalent B-flat minor, which only contains five flats as opposed to A-sharp minor's seven sharps, is preferable to use.
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What key are rock songs in?

Keys are often determined by the instruments that are used in a particular style. Rock is often guitarbased so the key is mostly E, A, D or G. Dancemusic in general is often in C or A minor.
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What key is the saddest?

From there it's an easy skip to D, the root of today's subject, the “saddest key,” D minor. That the key of D minor is the key of true sorrow is ostensibly inarguable at this point in time. Unless, of course, someone cares to argue.
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What is the best key signature?

In pop music specifically, C major and G major along with A minor and E minor are often considered the best keys and scales.
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What is the hardest key to play in?

The most difficult key is C major! In general, the keys that are easiest to learn are simultaneously the least natural for the hand. As a rule of thumb, the more black keys in a given key signature, the more comfortable it will be.
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Why is G major so popular?

The G major key signature

One of the reasons the key of G is so popular is because it is relatively easy for guitarists and other musicians to play. Part of this comes from the fact that it only has one sharp (F). Also, the finger position on the guitar frets is not overly complex.
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Why are so many songs in C major?

Major scales are the most common scales used in music and C major is the only one without any flats or sharps (black keys). That makes it easiest, technically and visually for a beginner to learn this scale first, play music in the key of C or learn to read sheet music.
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What key is sad music in?

The major and minor scales are the basis for any melody in western music. These foundational patterns have strong links to basic emotions for most listeners. Major scales are normally associated with happiness, while minor scales typically evoke feelings of sadness and melancholy.
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What key is never used?

The bottom line is that the scroll lock button is the most rarely used key on the standard keyboard. Many people choose not to use the key because it hardly performs its function, which is to toggle between a scrolling and non-scrolling mode.
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What is the rarest key signature?

D-flat major (or the key of D-flat) is a major scale based on D♭, consisting of the pitches D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭ and C.
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Do rappers sing in key?

Actual rapping is normally not in any key, and some rap and hip hop has no singing in it. For some rap and hip-hop, the versus are not sung on any specific pitch but the chorus is. Two things that make hip hop and rap vocals unique are: The prevalence of obvious "auto-tune" or pitch correction on sung parts.
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How do I know if I can sing?

The Quick Answer. The best ways to tell if you are a good singer are to record yourself and listen to it back, and get feedback on your singing. You can check your tone sensitivity and vocal range using an online test. Also, assess your stance, posture and breathing to ensure you have the proper singing technique.
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Is F5 a high note?

Typical tenor range is C3-C5. F5 is considered a very, very high note. Even Pavarotti was singing it in falsetto (search for Pavarotti F5 in Youtube).
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What is the lowest note a human can sing?

The lowest vocal note produced by a male is G -7 (0.189 Hz) and was achieved by Tim Storms (USA) at Citywalk Studios in Branson, Missouri, USA, on 30 March 2012. Timothy is the bass singer for the vocal group 'Pierce Arrow'. The attempt was witnessed by two college music professors and an acoustician.
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Is F5 high for a male?

Tenor—This is the highest male singing voice using modal voice register only. The tenor voice range spans two octaves from C3 to C5 but can extend either down or up at B♭2 and F5 respectively.
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