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Best key for "after you've gone"

Charles MeadowsCharles Meadows WV✭✭✭ ALD Original, Dupont MD50
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It looks like Stochelo does it in C on the Rosenberg academy, Tcha plays in in Eb in DC music school. There's fabulous version by Adrian for Caravan guitars (the Park Montmartre demo) in F.

Any consensus on perhaps the one most likely to occur in jams?
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  • wimwim ChicagoModerator Barault #503 replica
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    For sure the key most likely is G
  • anthon_74anthon_74 Marin county, CA✭✭✭✭ Alta Mira M 01
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    To be clear, I believe Stochelo plays it in G, not in C. It starts with a C chord, but is actually in the key of G. Stuart, Wim, do you agree ?

    Anthony
  • anthon_74anthon_74 Marin county, CA✭✭✭✭ Alta Mira M 01
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    for the record, I prefer it in G, and have only Jammed with it in G.

  • Charles MeadowsCharles Meadows WV✭✭✭ ALD Original, Dupont MD50
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    Your're right - it's G. Sorry.
  • If you can play it in G, you can play it in F. Tcha's chords from DC Music are well worth learning.
  • dennisdennis Montreal, QuebecModerator
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    if i'm not mistaken, django did a session in Rome that was in the key of C (starting on F)...

    Tcha does it in Bb so that it fits his vocal range
  • Russell LetsonRussell Letson Prodigy
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    The key the vocalist calls. (Ducks behind sofa and crawls out of room.)
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  • JonJon melbourne, australiaProdigy Dupont MD50B, '79 Favino
    Posts: 391
    All the above. I like where the melody falls on the guitar in D. Usually at gigs and jams I'm at it'll be G, or sometimes Eb. It's a good one to work on transposing though, as it's pretty straight ahead with a few little twists for your brain to get around.
  • edited June 2015 Posts: 3,707
    Bb. Lays out nicely on sax and has a nice bluesy sound in that one, F is second fave.

    G is standard.
    The Magic really starts to happen when you can play it with your eyes closed
  • bbwood_98bbwood_98 Brooklyn, NyProdigy Vladimir music! Les Effes. . Its the best!
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    I play it mostly in C (starts on F). . . as that's the key Eve sings it in. I like the idea of a most likely key, rather then a best key. . .
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