[Dixielandjazz] What is it about the key of F

[Rob McCallum]

Hello Bill and listmates,

The key of F is the average key.  Much like chord averaging and tune
averaging, if you take all of the keys (major and minor - natural, dorian
etc.) and average them together and divide by pi, you'll find that the key
of F is universal and can therefore be played on any tune, in any key, at
any time.

Rob McCallum



----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Gunter <jazzboard@hotmail.com>
To: <stridepiano@tesco.net>; <banjones@oninet.pt>;
<dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] What is it about the key of F


> Listmates, especially you keyboard players,
>
> What is it about the key of F? I find it a very comfortable key also.
>
> I know the saloon piano players like Ringwald are probably comfortable in
> any key. I know that when Ringwald and bassist Dick Maloof were at San
Juan
> High School in California it was almost a daily exercise for the two of
them
> to go into a practice booth in the music department and do their "ritual"
> which consisted of taking a song (any song) and playing it in all twelve
> keys! Bob probably doesn't care what key he plays.
>
> But personally, I find that single Bb black key acts as sort of an anchor.
> You always know where you are on the keyboard when you know where that Bb
> is. It's the 1 note of the sub-dominant and the 7th note of the dominant
> which resolves you right back to the tonic. But then I'm a washboard
player
> and I need all the help I can get!  :)
>
> Also, F is the easiest key to sing the most popular song in our culture .
.
> . "Happy Birthday to You."
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Bill "Thimbles" Gunter
> jazzboard@hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "John Farrell" <stridepiano@tesco.net>
> >To: "Ivor Jones" <banjones@oninet.pt>,"DJML"
> ><dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] ACE IN THE HOLE
> >Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 10:32:34 -0000
> >
> >Every band I've played this with does it in Ab, not F.
> >
> >Which reminds me, when I sat in with Cell Block 7 (on a horrible toy
> >piano!!) during one of their UK tours they played Dr. Jazz in F, not the
> >usual Eb. If I had my way every tune would be played in F, my most
> >comfortable key.
> >
> >John Farrell
> >stridepiano@tesco.net
> >http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ivor Jones" <banjones@oninet.pt>
> >To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:30 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] ACE IN THE HOLE
> >
> >
> > > There were probably no fake books in England in the '50s  and when I
> >look
> >at
> > > my old 1950's chord books, books that you build up by yourself as you
> >listen
> > > to other bands and 78s, I find that I have the same chords as Tony
Orr.
> >In
> > > my current chord book I have AITH in Ab. We do not play the tune, but
> >does
> > > anybody play it in Ab ? And where did I get these chords ? I can't
> >remember.
> > >
> > > Ivor Jones in sunny Portugal
> > >
> > >
> > >
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