Clapton Solo Key?

[mike.27]

Hi Guys, I know this is cheating but ...

Can someone tell me which key the Clapton solo is in?  Been through the blues solo course on the site / the Albert King solo and am really struggling with anything thats not in the key of A.  Cheers Mike

[close2u]

Hello
yes, it is definitely cheating ... the whole point is to train your ears to hear the music being played and connect it with the sounds your hands are making ... don't expect the answer to your question

here is a tip though ...

try to play the riff on your guitar ... just find the first bass note and the rest of the riff falls under the pentatonic scale pattern 1

good luck

 

[TB-AV]

Yes, you are doing it wrong. You are trying to guess one note and then pick a scale that will fit everything. That will never work.

A solo, and especially a solo might contain several scales.

Listen to each individual note and try to find them. There are 138 individual choices on most guitars. So worst case scenario you have to play note on a 22 fret neck before you find the right one. Hopefully you can narrow that down rather quickly.

After you find the note, write it down. After you get them all then you can determine what the key/scales are that were used.

If you can't can't find a note tell us which part of solo and we will give you a hint as to which area of the neck to look in.

Use good speakers.

[justinguitar]

In the transcribing area there is a whole lesson on transcribing blues keys - go check that out dude!!