WHAT SHOULD YOUR SONG KEY BE?
WHAT SHOULD YOUR SONG KEY BE? What’s the best song key? What the best song key might be? From a basic point of approach, the vocal range of your singer will need to a major consideration. But what is the best key for your guitarist or bass player? What else need you take into account? lets take a look… Starting with your singer. If male with a strong tenor range voice, he might prefer to sing in a key like G or A major. Here the natural ‘tessitura’ or range of the melody might often lie above middle C. Your female singer is likely to enjoy working in a lower key, like D—or even C if she is an alto. She does not want her voice to sound too high and thin. Both electric and acoustic guitars sound naturally good in keys like E, A and D because their string tunings ‘sits’ great with these keys. On the other hand, in the key of D that low D will be out of range for your 4-string bass player, unless he decides to drop his bottom string tuning, or get a fi...