Re: If you have a Three-Row in FBbEb, in what key do you typically play on guitar?
usually one uses a triple row so you can
get the flat 3rds
which means you are usually playing on
the b flat row, in f
or the f row, in c
those are
the most natural keys for being able to
use the flat 3rd on the row above
[the e flat row has no 'row above' .
technically all 12 chromatic notes
exist on the 3 row, but they
get harder to find the more you stray
from the 'easy keys']
Re: If you have a Three-Row in FBbEb, in what key do you typically play on guitar?
Like Larry said, the most common keys to play songs in using an F-Bb-Eb triple row are going to be F and C, with a fair amount of Eb, Bb, and Dm thrown into the mix.
It won't really work at all for E or A - for that you would need an E-A-D triple row, in which case the "best" keys will be E and B. Better yet, get your guitar player to hone up his musicianship skills and learn to play in some more keys, or tell him to use a capo. I am sort of joking here, because I don't know if you have a guitar player that is bugging you to play in E or A. But I am sort of not joking too. I have heard it said here before that some guitar players complain about the keys. I have always thought that was a little strange because I have played with many pro guitar players and never got a single complaint. Maybe it's not an issue for the pros, but it is for the amateurs?
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