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Old 04-06-2012, 05:23 AM   #80 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by blastingas10 View Post
What keys could I solo in over that? I know a C major should work, but the A minor doesn't sound bad with it. Maybe because A minor is a part of the progression? I'm a little confused as to how scales in a key that is different from the progression will still work.
A minor works because it is the relative minor of C (meaning it shares all the same notes, it just sounds different because of where the scale starts).
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