What key is this in?
I'm new in the forum. I have lots of unasked questions about music theory because I'm a self taught musician with no formal training, so I have a lot of confusion between concepts like, for example, tonality, tonal center and modes.
Let's start with something simple and what looks like a stupid question, so I can reply explaining and my probably wrong concepts..
what key is this in?
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The music you posted is in the key of C, since it has no accidentals.
It is in the mode of G mixolydian though, because the opening alternation between G and F is said to establish the myxolidian mode. Notice how the C chord is never played.
If you would bounce between any two adjacent major chords (B down to A, F down to Eb, G# down to F# etc.) you would establish B, G and G# all mixolydian respectively.
The best way to understand the underlying concepts is to listen to a lot of music examples, so you can develop an ear for the differences between modal and tonal music.
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