Determining the root key and note of this riff
I am just starting to produce music and, for music, I learn better by doing and then learning about what I've done.
Let's say that I have two measures in 4/4 time with each of the following eighth notes.
A4 B4 A4 G4 A4 G4 E4 A4 | A4 B4 A4 G4 E4 F4 G4 A4
How can I determine the key (as shown on web sites as such as beatport) and root note (unless that is what is shown on sites like beatport).
Edited for the full 4 measures:
A4 B4 A4 G4 A4 G4 E4 A4 | A4 B4 A4 G4 E4 F4 G4 A4 | A4 B4 F4 G4 A4 B4 A4 G4 | G4 A4 G4 A4 B4 C5 B4 A4
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I'm pretty sure the key is the same thing as the root note. Anyway, I think that the key of that riff is A. A is the first note of the riff, it occurs a lot in the riff, and the notes are all on the A Minor scale. I'm going a little bit based on intuition, but that's my thought process.
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