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Johnny B. Goode key

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ghettoprep
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Alright so im learnin to play johnny b goode but im having trouble deciding what key to play it in. When I listen to it I want to say Bb but ive seen it tabbed out alot in B. Also, when micheal J fox plays it, he says "its a blues riff in B, try to keep up". So i was wondering if any of your guitarists could point me in the right direction. Thanks.
May 22 2006 3:23PM
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meggles
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yup. what he said. plus if you wanna sing it too you can adjust the key to the one that best fits with your vocal range.
May 22 2006 3:32PM
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JockinJLoads
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i think id go Bb, hjust bc of the song
May 22 2006 3:33PM
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Petey.
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b flat is the key that makes it sound the most normal...we played that at my school once
May 22 2006 3:35PM
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asac
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i play it in B. any key will work, just as long as the structure doesn't change.
May 22 2006 3:36PM
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meggles
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yup thats what they ulitmately teach you at the place i take lessons..teh School of Rock if anyones heard of it its awesome..their goal is for you to be able to put on the best show possible, which includes being able to play anything and basically make it sound good. oh and stage presense. which i lack. heh..
they're serious about performing, too..the best 2 songs from each show there (theres typically 5 shows) from 3 local branches of teh school go to perform at teh trocadero in philly
lets just say that last time i went, and it ended up being the most humiliating night ever. i didnt really show it. but it was.
May 22 2006 3:53PM
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