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poboy · April 17th, 2008, 09:33 AM

I've heard live blues recordings where the performer specifies the key as "Natural" (e.g. "E Natural").

I know what a natural is in standard music notation, but it doesn't seem to apply here.

Any ideas?

Flat357 · April 17th, 2008, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by poboy

I've heard live blues recordings where the performer specifies the key as "Natural" (e.g. "E Natural").

I know what a natural is in standard music notation, but it doesn't seem to apply here.

Any ideas?

Unless i'm mistaken , E isn't a natural key .
The only natural key where majors are concerned is C .
All the white notes on a piano are natural notes , as they have no sharps or flats as you are probably already aware .

It's probably more to do with harp playing , where the song is played in the natural key of the harmonica , often related to as ' straight playing ' .

octatonic · April 17th, 2008, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poboy

I've heard live blues recordings where the performer specifies the key as "Natural" (e.g. "E Natural").

I know what a natural is in standard music notation, but it doesn't seem to apply here.

Any ideas?

I would guess it means E Natural Minor, which has the same notes as G Major.

Virgman · April 17th, 2008, 11:11 AM

'Natural" is minor scale based on the 6th note of the key. The Natural Minor.

In C this would Am or A-Aeolian.

In G it would be Em or E-Aeolian.

It has nothing to do with the term "natural" when referring to a note on a music staff.

boneyguy · April 17th, 2008, 12:46 PM

If someone calls out the key as D natural, for instance, it simply imeans it's not D# or Db.

Dave O · April 24th, 2008, 04:54 AM

"Tuned to a natural E, Happy to be that way." - The Beatles

FirstBassman · April 24th, 2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by boneyguy

If someone calls out the key as D natural, for instance, it simply imeans it's not D# or Db.

I thought this was the correct answer but just to be sure I asked one of the most knowledgable guys I know and he confirmed.

Has nothing to do with natural minor scale.

jjh37854 · April 24th, 2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by boneyguy

If someone calls out the key as D natural, for instance, it simply imeans it's not D# or Db.

+1

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