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The Top 11 Key Changes in Pop History

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 biggalexwatts

Is there a bolder, more dramatic move in pop music than the key change? When done wrong it can make a weak song even cheesier, and it’s pretty obvious when songwriters or producers are merely trying to stretch an underwritten … Continue reading The Top 11 Key Changes in Pop History

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