Is there a preferred way to notate a key change within a chart?
Is there a preferred way to notate a key change within a chart?
It depends...
Since iRp is (currently) a single-page format, if the form is to be repeated in a different key, it's easy enough to have a page#2 in the 2nd key and just swipe to it.
For classics like MackTheKnife orFever you could indicate the change using text if you want.
Sometimes, within the tune's form the tone-center can change from the default key to a different key for the bridge, (for instance) and then return to the Default key. Usually, this goes unmentioned.
The purpose of charts is to share helpful musical information in a way that can be easily understood by a variety of players.
I hope this helps; is there a specific example you have in mind?
)BOB
Last edited by pdxdjazz; 03-04-2019 at 01:57 AM.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Yeah, I'm working on a chart of the 1919 tune Satanic Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uvkTG1dTRM
It actually modulates at the end of the chart; the C section if you will. You can hear it at the end of the form both times. I guess from a rhythm section point of view, it doesn't really need to be noted.
For help with a chart, POST your problem chart (in the song forums) along with your question, that makes it easier for members to help.
)BOB
"Satanic Blues"
by Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Was composed by Emile Christian-Larry Shields
Last edited by pdxdjazz; 03-07-2019 at 06:04 PM.
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