Question about Midnight Request Line by Skream

[amscray]

The first part of the song, what key do you think it is in?

[Basic A]

The perfect one.

[collige]

It alternates between Ab Minor and G minor.

[tripaddict]

the tune that converted me
(mixed with the antiwar dub)

excellent tune ... i have no idea what key its in tho

[Basic A]

You heard that request line sample,n you new some shit was about too go down...

The notes are as follows though...
wump-wump-wu-wum-wump-woomp-wuwu-wuu-wump-wump

[legend4ry]

Still drop it 80% of the time when I play out, absolute banger, though I find the claps annoying!

[serox]

The synth sound is a preset in Zeta I think.

[thinking]

It alternates between Ab Minor and G minor.

just because a melody/bassline alternates between 2 notes doesn't mean a piece is in 2 keys.


I haven't got it to hand but the bass note is the root in MRL, so whatever note that is, the tune is in that minor key.

The change where the bassline drops is down a 5th - in music theory terms this would be considered moving from the Root note to the IVth - but regardless of what changes the tune goes through, its key is the one decided by the bassline when it first comes in.

[stappard]

It alternates between Ab Minor and G minor.

just because a melody/bassline alternates between 2 notes doesn't mean a piece is in 2 keys.


I haven't got it to hand but the bass note is the root in MRL, so whatever note that is, the tune is in that minor key.

The change where the bassline drops is down a 5th - in music theory terms this would be considered moving from the Root note to the IVth - but regardless of what changes the tune goes through, its key is the one decided by the bassline when it first comes in.

Strange, I had always been under the impression that the song changes key in the 'chorus' section too...

[collige]

It alternates between Ab Minor and G minor.

just because a melody/bassline alternates between 2 notes doesn't mean a piece is in 2 keys.


I haven't got it to hand but the bass note is the root in MRL, so whatever note that is, the tune is in that minor key.

The change where the bassline drops is down a 5th - in music theory terms this would be considered moving from the Root note to the IVth - but regardless of what changes the tune goes through, its key is the one decided by the bassline when it first comes in.

That would be Ab minor then. The reason I said it alternates is that if it stayed in one key, it would have a bunch of wierd accidentals since the main melody is an arpeggio that drops down a halfstep every third time. Irregardless, it would be pretty damn hard to mix this in key.

[BananaBomber]

The synth sound is a preset in Zeta I think.

wHICH PRESET?

Would be cool to have a go on it