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Hi jammers,
I have a question about the Comfortably Numb solos.
The second solo is great to play in the key of Bm, however the first solo does not seem to fit the same Key.
Is there a difference in the keys or is it just my ear tricking me?
Any help would be appreciated!
Cheers from the Gold Coast AU,
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The verses of this song are in B minor; the pre-chorus modulates to D major, the relative major key of B minor. This is a fairly common thing in music since the Baroque period at least 😉
The pre-chorus and chorus also contain a C chord; you may hear that as a borrowed chord from D Mixolydian, or as a modulation to C major.
The first solo is definitely in D major with, again, that C chord. The harmony under the first solo is:
|D – – – |D – – – |A – – – |A – – – |
|D – – – |D – – – |A – – – |A – – G/B |
|C – – – |C – – – |G – – – |G – – – |
|C – – – |C – – – |G – – – |G – – – |
I personally tend to hear this as a first part in D major, a second part in C major, before finally returning to B minor for the next verse.
Gilmour essentially plays the good old D major pentatonic; nothing fancy, but what a phrasing and articulation!The second solo (outdo) is in B minor, the song’s original key.
I think I listened to “The Wall” at least a thousand times!
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