What is the best way to identify correctly if a song is in C major scale or A minor scale, because notes are all the same?
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It’s great that you’re asking questions! This one would usually be phrased just a little differently … instead of saying “C major scale” or “A minor scale,” you might ask
Is this song in the key of C major or the key of A minor? Or more simply,
Is this song in C major or A minor?
There’s no need to mention scales, because you’re asking about a song, not scales.
If a guitarist played you a scale, and asked if it was major or minor, *then* it would be appropriate for you to say “that was a major (or minor) scale.”
You didn’t say anything wrong – far from it. And the last thing I’d want to do is discourage you as you’re beginning a wonderful journey.
In a way, it’s like learning a new language; it takes a little while before the appropriate grammar becomes intuitive. Keep asking questions, and it will all come naturally in no time.
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