Quarrelsome, Boisterous, Incomplete Pleasure Love, Devotion, Intimacy, Openness, Honest Communion. Fear, hesitation, shuddering, goose bumps. D# Minorĭealing with anxiety and existential terror, deep distress, dark depression. Melancholy, feminine, brooding worries, contemplation of negativity. War marches, holiday songs, invitations to join the winning team. Screaming hallelujah’s, rejoicing in conquering obstacles. It is capable of a laugh or smile to pacify those around, but the truth is in despair. An intimate conversation with God about recognition of wrongdoing and atonement.

C# MinorĪ passionate expression of sorrow and deep grief. It is languishing and full of longing, a soul in search of something different. C Minorĭeclarations of love and lamenting lost love or unhappy relationships.

There may be some contradictory emotions, showing that the key can be used to describe a range of polar topics. Also, b is used to denote flat while # is used to denote sharp. Musical Key Characteristicsīelow we list every commonly used key, major and minor, along with a succinct version of their emotive expression and also include a more verbose explanation so you can really dig deep for what you’re looking to get across to your listeners.Ī quick way to find what you’re looking for is to use your browser’s find (search) function. After that, unless you’re a super experienced musician you’re going to rip the key off of some other song you know or you’ll consult a list. I can almost guarantee you most songwriters think “Is this a positive emotion or a negative one?” If it’s positive they know they’re going to use a major key and if it’s negative they’ll use a minor key. It’s not like professional songwriters choose a random key and slap some random chord changes in there and magically end up with the perfect feeling that matches the lyrics. Musical key characteristics are something that are never talked about for some odd reason.

G flat minor major 7