Hi Everyone,
I love this song by the Cox Family and Alison Krauss on the CD called, "I Know Who Holds Tomorrow", the song is called
"Everybody Wants to go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die"
I can usually figure out the key and chords to a song, but this one sounds like it's in the key of A, but then from there I don't hear much more than maybe an Em..Does anyone know this song and could help me out? Much appreciated.
"It's All About Eternity"
Great song. I just listened to it for the first time on Rhapsody. This is a straight-ahead rockin' bluegrass song (even if they do have a drummer)and it uses only the three major chords in the Key of A. The chords are A, D and E. The A major chord which suits this song best on the mandolin is the 2-2-0-0 "modal" A. The reason you might hear an Em in there is because they are employing the blues scale for their vocals, so the 3rds and 7th are flatted, but A,D & E are the only chords in the song. You can use the 7ths of some of them as you see fit, but they aren't necessary.
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Jim - Thank you so much...
"It's All About Eternity"
My pleasure.
"I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is."~John Mellencamp
"Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann
"IT'S T-R-E-M-O-L-O, dangit!!"~Me
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