What key backing track on YouTube?

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Constantly accessing songs and backing tracks on the Net - primarily YouTube. My question is - why is the key for the song NEVER indicated?
Cheers,
Robert Chartrand
London :maple_leaf:

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It’s actually good for you. Grab a C harp (especially if you have a chromatic), and find the root note. Then figure out which harp you want to use.

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@robertchartrand2104 are you typing in the key of the backing track you want to find the song in? That always helps! :wink:

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Why do music site such as [quote=“Luke, post:3, topic:21905, full:true”]
@robertchartrand2104 are you typing in the key of the backing track you want to find the song in? That always helps! :wink:
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Regards to all during this festive season.
Robert
London :maple_leaf:

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I agree with Luke. I thought it was normal to request the key. I think/ picture songs in different keys. So, looking for a backing track I might search – Am blues shuffle backing track 110 bpm.

What pops up might not match all the criteria (key, groove, and beats per minute), but it’s a starting point. I keep refining the request until I get it. Other times I might ask for a baseline (Green Onions), a turn around (Medium swing 2-5-1 Jazz backing), a specific song (Billie’s Bounce backing track) or artist (T-Bone Walker style backing track Eb). Then save them to your favorites for future reference.

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@BnT Yeah, I’m always surprised when I search for a specific backing track YT how it always gives me so many results that ARE NOT IN THE KEY I searched for. Weird? (I reckon they’ll notice this at some point and get it better.) This could start me on a whole YT rant about search results - I wish I could see ALL the results of what I’m searching for (not 10, and then onto things I’ve already seen and YT’s best algorithm predictions for me.) Infuriating. I wish they had “research mode” or something, where you could really just find everything that’s been uploaded on the subject you’re seeking.

And yes, ALWAYS save the url when you find a winning backing track for sure!!!

But @robertchartrand2104, to answer what I think is your question, it really falls on the PERSON who POSTS the track to enter in the information on song key, title, groove/feel/genre, and BPM. YouTube doesn’t figure that stuff out with AI (yet).

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Most of the ones I see are C.