Tips for Finding a Tonal Centre

• Also known as the "tonic" or "first degree" of a scale
• Commonly the first and/or last note of a melodic phrase
• When does the song sound like it resolves? Try to play the notes on your instrument.
• If you have the score, it is the root note of the key (for example: in C major, the tonal centre is C)
• The song usually ends with the tonal centre whether it is in the melody or is a final chord built on the tonal centre

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