How do you switch the key of a song in the outro?

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You know, when you want it to feel a little more exciting and you lift the key higher, from C major to D major for example... Amm I'm not sure you get what I'm talking about... The songs I can think of right now are Britney Spears' Lucky and Taylor Swift's Love Story. It goes right after the bridge in both songs. So my question is how do I make that lift sound natural? Coz it the songs i've heard it always sounds really smooth and you wouldn't even know it goes in a different key if you don't know it and when I try it in my song it doesn't sound that good... Are there any rules, how much to lift the key for example in different chord progressions or which chord you gotta play before "the lift" or anything else, idk? I would be really grateful if you guys help me out here and even if you can't answer the question just give me some more information about that kind of lifting in a song coz I can't find absolutely anything about it on the internet :&#92;

Whoracle · Accepted Answer

There's no particular "rule" to it, I'm not particularly a fan of Key shifts in the song, I see it as a sign of desperation when the music starts to "die" so to speak.

You can try using a chord that is common to both keys, slow down the tempo, then use a progression from the 2nd key back at normal speed.

In Flames did that with Only For The Weak, except during the small "slow" breakdown, they cut all vocals and instruments and added a 2-3 second Synth crescendo part.

I'm going to try that out myself later I'll let you know how it goes.

Anonym · Answer

There's really no easy way to write a song. Just practice. Write down your feelings and everything going on in your life. Overtime you'll get better at writing songs. Just keep practicing and don't stress over having the song sound perfect.

How do you switch the key of a song in the outro?

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