https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/what-key-is-white-room-in/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:59:42 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/what-key-is-white-room-in/#post-317835 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:59:00 +0000 long time since I've played this, the song is primarily in D minor, but it does a fair amount of modulating. The intro is almost straight D minor, but the verses throw in a G chord, which means a slight change from A minor to A Dorian, but then you get the Bb chord, which throws it right back again. You could also argue that the Bb is just part of a walk up from Bb to C to Dm.

It has the same flitting with the G and Bb chords going on in the "chorus section" and, while the chorus does finally in D major, it soon returns to Dm with the following verse (or instrumental, depending on where you are in the song). So you can go with the Dm pentatonic scale if you want to have one scale and play it safe (and I think that's what Clapton did in the original), or you can follow the chord progression along its merry path by changing your choice of scales (or just the target notes) as you go along.

Hope this helps. I also hope it's correct... :wink:

Peace]]> Guitar Players Discussion David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/what-key-is-white-room-in/#post-317835 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/what-key-is-white-room-in/#post-34584 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:21:22 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion crkt246 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/what-key-is-white-room-in/#post-34584