So I have started to make a song and I have started with a bass line in the key of D# minor.. It starts with the note D# and only uses keys in the scale of D# minor. Then instead of playing D# minor piano chords over the bass I played the piano chords in the key of A# minor over the top and it sounds good.. Which I believe is the fifth above the D# minor scale. Question is... Is the common? What key is the song in now? Similarly I made a song with a bass line in A minor, then played some piano notes (not chords) starting with the note E but only used white keys... Now the E minor scale has an F# in it and I have not used that note because it sounds off... So is the song still in A minor? Are the E piano keys in A minor even though I started with the root note E? Also do i have start a scale at the root note or not? I know there's a lot of info here but would be great if any experts out there could help! Thanks
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