I've done music for most of my life, and I still haven't learned how to identify a minor-key song with certainty.

If I look at the key signature on music notation and the song doesn't start and end on the notes I expect, that's a pretty good indication it's minor.

If I have trouble learning a song because I can't make the half-steps sound quite right, that's another indication it's minor.

If the song is what I would call "emotionally evocative" (i.e., it draws something out of my soul, that's also a pretty good sign it's minor.

But to identify a minor-key song with certainty, is a skill that has eluded me. I suppose I'd learn quicker if I could play an instrument other than my voice. I sure like a lot of the songs mentioned above, especially Eva's Polka. I wish Mudcat had "like" buttons so I could "like" a number of the posts above.

-Joe-