Key up
Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Both terms in one sentence
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A song that is in a low key, like E will lose most of it's bottom, since you are bringing the key up and sometimes thus "ruining" the sound.
Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory
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