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In music, there are 3 broad elements – Melody, Harmony & Rhythm. Unlike
classical piano, pop piano covers the basic skeleton of the song and then
you add the embellishments. You will also be sharpening your aural training
(sense of pitch) as you go through this pop piano course.
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C-G-Am-F (1-5-6-4) Cant Stop This Feeling – Justin
Timberlake
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Let It Be – The Beatles
Something Like This – Chainsmokers
Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran
Rockabye
Hey Soul Sister – Train
All Time Low
C-Am-F-G Perfect
F-C-G-Am Let it Go – Passsenger
2. Application of Scales
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Major scale: All Whole steps except 3-4, 7-8
Minor scale: All whole steps except 2-3, 5-6
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3. Chord Inversions
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Some examples:
C5 C & G
Dm/C C D F A
G7/B B D F G
Csus (suspended C F G
chord)
E+ (aug chord) E G# C
Dm (add4) D F G A (Dm chord add 4th note)
Dm7 (b5) D F Ab C (flattened 5th)
Fm6 F Ab C D (add 6th note)
C6 C E G A
C+ C E G#
C9 C E G Bb D
A diminished triad, also known as the minor flatted fifth (m♭5), consists of two
minor thirds above the root — if built on C, a diminished triad would have a
C, an E♭ and a G♭. It resembles a minor triad with a lowered (flattened) fifth.
A diminished interval is one semitone smaller than a perfect interval but two
semitones smaller than a major interval.
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Cdim7: C Eb Gb A
Db dim 7: Db E G Bb
Bdim 7/D: D F Ab B
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An augmented triad is a chord made up of two major thirds
(an augmented fifth). It is a major chord where the top note (fifth) is
raised.
From 2: C add 2
LH: C, G. RH: C, D, E, G
Form 3: Cmaj9
LH: C, G, B. RH: D, E, G, B
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A SLASH CHORD emphasizes a bass note other than the root of the chord. When a
chord is played it is typically assumed the bass will emphasize the root of the
chord. Occasionally, a different note is preferred to stress a particular bassline
in a chord progression.
Slash chords are notated with a chord's standard chord symbol, followed by a
forward slash, followed by the alternate bass note. For example, G/B or D7/F# are
slash chords.
When discussing slash chords musicians will typically say, "Play G slash B," or
"play G over B," or "play G with a B in the bass."
Here again are the inversions of C7 shown in the previous topic, this time
expressed in slash chord notation. If no bass note is specified, the root
position (or the player's choice of inversion) is assumed.
4. Octave Displacement
A technique that places notes in different octaves. You don't have to follow a
particular order; you can experiment with this technique using scales, arpeggios,
licks and even chords. (Helps in creating melodic patterns)
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5. 7 , 9 , 11 and 13 Chords
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A seventh chord typically means a major triad together with a minor
seventh. It creates the jazzy and R&B voicings. 7th, 9th and 13th are called
extended chords.
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In music theory, a dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord, is
a seventh chord composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh. It
can be also viewed as a major triad with an additional minor seventh.
Cmaj7 chord is C E G B.
Whenever you see a chord, the number 7 by itself always means a minor seventh. So,
Cmaj7 means C major plus a major seventh and C7 means C major plus a minor
seventh. C by itself stands for C major.
The important difference between Cmaj7 and C7 is that C7 has the interval of a
diminished fifth inside- E to Bb is a diminished fifth, otherwise known as the “Devil’s
Chord”. This is a very dissonant interval and it gives the dominant seventh chord
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(C7) a unique character. It gives the effect of restlessness- of wanting to resolve to
somewhere more stable. When you've got problems, it feels really good to find a
stable solution to those problems. Then, too much stability gets boring. So, you need
new problems to solve. The stable “solution” to C7 happens to be F. The E moves a
half step to F, the Bb moves a half step to A and the devil has been exorcised, by
contrary motion, no less.
There is a difference between a major ninth chord and a dominant ninth chord. A dominant ninth
is a dominant chord (and minor seventh) with a major ninth. A major ninth chord (e.g., Cmaj9), as
an extended chord, adds the major seventh along with the ninth to the major triad.
This is the same that goes for C9 (C E G Bb D) – flattened 7th and Cmaj 9th ( C E G B
D) chord.
D F# A C E – D9 chord
A C# E G B – A9 chord
What are Dominant 9th chords good for? Happy jazz songs improvisation.
For instance, C chord (2nd inversion, bass is G) – A dominant 9th – D dominant 9th –
G dominant 7th. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG9e8oNwfxg)
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An eleventh chord is a chord that contains the tertian extension of
the eleventh. Typically found in jazz, an eleventh chord also usually
includes the seventh and ninth, and elements of the basic triad structure. Variants
include the dominant eleventh, minor eleventh, and the major eleventh chord.
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Pentatonic Scales
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Now, draw your own keyboard here:
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Half diminished seventh chord = m7b5
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