After I would teach a student all the 7th chords in the C scale I would
have them to that in G. Then assigned them "The Autum Leaves" because
it pretty much goes through the cycle of 4ths. He does that in another
lesson. Another useful tune that is somewhat easy to play is "All the
Things You Are" because it does a cycle of 4ths thing but also does them
in different keys. "Satin Doll" is another good one for II V
progressions. "Girl from Ipanema" is not that hard to play and a good
chord drill. As for Beatles "In My Life" really lends itself to some
beautiful chord substitutions especially using 13th chords. Those can
provide just another level of emotion that song.
Trick for easy left hand accompaniment: play just the root and seventh
then root and third of the next chord. Dm7 G7 would be D and C then G
and B. See how the C resolves down to the B?
On 09/21/2015 07:09 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
I've started playing the piano again this past few days and reviewed
some of the songs that Carlos Jobim wrote. He was actually very well
versed in music theory. He knew how to weave a song by using unusual
chord progressions. He did this by using the cycle of fifths, tritone
substitutions, passing chords, and other techniques.
Also, I've figured out the chord progression of the Beatles', "I Want
to Hold Your Hand". It's a classic song to study in terms of music
composition. Now, I'm trying to add those techniques I've learned to
embellish this song to make it sound fresh and new. Chord inversions
could probably work in the beginning. But I'm still working on it ...
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
I watched the full video and his "oopsie" is when descending back to
the I chord after the V is that he used inversions and of the minor
9th chords but failed to mention it. He could have just said he was
using inversions and for more info he does have a video on that.
This is rather intermediate instruction and really not for beginners.
It's always interesting to see what chord substitutions folks come up
with. Don Paulson once talked about just putting his hands down on
the keyboard and his ears led him to resolve whatever that played.
This days I have fun doing that too.
On 09/18/2015 06:32 PM, jr_esq@... <mailto:jr_esq@...>
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
He's revived my interest in playing the piano again. He presented
new ideas on how to make the basic blues progression into something
fresh by using new chord voicings, passing chords, slides, and use of
the various scales and modes for solos. The most fascinating part
was his use of the phrygian mode concept in creating the final chord.
I didn't realize you could do that and get away with it.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>, <noozguru@...>
<mailto:noozguru@...> wrote :
Cool stuff! Methods of teaching these things continue to be refined
so they are more accessible for the public.
On 09/18/2015 02:19 PM, jr_esq@... <mailto:jr_esq@...>
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
This music teacher has the most innovative ideas for playing and
composing songs. If you're a struggling piano player, take a look
at this.
THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGFP2uo-R3c>
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THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGFP2uo-R3c>
You can download the sheet music and backing track to Blue Lotus
($10) at: http://www.jazzherobooks.com/blue-lotus Or as a free bonus
with the Collector's ...
View on www.youtube.com <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGFP2uo-R3c>
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