• The “7-3-6-2-5-1” Progression and How to Use It!

    in Chords & Progressions

    Let’s get right to work with this month’s online classroom.
    In the past, I’ve given you one-fingered bass notes to play on your left hand. In this lesson, I will give you three-fingered left hand voicings so that you’ll get used to playing “bigger” chords.
    These progressions will also be in the key of Db major:
    NOTES IN PARENTHESIS ( ) DON’T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE PLAYED IF YOU CAN’T REACH THEM.
    #1

    Left hand

    C + G + Bb (“7”)

    Right hand

    Eb + G + Bb + D + (F)

    F + C + Eb (“3”) A + Db + Eb + Ab
    Bb + F + Ab (“6”) Ab + C + Db + F + (Ab)
    Eb + Bb + Db (“2”) G + C + Db + F + (A)
    Ab + Eb + Gb (“5”) Gb + Bb + B + Eb
    Db + Ab + B (“1”) F + Bb + B + Eb

    After the “1” chord, it is common to go to a “4” chord:

    Left hand: Gb + Db + F / Right hand: F + Bb + Db

    or…

    Left hand: Gb + Db + F / Right hand: Bb + Eb + F Bb

     

    #2

    Left hand

    Right hand

    C + G + Bb (“7”)

    Bb + Eb + Gb
    F + C + Eb (“3”) A + D + Gb
    Bb + F + Ab (“6”) Ab + C + Eb + G
    Eb + Bb + Db (“2”) Gb + Bb + Db + F
    Ab + Eb + Gb (“5”) C + F + A
    Db + Ab + B (“1”) Bb + Eb + Ab

     

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