• Major Chords Workshop #1

    This lesson is going to be so much easier than the last two. You know why? Because you’ve already done all the work! Building chords is no more than choosing certain notes out of the major scale. For example, the C major scale is: C – D – E – F – G – A […]

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    Major Scales Workshop #1

    Well, let’s get to work! ****************************************** Piano Lessons Workshop #1: Major Scales (i) In music, there is a pattern for everything! I’m going to teach you the pattern used to create major scales. First, let’s start with the basics. There are 12 major scales; one for every major key on the piano You have the […]

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    Major Scales Workshop #2

    Let’s get to today’s lesson… I’ve already taught you the basics. Let’s just quickly finish up the major scales so that we can learn the chords tomorrow! If you need a reminder on forming scales, pull out yesterday’s e-mail lesson… Here are the remaining major scales to learn: B Major Db Major Eb Major Gb […]

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    How to transpose stuff…

    To “transpose” a song, melody, chord, or progression is to play the same exact sequence of notes and intervals in another key. In other words, if I were to play a chord progression like “C major — F major — G major” in the key of C major, by transposing it, I can play the […]

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    What’s Scales Got To Do With It?

    So far, you should know: –how to build a major scale –how to build a minor scale –how to build a major chord –how to build a minor chord –how to play a basic 12-bar blues Today, we will focus on scales and chords: As you know, chords are created from scales. For example, in […]

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    Seventh Chords

    Now that you know how to build a major chord, we want to introduce you to another type of chord. If you remember, a 3-toned chord is called a “Triad.” A 4-toned chord is called a “Seventh” (what we will learn today)! A seventh (or dominant) chord is built similar to a major triad. In […]

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    Chord Inversions… The Basics!

    In other lessons we studied “major and minor chords.” These three-toned chords are what we call – “Triads.” Principle: The # of tones (notes played) equals the # of ways the chord can be played. The above statement describes what we call “inversions.” 3-toned = Triads 4-toned = Seventh 5-toned = ninth 6-toned = eleventh […]

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