 Posted: Thu 8:10, 12 May 2011 Post subject: Tiffany Necklaces5Piano Lesson II-V-I Progressions |
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| me give you some simple progressions that will assist you in your improvisational piano playing!
What is a progression? A progression is a set of chords played consecutively. Generally, successive chords in a chord progression share some notes, which provides harmonic and linear continuity to a passageway. What is a II-V-I progression? Is is a chord progression with three chords built on the roots of the second, fifth and first note of a key. The three roman numerals correspond to the digits 2, 5 and 1. In it’s most elementary manner the mathematics denote the root of a triad. For sample Cheap Tiffany Jewelry, the roman number I in C-major means a triad built from the note C. This triad consists of the notes C, E and G. The Roman numeral II in the key of C-major tells you to play a triad built from the notes in the C-major scale starting with the second note. The notes will be D, F and A. The Roman numeral V indicates a triad built from the fifth tread on the C-scale. The fifth note in the C-scale is G so the triad will contain the notes G, B and D. Piano tab notation In order to demonstrate the chords I will use a notation appropriate as treatises sites. First we will look at the middle C. The note C on the middle of the piano keyboard Tiffany Sale, periodically approach the key cavity of some pianos is cried C4. The number 4 indicates that it is the C on the fourth octave of the piano. Of course Tiffany Necklaces, there are piano keyboards with fewer keys and less octaves. In this circumstance you must muse of C4 as middle C and nothing another. Our premier piano chord progression We will get busy along playing a progression with the triad chords built on the second, fifth and the first note of the C scale. LH: D3 RH: D4 F4 A4 (Dm) LH: G3 RH: G4 B4 D5 (G major) LH: C3 RH: C4 E4 G4 (C important) As you might suspect LH means left hand and in the Dm chord D3 indicates that you play the note D3 on your piano alternatively keyboard with your left hand in the meantime as you play the right hand notes. This II-V-I progression in C major namely a tiny bit ungainly. You have to shake your fingers a tiny to many in mandate to play the chords. We will modify the G major chord a bit and play the progression in the emulating manner: LH: D3 RH: D4 F4 A4 (Dm) LH: G3 RH: B3 D4 G4 (G major) LH: C3 RH: C4 E4 G4 (C major) To make smooth transitions between the piano chords in the II-V-I progression you can change the chords even more. Let’s change the Dm chord to Dm11 and G major to G7. LH: D3 RH: C4 F4 G4 (Dm11) LH: G3 RH: B3 F4 G4 (G7) LH: C3 RH: C4 E4 G4 (C major) We might as well change the C major chord to Cmaj7 in order to make the changes smoother. LH: D3 RH: C4 F4 G4 (Dm11) LH: G3 RH: B3 F4 G4 (G7) LH: C3 RH: B3 E4 G4 (Cmaj7) Finally we will introduce a substitute chord for G. Acually a so called tritone substitution. This means that instead of a G chord we will use a chord with the root a tritone interval from G, that is three whole steps. Instead of G we will play Db+11. LH: D3 RH: C4 F4 G4 (Dm11) LH: Db3 RH: B3 F4 G4 (Db+11) LH: C3 RH: B3 E4 G4 (Cmaj7) This will make the chord alterations even smoother, particularly the bass notes, and possibly more amusing. You can use this formula, which in the opener of C method apt melodrama Dm, G7 and C, apt find numerous amusing variations above this theme. It will be a magnificent help for you in piano improvisation to have a going learning of the II-V-I progression with variations in assorted keys because this progression is accustom in a wide variety of melody genres. |
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