Q. I'm not very good at playing piano by ear so can someone give me the simple chords to the song?
And the notes in the chords too if that is okay.
Thanks,
tegan xxx
A. I used http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUjnHhQV8Os for the chords -- I hope it's the right song.
I think this is right. Feel free to email me if you have questions or if any of this sounds wrong.
Here's a list of the chords, with the notes each contains. LH means left hand, RH means right hand:
Dm: LH: D RH: ADF
C/D: LH: D RH: GCE
Bb: LH: Bb RH: FBbD
C/Bb: LH: Bb RH: GCE
Am7: LH: A RH: GCE
Gm7: LH: G RH: FBbD
Gm: LH: G RH: GBbD
Am: LH: A RH: ACE
Em: LH: E RH: BEG
Bm7: LH: B RH: ADF#
C: LH: C RH: CEG
G: LH: G RH: BDG
D: LH: D RH: ADF#
B7: LH: B RH: AD#F#
F#m: LH: F# RH: C#F#A
A: LH: A RH: C#EA
E: LH: E RH: BEG#
C#m7: LH: C# RH: BEG#
Here's the song:
______________________
Dm C/D |Dm C/D |
Bb C/Bb |Bb Am7 |
Dm C/D |Dm C/D |
Bb C/Bb |Bb Am7 |
Dm C/D |Dm C/D |
Bb C/Bb |Bb Am7 |
Dm C |Bb C |
Dm C |Bb Am7 Gm7 |Gm7 |
Dm Bb |F C |
Dm Bb |F C |
Dm Bb |F C |
Dm Bb |F C |
Bb Gm Am |Dm |
Em Bm7 |Em |
Am G |D C |
B7 |C |
Em D |C |D |
Em D |C Bm7 Am7 |
Em C |G D |
Em C |G D |
Em C |G D |
Em C |G D |
F#m D |A E |
F#m D |A E |
F#m D |A E |
F#m D |A E |
D C#m7 |F#m |
F#m E |F#m |
How can I learn to play the guitar on my own?
Q. I would really like to learn.
I already can play piano if that helps anything.
Thanks! :)
A. I'm exactly like you. I picked up the guitar about 3 weeks ago and I'm already really good. I used to play piano too, and honestly, it didn't help too much (but, then again, I barely remember it).
Buy a book, or google chords. There's more than just A, B, C etc. There's Am, Am7, Asus, A+, etc. Learn the chords first. You really can't just jump into a song, even if there are only like, 4 chords. I tried that and I just ended up going back to learning chords. Learn them, start with the major chords, then to minors, and so on. You especially have to be able to transition between chords. Transitioning is easy to learn with the major chords because all of the other ones are similar to the major chords.
Try using both a pick and finger style, which ever is more comfortable will be fine. For me, it depends on the song. Also, when you first google chords to a song, you'll see just a bunch of random letters. Don't just strum it once. Each letter has a strumming pattern (down, up, hammer, etc). Usually, the pattern is repetative throughout the song.
But learn chords first, and email me if you'd like I'd be happy to help
How do I make a song into a jazz song?
Q. Hey im having trouble on deciding on choosing a jazz song for music so I decided to change a song that I already know into a jazz song. I play piano and I'm going to sing to it but I dont know how to go about changing it as I've never played a jazz song before :O
Could someone point me in the direction of some jazz scales or how to go about creating the style?
Thanks heaps!
A. The cliche piano/voice duet sound usually revolves around adding extensions to chords, and adding subs, and extra leading chords into the progression.
Lets say for example you have a chord progression C Am Em G, which isn't an extremely uncommon chord progression in Pop tunes.
I would start by choosing some more interesting chords.
I would start by adding extensions to the chords: I would likely choose at first glance, Cmaj7#11, (C,E,G,B,F#), Am9 (A,C,E,G,B), Em7, (E,G,B,D), G7add13, (G,B,D,F,E). These are a little more colourful chords. Further still, lets say this progression repeats, so the G, goes back to C. Another colourful, and hip thing to do is to sub the dominant chord, (in this case G), with the Dominant chord, a tritone away from the fifth, G, so in C, this is a Db. It creates chromatic movement back to C, So I would like play G7, and then push a Db7 back to C.
Harmonizing the notes of the major scale introduces some more colourful chords, as well as an interesting harmonic idea, the functions of these chords. I find this chart helps me organize the function of chords in relation to tonic (T), sub dominant(SD), and dominant chords(D), in the key of C major,
Cmaj7 = T
Em7= T
Fmaj7 = SD
G7 = D
Am7 = SD
Bm7b5 = D
You now have potentially a whole tonne of possible harmonic substitutions to try:
Instead of Em7, you could try a Cmaj7 type chord with an E in the bass, (Cmaj7/E). Or instead of Am, you could try and squeeze in a Fmaj7 type chord. The possibilities are endless. With all this in mind, you must also consider voice leading.
A good arrangement might include a 'secondary dominant, (when functioning, leads to a chord other than the tonic' approach.
A good example would be to push a E7 sound (the fifth of Am) near the end of the measure in C, into the Am.
If you use some of these tricks, you might be able to get something good out of it, I find that if you are making a solo arrangement it is important to not be too 'floaty' with the changes, you can be more liberal in the sense that there is no rhythm section to contend with, but you still want people to hear the movement, and contrary to what some may think, sometimes it is better to play simple things right in the pocket, than to go nuts and try making something sound hip.
A good arrangement will also take into consideration the melody line. When you write it out, make sure that none of you chords clash with the melody notes.
The only real rule in jazz harmony I can think of is to 'avoid' the interval of a minor 9. Its not that you can't do it, it's just generally better if you don't. Exceptions to the m9 rule obviously include the use of chords like G7b9. But it is still considered the the most dissonant of all intervals.
You may also want to learn the Charleston Rhythm, depending on if you are arranging a ballad or a swing tune.
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