Q. I already know how to make major and minor chords and inversions. But the others chords I still don't know how to do them. How do you do an AM9 or B7sus or A9. I'm trying to find a tutorial on the net but all I can find is tutorial on the major and minor chords.
I would like to know how to come up with those chords so I don't need to memorize them. The 135 keys is a good example but I don't know how to apply them in chords like AM9. I just know how to apply them in major and minor chords and inversions.
A. So instead of me taking the time to explain the theory of chords here's a good website to show you the notes and such:
http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/
Also, another good idea is to search for piano chord charts. They can be helpful. Being a jazz musician it's important to memorize how chords can be inverted, and how simple finger changing can lead to new different chords. Good luck my friend. If you have anymore questions feel free to ask.
How to transpose piano to saxophone?
Q. What key is a piano in? How do I do this?
A. A piano is in concert pitch (C). A saxophone can be in either Eb or Bb. Sopranino, Alto, and Bari are in Eb while Soprano, Tenor, and Bass are in Bb.
From concert pitch to Eb - go down three half steps. for example: a piano C becomes an A on an alto or baritone sax.
From concert pitch to Bb - go up two half steps. for example: a piano C becomes a D on a tenor sax.
Then adjust the octave for the playable range of your sax remembering that a piano has a much wider range than a single saxophone.
If you're playing that piano music all by yourself or with another instrument in the same key then you don't have to transpose it at all. It only matters if you'll be playing with other people or a piano player.
Add: CJP (and whoever else is interested) - when a trumpet player plays a written C on the page, the note that comes out matches the written Bb played by a piano, guitar, or bass. He can't just play what's on the page and match the piano and guitar players. The reason is that the trumpet is made to play a whole step lower than concert pitch. Mostly because military music in the old days was written in flat keys and flat keys are easier to play in an instrument pitched in a flat key. (for example: music written for piano in Bb is played on a trumpet in C with no sharps or flats). Alto sax is pitched in Eb for a similar reason while the tenor is pitched in Bb. [there was a C sax made in the early 20th Century but the tone and timbre wasn't popular enough to keep them around very long, useful as a C tenor sax these days though.] The horn players MUST transpose the part when playing along with a pop instrumentation ensemble from a chart written in concert pitch. The exception is that players of bass clef horns (trombone, tuba, etc.) read their part in concert pitch no matter what key the horn is in and therefor can read straight from the lead sheet with no trouble. ie: a Bb in the piano part is also a Bb on the tuba or trombone. Flute and oboe are also in concert pitch and can read straight from the lead sheet with no transposition.
Most professional horn players don't use any special "method" to transpose their part at all. Real professionals who do it all the time just do it at sight by learned habit and it's a pretty useful skill for all horn players to have. The number system (Nashville Numbers) is great if you happen to be a piano, guitar, or bass player and need to change the key of the music for a singer but it's not so hot for horn players who are changing not chords but horizontal melodic and harmonic lines. In that case, if any system other than finger memory is used, solfege (Do Re Mi Fa....) usually works best.
Where can I find a chord chart, online, that shows guitar tabs and the piano chords that match?
Q.
A. You will have to call up a pair of windows for a site that shows guitar fingering and a site that shows piano fingering, I found several of each, most showing dozens of chords in each key, but none putting both on the same page. If you want notes as from printed music, most guitar players work from printed names of chords rather than from recognizing the notes on the page.
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Description : Q. I already know how to make major and minor chords and inversions. But the others chords I still don't know how to do them. How do yo...