Q. I've been playing classical piano for several years, but am really interested in learning to play jazz. There isn't a big jazz scene in my town, so finding a piano teacher has been really difficult. Can you recommend some piano pieces and theory books I can look at to get into jazz?
A. Pick a the only book there really is Mark Levine's "Jazz Theory Book" and also get yourself a jazz scales book which shows you all the jazz scales - half diminished, whole tone, etc. and practice them in each key.
After that get some popular music jazz charts (sheet music with the abbreviated notations - ie eb Alt, g m7,maj) You will find these in what are called "Jazz Fake" books.
Work through some easier standards (old popular jazz songs) like "Girl from Ipanema", "Day in the life of a fool" and or "Fly me to the moon". This is the bread and butter learning of jazz.
Once you know your chords , such a s the 7th chords, try to improvise within the songs by using all the notes from that 7th chords on the top hand while playing that ie 7th chord in the bottom hand.
let me know how you are progresssing , or if you need more help
how to play "cant take my eyes off of you" by franki valli on piano!!?
Q. so i love the song but I am not much of pianist, so i cant read music, however could someone provide me with the chords (and the notes that consists of each chord) or a slow tutorial? please i am in serious need of playing this song!!!!
A. intro:
F#7/E Am6/E E 2x
E
You're just too g ood to be true
Emaj7
Can't take my eyes off of you
E7
You'd be like h eaven to touch
A/E
I wanna hold you so much
Am6/E
At long last love has arrived
E
And I thank G od I'm alive
F#7/E
You're just too good to be true
Am6/E E
Can't take my e yes off of you
Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
So if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that it's real
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
break:
F#m7 B7 Emaj7
chorus:
F#m9 B7
I love you baby and if it's q uite all right
G#m7 C#m7
I need you baby to warm the l onely nights
F#m7 B7 Emaj7 C#7#9
I love you baby, trust in me when I say
F#m9 B7
Oh pretty baby, don't bring me d own I pray
G#m7 C#m7
Oh pretty baby, now that I've found you stay
F#m7 D9
And let me love you baby, let me l ove you
(repeat verse 1 in key of G):
G Gmaj7 G7 C/G
Cm6/G G A7/G Cm6/G G
(repeat last 4 bars of break, in original key)
(repeat first 3 lines of chorus to fade)
What are the actual names of these notes?
Q. I'm playing a song on the guitar and i'm trying to find the actual names of these notes so i can play them on the piano. I have a capo on the 9th fret and the note shapes that i am using are G, Em, Am, Bm7 and i want to know what i'm actually playing
yes it is possible i've transposed other songs, i just can't figure this one out
A. I don't know what voicings you're using -- exactly how you're playing G, for instance -- so I'll give you just the basic notes of the chords. Feel free to email me if you have questions.
On the 9th fret:
G = E. The notes are E-G#-B.
Em = C#m. The notes are C#-E-G#.
Am = F#m. The notes are F#-A-C#.
Bm7 = G#m7. The notes are G#-B-D#-F#.
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