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Basic Inversions of Major Chords (#20)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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A great way to add some interesting textures to the way you play tunes is to use <b>inversions</b> of chords you already know. An inversion is when you play a chord using a bass note that is not the root of the chord. This ...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 125191 Hits · 4.13 / 5 (134 ratings)
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Basic Inversions of Major Chords (#20)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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One of the benefits of using 1st inversions of chords is that you get better movement between your bass notes. The sequence below is a classic example of this. Our progression is C - G - Am. The bass notes for the C and th...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 125191 Hits · 4.13 / 5 (134 ratings)
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Basic Inversions of Major Chords (#20)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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This example uses the same principle as the previous page, except it does it in D instead of C. Here, our progression is D - A - Bm, and in mms 3-4, we use the first inversion of A (A/C#) for smoother bass motion.
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 125191 Hits · 4.13 / 5 (134 ratings)
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Basic Inversions of Major Chords (#20)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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In the examples shown so far, all of our bass movement has been descending, but it can work in an ascending fashion as well. In this example in E Major, our progression is E - D - G. Instead of having our bass note jump all...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 125191 Hits · 4.13 / 5 (134 ratings)
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Basic Inversions of Major Chords (#20)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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So now, let's put it all together in an example in D major. The chord progession here is:
<ul>
<li><b>D - A/C# - C - G/B - Am - G - D/F# - Em</b>
</ul>
Note how the bass completely descends, never moving more than 2 fret...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 125191 Hits · 4.13 / 5 (134 ratings)
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Maple Leaf Rag (#24)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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Scott Joplin wrote a ton of ragtime piano tunes, many of which are classics and very recognizable. The Maple Leaf Rag is one of his best known. The piece is originally in Ab, but here it's in A because it lays out better fo...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 146243 Hits · 4.71 / 5 (234 ratings)
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Maple Leaf Rag (#24)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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This section is a bit longer. Don't be intimidated by the length. Mms. 1-3 are exactly the same as mms. 9-11 and 3 is the same as 7, so once you get the pieces together, a lot of them repeat. Again, play it slowly to get i...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 146243 Hits · 4.71 / 5 (234 ratings)
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Maple Leaf Rag (#24)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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Here's the third section of the piece. For the first four measures, we move from the A chord in the 5th position to the open D, and then repeat the whole thing in mms 5-8. At the end of measure 8, we hit the F#7 chord to ge...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 146243 Hits · 4.71 / 5 (234 ratings)
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Maple Leaf Rag (#24)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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In the last section, we move primarily between the D major chord that starts it off, A major, which is the key, and E major. There's some really nice syncopation happening in mms 13-15, which leads us through the D Major-D M...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 146243 Hits · 4.71 / 5 (234 ratings)
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Easy Winners (#29)
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by Christopher Sung (9297)
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Here is an arrangement of "The Easy Winners" by Scott Joplin. There's an opening section to the tune which isn't included yet, but this is the main section. Most of the time you're going to be in 5th position, but you jump t...(more)
Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 41290 Hits · 4.23 / 5 (44 ratings)
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