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CONTENTSCoverPublisherInfoUsingThiseBookContents

INTRODUCTIONApproachtoPracticePianoTechnique

HowtoSitAtThePianoHandShape

ThePianoKeyboardMusicNotesHowtoFindMiddleCFingering

HowtoReadMusicTheStafforStaveTrebleClefTrebleStaffBassClefBassStaffTheGrandStaffNotesontheGrandStaffTheQuarterNoteTheFourFourTimeSignatureNoteandRestValues

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UsingaMetronome

LESSONONETheNotesMiddleC,DandEMetronomeSymbolMetronomeSymbolTheHalfNoteTheWholeNoteTheNotesFandG

LESSONTWOChordsTheCMajorChordSeventhChordsTheGSeventhChordChangingChordsTheWholeRestSongswithChords

LESSONTHREETheQuarterRestTheFChordTheLead-In

LESSONFOURTheThreeFourTimeSignatureTheDottedHalfNoteLegatoTheTie

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LESSONFIVETheNotesA,BandCTheCMajorScaleTheOctaveTheEighthNoteStaccatoKeyofCMajor

LESSONSIXTheDottedQuarterNoteFirstAndSecondEndingsMinorChordsTheDMinorChordTheCommonTimeSignature

LESSONSEVENTheGChordSharpSignsTheDSeventhChordTheTripletTheNoteFsharp

LESSONEIGHTTurnaroundProgressionsTheEMinorChordTheAMinorChordBrokenChords

BrokenChordsinFourFourTime

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LESSONNINETheGMajorScaleKeySignaturesArpeggios

ArpeggiosInFourFourTimeTheSloopJohnB

LESSONTENFlatSignsTheNoteBFlat12BarBlues

12BarBluesintheKeyofCMajorTheKeyofFMajorKeySignatureofFMajorOtherTitlesInThisSeries

APPENDIXONENotesontheKeyboardEasyChordSubstitution

APPENDIXTWOChordCharts

MajorChordChartMinorChordChartSeventhChordChartMinorSeventhChordChartAugmentedChordChartDiminishedChordChart

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INTRODUCTIONProgressiveBeginnerPianoassumesyouhavenopriorknowledgeofmusicorplayingthepiano.Thisbookwillshowyou:

Howtoplayover25songs,acrossarangeoftwooctaves.Major,MinorandSeventhchords.12BarBluesandTurnaroundprogressions.

Thisbookalsofeaturesachordchartsectionfeaturingover50differentchords.Aftercompletingthisbookyouwillhaveasolidunderstandingofthepianoandbereadyforfurtherstudyonspecificstylesofplaying,e.g.,Rock,Blues,etc.Allpianoplayersshouldknowalloftheinformationcontainedinthisbook.Thebestandfastestwaytolearnistousethisbookinconjunctionwith:

Buyingsheetmusicandsongbooksofyourfavoriterecordingartistsandlearningtoplaytheirsongs.Practicingandplayingwithothermusicians.Youwillbesurprisedhowgoodabasicpiano/drums/bass/guitarcombinationcansoundevenwhenplayingeasymusic.Learningbylisteningtoyourfavoriterecordings.

ApproachtoPracticeItisimportanttohaveacorrectapproachtopractice.Youwillbenefitmorefromseveralshortpractices(e.g.,15-30minutesperday)thanoneortwolongsessionsperweek.Thisisespeciallysointheearlystages,becauseofthebasicnatureofthematerialbeingstudied.

Inapracticesessionyoushoulddivideyourtimeevenlybetweenthestudyofnewmaterialandtherevisionofpastwork.Itisacommonmistakeforsemi-advancedstudentstopracticeonlythepiecestheycanalreadyplaywell.Althoughthisismoreenjoyable,itisnotaverysatisfactorymethodofpractice.Youshouldalsotrytocorrectmistakesandexperimentwithnewideas.Itistheauthor’sbeliefthattheguidanceofanexperiencedteacherwillbeaninvaluable

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author’sbeliefthattheguidanceofanexperiencedteacherwillbeaninvaluableaidinyourprogress.

Photo1

PianoTechniqueHowtoSitAtThePianoSitupstraightandrelaxed.Ifyourpianoseatcanmoveupordown,adjustittoacomfortableheight,asshowninphoto1.

Photo2

HandShapeAlwayscurveyourfingers.Thishelpskeepyourfingersatthesamelevel,asshowninphoto2.

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Photo3

Whenyouplaythekeysonthepiano,usethetipsofyourfingers,andthesideofyourthumb,asinphoto3.

ThePianoKeyboardMusicNotesThereareonlysevenlettersusedfornotesinmusic.Theyare:

Thesenotesareknownasthemusicalalphabet.Theyarethenamesofthewhitekeysonthekeyboard.

Theblackkeysalwaysappearingroupsoftwoorthree.TheCnoteisawhitekey.Itisalwaysonthelefthandsideofagroupoftwoblackkeys.FindalltheCnotesonyourpiano.

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HowtoFindMiddleCThefirstnoteyouwilllearntoplayisMiddleC.MiddleCisthenoteinthemiddleofthepianokeyboard.

PlaymiddleCwiththethumbofyourrighthand.

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FingeringEachfingerhasitsownnumber.Thethumbofeachhandiscountedasthefirstfingerandhasthenumber1.

Whererequired,thefingeringtousewillbeshownnexttothenoteinthemusicnotation.

HowtoReadMusic

TheStafforStaveTherearefivelinesusedinmusicnotationcalledthestafforstave.Musicnotesarewritteninthespacesandonthelinesofthestaff.

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TrebleClefThissymboliscalledatrebleclef.

TrebleStaffAstaffwithatrebleclefwrittenonitiscalledatreblestaff.

BassClefThissymboliscalledabassclef.

BassStaffAstaffwithabassclefwrittenonitiscalledabassstaff.

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Highnotesarewrittenonthetreblestaff,andareusuallyplayedwithyourrighthand.Lownotesarewrittenonthebassstaff,andareusuallyplayedwithyourlefthand.

TheGrandStaffWhenthetrebleandbassstavesarejoinedtogetherbyalineandabracket,theyarecalledagrandstaff.Pianomusiciswrittenonthegrandstaff.Noteswrittenonthetrebleclefareplayedontherighthandsideofkeyboardwhilenoteswrittenonthebassclefareplayedonthelefthandsideofthekeyboard.

NotesontheGrandStaffPianomusicnotesarewritteninthespacesandonthelinesofthegrandstaff.

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Torememberthenotesonthelinesofthetreblestaff,sayEveryGoodBoyDeservesFruitThenotesinthespacesofthetreblestaffspellthewordFACETorememberthenotesonthelinesofthebassstaff,sayGoodBoysDeserveFruitAlwaysTorememberthenotesinthespacesofthebassstaff,sayAllCowsEatGrass

TheQuarterNoteThisisamusicalnotecalledaquarternote.Aquarternotelastsforonebeat.

Musicisdividedintobars(sometimescalledmeasures)bybarlines.Inthisexampletherearetwobarsofmusic.

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TheFourFourTimeSignature

Thetwopairsofnumbersaftertheclefsarecalledthetimesignature.Thisiscalledthefourfourtimesignature.Ittellsyoutherearefourbeatsineachbar.Therearefourquarternotesinabarof*time.

NoteandRestValuesHerearesomeothernotescommonlyfoundinmusicnotation,alongwiththeircorrespondingrestvalues.Therearemanyothertypesoftimesignatures,noteandrestvaluesusedinmusicthatyouwilllearnasyouprogress.

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UsingaMetronomeAmetronomeisadevicethatplaysacontinuousbeat.Itisusedtohelpcontrolyourtimingsothatyoudonotrushorslowdown.Thebeatisheardasatickingorbeepingsoundandthespeedcanbeadjusted.Thespeedofthebeat,whichiscalledthetempo,ismeasuredinbeatsperminute(BPM).

Theaccompanyingphotoshowsamechanicalmetronomeandanelectronicmetronome.

Musiciscommonlywrittenwithatempomarktoindicatewhatspeedthepieceshouldbeplayed.Forexample,60BPMisrepresentedas3=60.Iflearningapieceatthewrittentempoisdifficult,tryloweringtheBPMofthemetronome(slowingitdown)untilyoucanplayevenlyandintime.Thengraduallyspeedupthemetronomeuntilyoucanplayitatthecorrectspeed.

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LESSONONETheNotesMiddleC,DandEMiddleCiswrittenjustbelowthetreblestaffonashortlinecalledaledgerline.SeeHowtoFindMiddleCtolocatemiddleConthekeyboard.

CNote

MiddleCisplayedwiththefirstfinger(thumb)ofyourrighthand.

DNote

TheDnoteisplayedwiththesecondfingerofyourrighthand.

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ENote

TheEnoteisplayedwiththethirdfingerofyourrighthand.

TheQuarterNoteThisisaquarternote.Itlastsforonebeat.Therearefourquarternotesinonebarofmusicin*time.

MetronomeSymbolThisisthesymbolforametronome.Itappearsbeneaththestaff,nexttothe'count'numbers,whichindicatehowtocountthetime.Largebluenumbersrepresentacountorbeatwhereanoteistobeplayed,whilesmallergreynumbersareusedwhennotesareeitherheldornotplayedatall.

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1Inthefollowingexampletherearefourbarsofmusic,twobarsofmiddleC(bars1and4),onebaroftheDnote(bar2)andonebaroftheEnote(bar3).Therearefourquarternotesineachbar.

TheHalfNoteThisisahalfnote.Itlastsfortwobeats.Therearetwohalfnotesinonebarof*time.

TheWholeNoteThisisawholenote.Itlastsforfourbeats.Thereisonewholenoteinonebarof*time.

Thelargerboldnumbersinthecountindicatethatanoteistobeplayed.Thesmallernumbersindicatethatanoteistobehelduntilthenextboldnumber

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(note).

2 IntheLightoftheMoonThissongcontainsquarter,halfandwholenotes.Makesureyouusethecorrectfingersandfollowthecountcarefully.

TheNotesFandGFNote

ThenoteFisplayedwiththefourthfingerofyourrighthand.

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GNote

ThenoteGisplayedwiththefifthfingerofyourrighthand.

3 AuraLeeThesongAuraLeecontains8barsofmusicin*time.Remembertocountasyouplay,tohelpyoukeeptime.

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ThingstoRemember

Playthekeyswiththetipsofyourfingers.Keepyourfingerscurved.

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LESSONTWOChordsAchordisagroupofnoteswhichareplayedtogether.Chordsareusedtoaccompanythemelodyofasong.Chordsareusuallyplayedwiththelefthandandthemelodyisplayedwiththeright.ThefirstchordyouwilllearnisCmajor,usuallyjustcalledtheCchord.

CChordSymbol

TheCMajorChord

TheCchordcontainsthreenotes-C,EandG.ToplaytheCchordusethefirst,thirdandfifthfingersofyourlefthand,asshownintheCchorddiagram.Thenotesofmajorchordsareshowninred.

SeventhChordsAnothercommontypeofchordisthedominantseventhchord,usuallycalledaseventhchord.Aseventhchordisindicatedbythenumber7writtenafterthechordname,e.g.,GseventhiswrittenasG7.

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G7ChordSymbol

TheGSeventhChord

TheG7chordcontainsanewnote-theBnexttotheCbelowMiddleC.PlaytheBwiththefifthfingerofyourlefthand,anduseyourfirstandsecondfingerstoplaytheGandFnotes,asshownintheG7chorddiagram.Thenotesofseventhchordsareshowningreen.

ChangingChordsPracticechangingbetweentheCandG7chords.AsboththesechordscontainthesameGnote,changingbetweenthemisquiteeasybecausethethumbstaysinthesameposition.Itisimportanttoalwaysusethecorrectfingeringwhenplayingnotesandchords.

TheWholeRestThissymbolisawholerest.Itindicatesfourbeatsofsilencein*time.Smallcountingnumbersareplacedunderrests.

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4Chordsymbolsareplacedabovethestaff.Therearetwochordsinbar3.Eachchordreceivestwobeats.

SongswithChordsBeforeplayingsongswithchords,practiceeachpartseparately.Firstpracticethemelodyofthesongbyitself(righthandpart),thenpracticethechordsbythemselves(lefthandpart).Onceyouhavelearnedbothparts,playthemtogether.Practiceslowlyandevenly,andcountasyouplay.Thepartcontainingthechordsiscalledtheaccompaniment.

5 OdetoJoyThissongisthemainthemetoBeethoven’s9thSymphony.Itcontainsallthenotesandchordsyouhavelearnedsofarandhastwochordsinbar8.

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LESSONTHREETheQuarterRest

Thissymbolisaquarterrest.Itindicatesonebeatofsilence.Donotplayanynote.Rememberthatsmallcountingnumbersareplacedunderrests.

6 GoodEveningFriends

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FChordSymbol

TheFChord

ThenextchordyouwilllearntoplayistheFchord.ToplaytheFchord,usethefirst,secondandfifthfingersofyourlefthand,asshownintheFchorddiagram.TheFchordintroducesthenoteAbelowmiddleC.

WhenchangingbetweentheCandFchordskeepyourfifthfingerinpositionasthisnoteiscommontobothchords.WhenchangingbetweentheFandG7chordskeepyoursecondfingerinpositionasthisnoteiscommontobothchords.PracticechangingbetweenC,FandG7.

TheHalfRestThisisahalfrest.Itindicates2beatsofsilence.

TheLead-InSometimesasongdoesnotbeginonthefirstbeatofabar.Anynoteswhichcomebeforethefirstfullbararecalledlead-innotes(orpick-upnotes).Whenlead-innotesareused,thelastbarisalsoincomplete.Thenotesinthelead-inandthelastbaradduptoonefullbar.

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7 WhentheSaintsGoMarchin’InWhentheSaintsGoMarchin’InisanearlyJazzstandardmadepopularbybrassbandsinNewOrleans.Thesongusesalead-inandalsocontainsbothquarterandhalfrests.Thecountingnumbersrefertothemelody(righthandpart).Insteadofwritingachordsymbolaboveeachbarofmusicitiscommontoonlywriteachordsymbolwhenthechordchanges,e.g.,thefirst6barsofthissongareaCchord.

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LESSONFOURTheThreeFourTimeSignature

Thistimesignatureiscalledthethreefourtimesignature.Itindicatesthattherearethreebeatsineachbar.Threefourtimeisalsoknownaswaltztime.Therearethreequarternotesinonebarof^time.

TheDottedHalfNoteAdotwrittenafteranoteextendsitsvaluebyhalf.Adotafterahalfnotemeansthatyouholditforthreebeats.Onedottedhalfnotemakesonebarofmusicin^time.

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8 AustrianWaltzThissonghasdottedhalfnotesinthelefthandpart.Onceagain,thecountingnumbersrefertothemelody(righthandpart).Fromthispointon,allcountingnumberswillrefertothemelody.Thelefthandpartistheaccompanimenttothemelody.

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LegatoThenextsongcontainstwocurvedlinescalledslurs.Aslurindicatesthatthenoteswrittenabove(orsometimesbelow)it,shouldbeplayedlegato.Legatomeanstoplaythenotessmoothly,sothattheysoundconnectedtoeachother.Toplaynoteslegato,keepyourfingeronthekeyuntilyouhavestartedtoplaythenextkey.

9 OrangeBlossomThissonghasdottedhalfnotesinboththelefthandpartandtherighthandpart.Playthemelodylegato.

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TheTieAtieisacurvedlinethatconnectstwonoteswiththesamepositiononthestaff.Atietellsyoutoplaythefirstnoteonly,andtoholditforthelengthofbothnotes.

10PlaytheCnoteandchordandholdthemforsixbeats.

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11 RosesFromtheSouthThissongwaswrittenbyJohannStrauss,whowrotesomeofthemostfamouswaltzes.Inthemelody,atieisusedbetweenbars15and16(twoEnotes),andbetweenbars31and32(twoFnotes).Thetieisalsousedforthechordsinthesebars.Donotconfusethetiewiththelegatoslurintroducedearlierinthislesson.

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LESSONFIVETheNotesA,BandC

ANote

BNote

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CNote

Noteswrittenabovethemiddlelineofastaffusuallyhavetheirstemsgoingdown.Noteswrittenbelowthemiddlelineofthestaffusuallyhavetheirstemsgoingup.ThestemfortheBnotecangoupordown.

TheCMajorScaleAmajorscaleisagroupofeightnotesthatgivesthefamiliarsound:

YounowknowenoughnotestoplaytheCmajorscale.ToplaytheCmajorscalesmoothlyyouwillneedtoplaytheFnotewithyourthumb.Dothisbymovingyourthumbunderneathyoursecondandthirdfingersonthewayupthescale.Onthewaydownthescale,moveyoursecondandthirdfingersoveryourthumb.Thisiscalledthecrossover.Thesmallnumbersplacedabove,beloworbesidenotesonthestavestellyouwhichfingertoplayeachnotewith.Besuretousethecorrectfinger.

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TheOctaveAnoctaveistherangeofeightnotesofamajorscale.Thefirstnoteandthelastnoteofamajorscalealwayshavethesamename.IntheCmajorscale,thedistancefromMiddleCtotheCnoteaboveit(orbelowit)isoneoctave(eightnotes).Allthesongsyouhavestudiedsofar,andthenextsongusenotesfromtheCmajorscale.Paycloseattentiontoanyfingeringnumbersnearthenotes.Itisimportanttousetheindicatedfingering,asthiswillmakethesongseasiertoplay.Usethissamefingeringeverytimeyouplaythesongs.

13 LaSpagnolaLaSpagnolausesnotesfromtheCmajorscaleandusesthethumbunderbetweenbars20and21.

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TheEighthNote

Thisisaneighthnote.Itlastsforhalfacount.Thereareeighteighthnotesinonebarof*time.Wheneighthnotesarejoinedtogetherthetailsarereplacedbyonebeam.

14 HowtoCountEighthNotes

Staccato

Adotplacedaboveorbelowanotetellsyoutoplayitstaccato.Staccatomeanstoplayanoteshortandseparatefromtheothernotes.Toplayanoteshort,liftyourfingeroffthekeysasquicklyaspossible.

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15 ShaveandaHaircutTherearetwoeighthnotesonthesecondbeatofthefirstbarofthisexample.Playthenotesandchordsinthesecondbarstaccato.

KeyofCMajorWhenasongconsistsofnotesfromaparticularscale,itissaidtobewritteninthekeywhichhasthesamenameasthatscale.Forexample,ifasongcontainsnotesfromtheCmajorscale,itissaidtobeinthekeyofCmajor.NearlyallthesongsyouhavestudiedsofarhavebeeninthekeyofCmajor.

16 Lavender’sBlueThiswellknownEnglishfolksongisinthekeyofCmajor.Itusesacrossoverinbar14.

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LESSONSIXTheDottedQuarterNote

Adotwrittenafteraquarternoteindicatesthatyoushouldholdthenoteforoneandahalfbeats.Adottedquarternoteisoftenfollowedbyaneighthnote.

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18 LullabyBrahms’Lullabyisoneofthemostwellknownmelodiesofalltime.ItiswrittenhereinthekeyofCmajorandusesdottedquarternotesinbars1,3,9and13.

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FirstAndSecondEndingsThenextsongcontainsfirstandsecondendings.Thefirsttimeyouplaythroughthesong,playthefirstending,(Z),thengobacktothebeginning.Thesecondtimeyouplaythroughthesong,playthesecondending(X)insteadofthefirst.

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19 JingleBellsJingleBellsisoneofthemostpopularChristmassongs.Itcontainsfirstandsecondendings.Thefirsttimethrough,playfromthebeginningtotheendofbar8.Thenplayagainfromthebeginning,butthistimedonotplaybars7and8(thefirstending)butplaybars9and10(thesecondending).

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MinorChordsTherearethreemaintypesofchords:major,seventhandminorchords.Youhavealreadylearnedsomemajorchordsandoneseventhchord.ThefirstminorchordyouwilllearnistheDminorchord.Minorchordsareindicatedbyasmall"m"rightwrittenafterthechordname,forexample:Dm.

DmChordSymbol

TheDMinorChord

ToplaytheDminorchord,usethefirst,thirdandfifthfingersofyourlefthand.

TheCommonTimeSignatureThissymboliscalledcommontime.Itmeansexactlythesameas*.

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20 MussiDenThissongisinthekeyofCmajorandcontainsaDmchordinbar13.Italsocontainstwolead-innotesatthebeginningofthesong.

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21 ScarboroughFairScarboroughFairisafolkmusicstandard.ItcontainsDminorchordsandalsointroducestheDnoteabovetheCnotewhichisoneoctavehigherthanmiddleC.WhenchangingbetweentheDmandFchords,keepyourfirstfingerinposition,asitiscommontobothchords.

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GChordSymbol

LESSONSEVENTheGChord

ToplaytheGchord,usethefirst,thirdandfifthfingersofyourlefthand,asshownintheGchorddiagram.

SharpSignsThisisasharpsign.Whenasharpsignisplacedbeforeanoteonthestaff,itindicatesthatyouplaythekeyimmediatelytoitsright.Thiskeymaybeeitherblackorwhite.

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D7ChordSymbol

TheDSeventhChord

TheD7chordcontainsanFsharpnotewhichistheblackkeyimmediatelytotherightoftheFnote(whitekey)belowmiddleC.ThisF#noteiswrittenonthefourthlineofthebassstaff.ToplaytheD7chord,usethefirst,thirdandfourthfingersofyourlefthandasshownintheD7chorddiagram.

22 HushLittleBabyThispopularchildren’ssongmakesuseofthechordsGandD7.

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23 TomDooleyWhenplayingthemelodyofthissong,becarefultoplaythecorrecttiminginbars9,11,13and15.Practicethetiminginthesebarsseparatelybeforeplayingthecompletesong.

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TheEighthNoteTripletAtripletisagroupofthreeevenlyspacednotesplayedwithin1beat.Eighthnotetripletsareindicatedbythreeeighthnotesgroupedtogetherbyabracket(oracurvedline)andthenumber3writteneitheraboveorbelowthegroup.Theeighthnotetripletsareplayedwithathirdofabeateach.Accent(playlouder)thefirstnoteofeachtripletgroupasit

willhelpyoukeeptime.

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24 AmazingGraceAmazingGraceisaGospelsongwhichcontainsalead-inandtriplets.

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TheNoteFSharp

ThisF#note(aboveMiddleC)istheblackkeyimmediatelytotherightoftheFnoteasshowninthediagram.

ThisF#noteiswritteninthefirstspaceofthetreblestaff.

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25 TheWilliamTellOvertureMostofthemelodynotesinthissongareplayedstaccatoasindicatedbythedotplacedunderoroverthenote.AllthechordsareplayedstaccatoexceptforthefirstD7chordinbar7.

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LESSONEIGHTTurnaroundProgressionsATurnaroundprogressionisasetpatternofchordsthatrepeatsitself.TherearehundredsofwellknownsongsbasedupontheseTurnaroundprogressions.Allthesesongscontainbasicallythesamechordsinthesameorder.ATurnaroundmayrepeatoveranynumberofbars.Usually2,4and8bars.Howeverthechordsequenceremainsthesame.Someofthebiggesthitrecordsofalltimearebaseduponaturnaroundprogression.Turnaroundsalwayscontainatleastoneminorchord.TheTurnaroundbelowusesanewchordEminor(Em).

EmChordSymbol

TheEMinorChord

ToplaytheEmchordusethefirst,secondandfifthfingersofyourlefthandasshowninthediagram.

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26ThisprogressionisaTurnaroundinthekeyofG.Itwillprobablysoundfamiliartoyou.Tomakethelefthandparteasiertoplay,usethefirst,secondandfourthfingerstoplaytheCchordinthisexample.

WhenchangingbetweenGandEmchords,keepyourfirstandfifthfingersinposition.WhenchangingbetweenEmandCchords,keepyourfirstandsecondfingersinposition.WhenchangingbetweenCandD7chords,keepyourfourthfingerinposition.

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SomesongsusingtheTurnaroundProgression

StandbyMe-JohnLennonIWillAlwaysLoveYou-WhitneyHoustonReturntoSender-ElvisPresleyAllIHavetodoisDream-EverlyBrothersTellMeWhy-TheBeatlesLet'sTwistAgain-ChubbyCheckerBeMyBaby-TheRonettesBlueMoon-VariousArtists

AmChordSymbol

TheAMinorChord

ToplaytheAmchordusethefirst,thirdandfifthfingersofyourlefthandasshowninthediagram.

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27 MinuetThemelodyofthissongwasanumberonehitrecordandwasbasedonaminuetbyfamousclassicalcomposerBach.ItintroducesthenoteBbelowmiddleCinBars7and15.

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BrokenChordsSometimeswhenyouplayachord,insteadofplayingallthreenotestogether,youplaythelowestnoteofthechordshape(chordfingering),followedbytheothertwonotesofthechord.Thefollowingexampledemonstratesbrokenchordsin^timeusingthechordsC,FandG7.

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29 Lavender’sBlueHereisanewversionofthesongyoulearnedinExercise16,thistimeusingbrokenchordsinthelefthandpart.Practicethelefthandseparatelyatfirstifnecessary.

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30 MorningHasBrokenMorningHasBrokenusesallthechordsyouhavelearnedsofarandonceagainusesbrokenchordsinthelefthandpart.ItalsointroducesthenoteAbelowmiddleCinbar17.Ifyouhavetroubleco-ordinatingbothhands,practiceeachhandseparatelyuntilyouareconfidentplayingeachpartandthencombinethem.

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BrokenChordsin*TimeBrokenchordsworkequallywellin^timeand*time.HerearesomeexamplesofbrokenchordsinthekeyofCin*time.Onceyouarecomfortableplayingthem,tryapplyingbrokenchordaccompanimentstosomeoftheothersongsyouhavelearned.

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32 OSusannaThistraditionalfolksongisplayedwithabrokenchordaccompaniment.TakecarewiththechordchangefromCtoG7onthethirdbeatofbars7and15.

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LESSONNINETheGMajorScaleInLesson5theCMajorscalewasintroduced.TheGmajorscalestartsandendsonthenoteG,andcontainsanF#noteinsteadofanFnote.PlaythefollowingGmajorscaleandnoticethatitstillhasthefamiliarsoundDoReMiFaSoLaTiDo.

33ThekeyofCmajorwasdiscussedinthesectiononKeyofCMajor.SongsthatareinthiskeyutilizenotesfromtheCmajorscale.Similarly,songsthatareinthekeyofGmajoraresaidtoutilizenotesfromtheGmajorscale.SongsinthekeyofGwillcontainF#notes.

KeySignaturesInsteadofwritingasharpsignbeforeeveryFnoteonthestaff,itiseasiertowritejustonesharpsignaftereachclef.ThismeansthatalltheFnotesonthestaffareplayedasF#,eventhoughthereisnosharpsignwrittenbeforethem.Thisiscalledakeysignature.

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TheGMajorKeySignatureThisisthekeysignatureforthekeyofGmajor.Ithasonesharpsignaftereachclef.

TheCMajorKeySignatureTheCmajorscalecontainsnosharpsorflats,thereforethekeysignatureforthekeyofCmajorcontainsnosharpsorflats.

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34 IYiYiYi(CielitoLindo)IYiYiYiisinthekeyofGmajor.NoticethekeysignatureandplayallFnotesasF#.ThisisoneofthemostwellknownsongsfromMexico.Thelefthandaccompanimentcontainschordsplayedstaccatointhefirstpartofthesongandbrokenchordsinthesecondhalf.

Alsonoticethatbar10containsawholerest,whichwouldtypicallyindicatefourquarternoterests,butthiscanalsobeusedforafullbarofrest.Asthispieceisin3/4time,itrepresentsafull-barrest(inthiscase,threequarternoterests).

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ArpeggiosInBrokenChordsyouwereintroducedtotheideaofplayingthebassnotefollowedbythechord.Anotherusefulwayofplayingchordsisarpeggiostyle.Anarpeggioisachordplayedonenoteatatime.Thistechniquecanbeappliedtoanychordandcanmaketheaccompanimenttoamelodymuchmoreinteresting.ThefollowingexampledemonstratesthechordsCandG7playedasarpeggiosin^time.

35Onceyouarecomfortableplayingthesechordsasarpeggios,tryaddingamelodywiththerighthand,asshowninexample36.ThisisanewarrangementofthesongyoulearnedinExercise8.

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37 ChopsticksChopsticksisoneofthemostwellknownpiecesofmusicforpiano.Ifyourhandisnotbigenoughtostretchtheoctaveinbar7youcanplaythewholerighthandpartofthesongusingtwohands.ThelefthandpartconsistsofarpeggiosofthechordsCandG7.Practiceeachhandseparatelyatfirstifyouhavetroubleco-ordinatingthetwoparts.ThissongisinthekeyofCmajorasindicatedbythekeysignature(i.e.,nosharpsorflats).

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ArpeggiosIn*TimeLikebrokenchords,arpeggiosworkequallywellinanytimesignature.Thefollowingexamplesdemonstratesomeofthewaysarpeggioscanbeusedin*time.TheseexamplesarewritteninthekeyofGmajorasindicatedbythekeysignature.

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39 BanksoftheOhioThistimethearpeggiosareplayedaseighthnotes.Thepatternoffournotesperchordisexactlythesamebuttheyareplayedovertwobeatsinsteadoffourbeats.Thismayseemdifficultatfirst,butrememberthatthesearpeggiosarethesamechordshapesyoualreadyknow,playedonenoteatatime.Onceagain,practiceeachhandseparatelyatfirstifnecessary.

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TheSloopJohnBThissongisinthekeyofGmajor.Thereisatiebetweenaneighthnoteandaquarternoteinbar13.Thisgivesan"offbeat"feelcalledsyncopation.

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41 TheSloopJohnB

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LESSONTENFlatSigns

Thisisaflatsign.Whenaflatsignisplacedbeforeanoteonthestaff,itmeansthatyouplaythekeyimmediatelytoitsleft.Thiskeymaybeeitherblackorwhite.ThenoteBflat(writtenasBb)isshownonthestaffbelow.

TheNoteBFlat

ThisBbnote(aboveMiddleC)istheblackkeyimmediatelytotheleftoftheBnote,asshowninthediagram.

ThisBbnoteiswrittenonthethirdlineofthetreblestaff.

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12BarBlues12BarBluesisapatternofchordswhichrepeatsevery12bars.Therearehundredsofwellknownsongsbasedonthischordprogression,i.e.,theycontainbasicallythesamechordsinthesameorder.12BarBluesiscommonlyusedinRockmusicandisthebasisofBluesmusic.

Songsusingthe12BarBluesProgression

OriginalBatmanT.V.ThemeHoundDog-ElvisPresleyRockAroundTheClock-BillHaleyRollOverBeethoven-ChuckBerryBlueSuedeShoes-ElvisPresleyInTheMood-GlenMillerShake,RattleandRoll-BillHaleyBarbaraAnn-TheBeachBoysJohnnyB.Goode-ChuckBerryDizzyMissLizzy-TheBeatlesSurfin’U.S.A.-TheBeachBoysGoodGollyMissMolly-LittleRichard

12BarBluesintheKeyofCMajorThefollowing12BarBluesisinthekeyofCmajor,andusessomeofthechordsyouhavelearnedsofar.WhenasongissaidtobeinthekeyofCmajor,itmeansthatthemostimportantchord(andusuallythefirstchord)istheCchord.

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42 12BarBluesintheKeyofCMajorThispatternofchordswillprobablysoundfamiliartoyou.

TheKeyofFMajorTheFmajorscalestartsandendsonthenoteF,anditcontainsaBbnoteinsteadofaBnote.PlayTheFmajorscalebelowandlistenfortheDoReMiFaSoLaTiDosound.SongsthatareinthekeyofFmajorcontainnotesfromtheFmajorscaleandhencecontainthenoteBb.

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KeySignatureofFMajorInsteadofwritingtheflatsignbeforeeveryBnoteonthestaff,oneflatsigncanbewrittenaftereachclef.ThismeansthatallBnotesonthestaffareplayedasBb,eventhoughthereisnoflatsignwrittenbeforethem.ThisisthekeysignatureforthekeyofFmajor.Thereisoneflatsignaftereachclef.

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44 MarianneMarianneisinthekeyofFmajor.Thelefthandparthereisavariationontheeighthnotearpeggiostyle.Insteadofplayingthearpeggiostraightupanddown,thepatternalternatesbetweenthelowestnoteandtheothertwonotesofeachchord.ThisstyleofaccompanimentisverypopularinClassicalmusicandiscalledanAlbertibass.Practicethelefthandpartbyitselfbeforecombiningitwiththemelody.

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ThesongMollyMalone(alsocalled"CocklesAndMussels")isawellknowntraditionalIrishsongandiswrittenbelowinthekeyofFmajor.ThelefthandpartisavariationontheAlbertibasspattern,alteredtofitinwith^time.Onceagain,practiceeachhandseparatelyatfirstifnecessary.

Youhavenowlearnedallthreeofthebasicmethodsofaccompanyingmelodies:chordstyle,brokenchordstyleandarpeggiostyle.Theaccompanimentyouusecanmakeabigdifferencetohowgoodtheoverallpieceofmusicsounds.Youcanoftenmakeasimplemelodysoundgreatjustbygivingitaninterestingaccompaniment.Gobackthroughthebookandexperimentwithvariousaccompanimentstoeachofthesongs.Rememberthateachaccompanimentstyleisbasedonthesamebasicchordshapes.

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AgreatintroductiontotheworldofBluespianoplaying.Allexercisessoundgreataswellasteachingthenecessarynotesandtechniques.CoversShuffles,NewOrleansandR&Bstylesalongwithlessonsonsoloing,improvisationandaccompaniment.

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ProgressiveRockPianoBeginnerToAdvanced

CoversallaspectsofRockPianoplaying,featuringthemostcommonRockchordsandprogressions.SpecialemphasisisplacedonmusictheoryasitrelatestoRock,includingBluesscales,chordconstructionandsubstitutioninthemostcommonRockkeys.

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Agreatreferencebookforpianistsofalllevels.Containsalistingofmorethat1000chordsarrangedchromaticallywithallinversions,within36differentchordfamilies.Alsocontainsanextensivebodyofmusictheory,rangingfromhowtoreadapianokeyboard,toacompletelistingofallthemajorandnaturalminorscales.Alsodemonstratesthemostcommonchordsineachkey,alongwithsamplechordprogressions,whichyoucanplayalongwithontherecording.

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APPENDIXONENotesontheKeyboard

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EasyChordSubstitutionWhenplayingfromsheetmusicandyoucomeacrossanunfamiliarchordstudythefollowingtabletofindaneasierchordtoplay.Thischordwillstillsoundcorrect.E.g.,whenyouseeaCmaj7symbol,playaCchordinstead.ForaCm6,youcansubstituteaCmchord,etc.

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APPENDIXTWOChordChartsInthisbookyouareintroducedtomajor,minorandseventhchords.Thefollowingchordchartscontainmanyotherchordsyoumayfindinsheetmusic.Otherimportantchordtypesaretheminorseventhchord(m7),augmented(+)anddiminished(o)chords.Thesearelistedonthefollowingpages.Therearemanyothertypesofchordse.g.,sixth(6),suspended(sus),ninth(9)etc.Thefollowingchartsshowthreedifferentpositionsforeachchord:

Therootposition.Thisshapehastherootnote(i.e.,thenotethechordisnamedafter)asthelowestnoteofthechord.Thefirstinversioncontainsthesamenotesastherootpositionbutplacestheminadifferentorder.Thesecondinversioncontainsthesamenotesastherootpositionbutplacestheminadifferentorderagain.

MajorChordChart

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CChordSymbol

CEGNotesinChord

CMajorChord

C(RootPosition)

C(1stInversion)

C(2ndInversion)

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DbChordSymbol

DbFAbNotesinChord

DbMajorChord

Db(RootPosition)

Db(1stInversion)

Db(2ndInversion)

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C#ChordSymbol

C#FG#NotesinChord

C#MajorChord

C#(RootPosition)

C#(1stInversion)

C#(2ndInversion)

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DChordSymbol

DF#ANotesinChord

DMajorChord

D(RootPosition)

D(1stInversion)

D(2ndInversion)

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EbChordSymbol

EbGBbNotesinChord

EbMajorChord

Eb(RootPosition)

Eb(1stInversion)

Eb(2ndInversion)

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EChordSymbol

EG#BNotesinChord

EMajorChord

E(RootPosition)

E(1stInversion)

E(2ndInversion)

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FChordSymbol

FACNotesinChord

FMajorChord

F(RootPosition)

F(1stInversion)

F(2ndInversion)

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F#ChordSymbol

F#A#C#NotesinChord

F#MajorChord

F#(RootPosition)

F#(1stInversion)

F#(2ndInversion)

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GbChordSymbol

GbBbDbNotesinChord

GbMajorChord

Gb(RootPosition)

Gb(1stInversion)

Gb(2ndInversion)

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GChordSymbol

GBDNotesinChord

GMajorChord

G(RootPosition)

G(1stInversion)

G(2ndInversion)

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AbChordSymbol

AbCEbNotesinChord

AbMajorChord

Ab(RootPosition)

Ab(1stInversion)

Ab(2ndInversion)

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AChordSymbol

AC#ENotesinChord

AMajorChord

A(RootPosition)

A(1stInversion)

A(2ndInversion)

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BbChordSymbol

BbDFNotesinChord

BbMajorChord

Bb(RootPosition)

Bb(1stInversion)

Bb(2ndInversion)

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BChordSymbol

BD#F#NotesinChord

BMajorChord

B(RootPosition)

B(1stInversion)

B(2ndInversion)

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MinorChordChart

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CmChordSymbol

CEbGNotesinChord

CMinorChord

Cm(RootPosition)

Cm(1stInversion)

Cm(2ndInversion)

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C#mChordSymbol

C#EG#NotesinChord

C#MinorChord

C#m(RootPosition)

C#m(1stInversion)

C#m(2ndInversion)

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DmChordSymbol

DFANotesinChord

DMinorChord

Dm(RootPosition)

Dm(1stInversion)

Dm(2ndInversion)

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EbmChordSymbol

EbGbBbNotesinChord

EbMinorChord

Ebm(RootPosition)

Ebm(1stInversion)

Ebm(2ndInversion)

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EmChordSymbol

EGBNotesinChord

EMinorChord

Em(RootPosition)

Em(1stInversion)

Em(2ndInversion)

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FmChordSymbol

FAbCNotesinChord

FMinorChord

Fm(RootPosition)

Fm(1stInversion)

Fm(2ndInversion)

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F#mChordSymbol

F#AC#NotesinChord

F#MinorChord

F#m(RootPosition)

F#m(1stInversion)

F#m(2ndInversion)

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GmChordSymbol

GBbDNotesinChord

GMinorChord

Gm(RootPosition)

Gm(1stInversion)

Gm(2ndInversion)

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G#mChordSymbol

G#BD#NotesinChord

G#MinorChord

G#m(RootPosition)

G#m(1stInversion)

G#m(2ndInversion)

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AmChordSymbol

ACENotesinChord

AMinorChord

Am(RootPosition)

Am(1stInversion)

Am(2ndInversion)

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BbmChordSymbol

BbDbFNotesinChord

BbMinorChord

Bbm(RootPosition)

Bbm(1stInversion)

Bbm(2ndInversion)

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BmChordSymbol

BDF#NotesinChord

BMinorChord

Bm(RootPosition)

Bm(1stInversion)

Bm(2ndInversion)

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SeventhChordChart

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C7ChordSymbol

CEGBbNotesinChord

CSeventhChord

C7(RootPosition)

C7(1stInversion)

C7(2ndInversion)

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Db7ChordSymbol

DbFAbCbNotesinChord

DbSeventhChord

Db7(RootPosition)

Db7(1stInversion)

Db7(2ndInversion)

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D7ChordSymbol

DF#ACNotesinChord

DSeventhChord

D7(RootPosition)

D7(1stInversion)

D7(2ndInversion)

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Eb7ChordSymbol

EbGBbDbNotesinChord

EbSeventhChord

Eb7(RootPosition)

Eb7(1stInversion)

Eb7(2ndInversion)

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E7ChordSymbol

EG#BDNotesinChord

ESeventhChord

E7(RootPosition)

E7(1stInversion)

E7(2ndInversion)

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F7ChordSymbol

FACEbNotesinChord

FSeventhChord

F7(RootPosition)

F7(1stInversion)

F7(2ndInversion)

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F#7ChordSymbol

F#A#C#ENotesinChord

F#SeventhChord

F#7(RootPosition)

F#7(1stInversion)

F#7(2ndInversion)

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Gb7ChordSymbol

GbBbDbENotesinChord

GbSeventhChord

Gb7(RootPosition)

Gb7(1stInversion)

Gb7(2ndInversion)

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G7ChordSymbol

GBDFNotesinChord

GSeventhChord

G7(RootPosition)

G7(1stInversion)

G7(2ndInversion)

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Ab7ChordSymbol

AbCEbGbNotesinChord

AbSeventhChord

Ab7(RootPosition)

Ab7(1stInversion)

Ab7(2ndInversion)

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A7ChordSymbol

AC#EGNotesinChord

ASeventhChord

A7(RootPosition)

A7(1stInversion)

A7(2ndInversion)

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Bb7ChordSymbol

BbDFAbNotesinChord

BbSeventhChord

Bb7(RootPosition)

Bb7(1stInversion)

Bb7(2ndInversion)

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B7ChordSymbol

BD#F#ANotesinChord

BSeventhChord

B7(RootPosition)

B7(1stInversion)

B7(2ndInversion)

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MinorSeventhChordChart

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Cm7ChordSymbol

CEbGBbNotesinChord

CMinorSeventhChord

Cm7(RootPosition)

Cm7(1stInversion)

Cm7(2ndInversion)

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C#m7ChordSymbol

C#EG#BNotesinChord

C#MinorSeventhChord

C#m7(RootPosition)

C#m7(1stInversion)

C#m7(2ndInversion)

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Dm7ChordSymbol

DFACNotesinChord

DMinorSeventhChord

Dm7(RootPosition)

Dm7(1stInversion)

Dm7(2ndInversion)

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Ebm7ChordSymbol

EbGbBbDbNotesinChord

EbMinorSeventhChord

Ebm7(RootPosition)

Ebm7(1stInversion)

Ebm7(2ndInversion)

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Em7ChordSymbol

EGBDNotesinChord

EMinorSeventhChord

Em7(RootPosition)

Em7(1stInversion)

Em7(2ndInversion)

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Fm7ChordSymbol

FAbCEbNotesinChord

FMinorSeventhChord

Fm7(RootPosition)

Fm7(1stInversion)

Fm7(2ndInversion)

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F#m7ChordSymbol

F#AC#ENotesinChord

F#MinorSeventhChord

F#m7(RootPosition)

F#m7(1stInversion)

F#m7(2ndInversion)

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Gm7ChordSymbol

GBbDFNotesinChord

GMinorSeventhChord

Gm7(RootPosition)

Gm7(1stInversion)

Gm7(2ndInversion)

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G#m7ChordSymbol

G#BD#F#NotesinChord

G#MinorSeventhChord

G#m7(RootPosition)

G#m7(1stInversion)

G#m7(2ndInversion)

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Am7ChordSymbol

ACEGNotesinChord

AMinorSeventhChord

Am7(RootPosition)

Am7(1stInversion)

Am7(2ndInversion)

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Bbm7ChordSymbol

BbDbFAbNotesinChord

BbMinorSeventhChord

Bbm7(RootPosition)

Bbm7(1stInversion)

Bbm7(2ndInversion)

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Bm7ChordSymbol

BDF#ANotesinChord

BMinorSeventhChord

Bm7(RootPosition)

Bm7(1stInversion)

Bm7(2ndInversion)

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AugmentedChordChart

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CaugChordSymbol

CEG#NotesinChord

CAugmentedChord

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C#augChordSymbol

C#FANotesinChord

C#AugmentedChord

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DaugChordSymbol

DF#A#NotesinChord

DAugmentedChord

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EbaugChordSymbol

EbGBNotesinChord

EbAugmentedChord

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EaugChordSymbol

EG#CNotesinChord

EAugmentedChord

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FaugChordSymbol

FAC#NotesinChord

FAugmentedChord

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F#augChordSymbol

F#A#DNotesinChord

F#AugmentedChord

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GaugChordSymbol

GBD#NotesinChord

GAugmentedChord

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G#augChordSymbol

G#CENotesinChord

G#AugmentedChord

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AaugChordSymbol

AC#FNotesinChord

AAugmentedChord

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BbaugChordSymbol

BbDF#NotesinChord

BbAugmentedChord

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BaugChordSymbol

BEbGNotesinChord

BAugmentedChord

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DiminishedChordChart

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CdimChordSymbol

CEbGbNotesinChord

CDiminishedChord

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C#dimChordSymbol

C#EGNotesinChord

C#DiminishedChord

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DdimChordSymbol

DFAbNotesinChord

DDiminishedChord

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EbdimChordSymbol

EbGbANotesinChord

EbDiminishedChord

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EdimChordSymbol

EGBbNotesinChord

EDiminishedChord

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FdimChordSymbol

FAbBNotesinChord

FDiminishedChord

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F#dimChordSymbol

F#ACNotesinChord

F#DiminishedChord

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GdimChordSymbol

GBbDbNotesinChord

GDiminishedChord

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G#dimChordSymbol

G#BDNotesinChord

G#DiminishedChord

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AdimChordSymbol

ACEbNotesinChord

ADiminishedChord

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BbdimChordSymbol

BbDbENotesinChord

BbDiminishedChord

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BdimChordSymbol

BDFNotesinChord

BDiminishedChord