Reading Chords On a Lead Sheet - Music Theory
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Date: 2022-03-28
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Comments and reviews: 6
Dee
I've played piano by ear my entire life but taught myself how to build chords when I was in my twenties. So if you tell me the name of most any chord I can play it. Actually reading and playing the notes (especially if not in the key of C) is another thing though. I'm pretty terrible at it. And I find if I turn the music sideways I can understand and -see- it better on the piano. Apparently something is wrong with my brain, hahaha. Anyway, chord sheets with the names of the chords written above them are life savers for me. I can pick out the melody by ear after that.
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I've played piano by ear my entire life but taught myself how to build chords when I was in my twenties. So if you tell me the name of most any chord I can play it. Actually reading and playing the notes (especially if not in the key of C) is another thing though. I'm pretty terrible at it. And I find if I turn the music sideways I can understand and -see- it better on the piano. Apparently something is wrong with my brain, hahaha. Anyway, chord sheets with the names of the chords written above them are life savers for me. I can pick out the melody by ear after that.
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Ilovetosingem
Hi Gareth. I wish this had of been out 50 years ago, it would have saved me a lot of research and clarification. That D over C, never seen before, but isn't that a D9 but stacked in another inversion so to speak? Thanks in advance and keep safe you and yours.
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Hi Gareth. I wish this had of been out 50 years ago, it would have saved me a lot of research and clarification. That D over C, never seen before, but isn't that a D9 but stacked in another inversion so to speak? Thanks in advance and keep safe you and yours.
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Hernan
Gareth, thank you for this great video. Although I fully understand all the theory around this, I'm still amazed of the speed you have to play it -on the fly- and to top it off, to furnish it as you do. You are a master.
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Gareth, thank you for this great video. Although I fully understand all the theory around this, I'm still amazed of the speed you have to play it -on the fly- and to top it off, to furnish it as you do. You are a master.
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Blu
I needed this-this tutorial was very helpful-- I noticed that the melody notes were at the top of the chords played!!! I-m assuming that this is an important part of voicing the chords!!! Am I right?
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I needed this-this tutorial was very helpful-- I noticed that the melody notes were at the top of the chords played!!! I-m assuming that this is an important part of voicing the chords!!! Am I right?
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Jay
Thank you for clarifying this. It turns out that years ago, when I was writing a lot of guitar and vocal music, most of my chord labeling was incorrect. I have a lot of fixing to do....
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Thank you for clarifying this. It turns out that years ago, when I was writing a lot of guitar and vocal music, most of my chord labeling was incorrect. I have a lot of fixing to do....
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Mike
Appreciate all of your videos. You can save time drawing the staff on your board so often by purchasing a cheap 5 marker holder that will do all the lines perfectly at once.
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Appreciate all of your videos. You can save time drawing the staff on your board so often by purchasing a cheap 5 marker holder that will do all the lines perfectly at once.
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