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Piano Exercise – Arpeggios
An arpeggio is a way of playing a chord without playing all of the notes simultaneously, yet note by note.
This is a basic exercise of arpeggios in triad chords. In the video you can see the use of an arpeggio in a chord (including the octave note).
One example of this is the chord C. The notes that are played are C, E, G and also the next C note.
At the end of this video, the left hand is also used and plays the arpeggio with the right hand at the same time. This is a good exercise to coordinate the movement of your hands with each other.
How to Play Piano Runs and Fills in a Basic Chord Progression
This video is a simple chord progression using rhythmic runs or little variations at the end of the bar of each chord. If you know the chords and inversions well, you will be able to play a lot of variations and fills to give it a richer feeling and a sense of syncopation to the progression.
These fills in each chord can be made up with the notes that belong to each chord in any inversion, or with the notes that are part of the chord and with others that are not. Although, these notes must be part of the scale of the progression that is being played.
For example, in the chord E we can play notes like B, G#, F#, and D. Even though F# and D are not notes within the chord, they still belong to the scale that we are playing and they will sound good.
The important thing to know here about inversions and scales is that knowing scales does not necessarily mean that you will only be using them to play fast solos, but that they can be used for many other things.
How to Make Beats at Home for Your Music
This article will tell you how you can quickly and easily get started making some beats on your computer. If you have done any research on how to make rap and hip hop beats you will see that although there is the odd forum with a few bits of advice, there is not really a step by step guide for the newbie to get started.
This is because mostly to make the sort of beats that you hear in your favorite tunes you would need a recording studio to get the same king of quality.
This is where you can run into problems, of course if you have the money and the time to learn all about music production then it could be the start of your new favorite hobby, however sadly alot of us are not in that position.
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Keyboard Lesson – Playing a Chord Progression on Piano with Different Inversions
Just as we did in the last post, we will be playing with the same chords in the key of A. This time we will not be using the root position of each chord but rather different inversions. These kind of piano and keyboard exercises will help you improve your transition from chord to chord.
Each chord will last for four beats (or four counts). You can also play each chord in an arpeggio style.
The right hand will play the complete chords while the left hand, as usual, will play the root note of each chord.
The chord progression is:
| A | Bm | F#m | D | E | A |
Keyboard Lesson Online – How to Play a Chord Progression in A
We will be playing each chord four times; this will be 4 times per bar. The first chord that we will play is A and we will play the complete chord on the right hand. On the left hand we will play the root note (it is optional to play octaves with the root note). The root note in this chord is A. We will be doing the same pattern for each chord that is played in the progression.
This is a standard accompaniment which is used in many songs. We will be playing the chords in the same order as are displayed in the graphics. Note that on the graphics the root position is showed for each chord. After you practice the chord progression various times, try to play it using different chord inversions.
You can find all of the diagrams of the chords in all of their positions and inversions in our free ebook of chords and inversions. Just enter your name and email address on the right sidebar to download this ebook instantly.
