Brenden Lowe
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Hi Mary,
If you’re voiceleading through the circle of 4ths with triads will take on a certain path. Root will go to 2nd inversion back to root and so on. But with 7th chords, sometimes you do have two options and it’s better not to think too hard about it. Just choose whatever option is close by but definitely look to see what options you have. Hope this helps!
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Thanks for sharing this Karsten! Maybe I’ll post a link to the exact lesson and step you’re referring to so everyone can access easily with a link. I appreciate the engagement in the community!
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Great questions Vadim! I always found it helpful to analyze the progressions of the chords and think by numbers. For example if the tune starts out 2-5-1-6, then I know I just have to play a 2-5-1-6 in another key. I try to do the same thing for melodies. Figure out how the notes relate to the chords by numbers. So if the melody outlines the chord 1-3-5-7 then I can just play that same sequence of notes in another key. It is quite difficult to get the hang of and even I have to practice quite a bit to do this! Hope this helps!
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Great thanks David! I’ve added this to the update to list that we have going. I appreciate this idea. Seems like it’s going to work out great to update the user experience for everyone.
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Also next steps would be to harmonize under the melody notes where they align with chords. Try adding your shells below the melody notes that align with the chord symbol. This will help bring out the sound more! Let me know how it goes. 🙂
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Hey Nico,
See if you can put your shells below the melody when it’s aligned with a chord. This is a simple next step to harmonize the melody. The shells are the 3rd and 7th of the chord. Try playing single note bass notes in your LH. This strategy should sound quite different and much better! Post a video if you get a chance!
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I appreciate this Jan! So glad they helped 🙂
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Nico fantastic! Sounds excellent! Really great things you’re doing here. After you learn some rootless voicings you can use those to jump your RH down to comp in between the space of the melody. That will thicken up the arrangement a little bit. Marvelous job though.
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Hey Nico,
We actually haven’t done Autumn Leaves, strange enough! I’ll add this to Sterling’s list so that we can get it added in there. Thanks for writing this!
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My pleasure! Keep me posted on how it goes!
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haha yes those 10ths are rough! And true! That’s a great beginner tune. Maybe I’ll compile a list off everyone’s comments here in the thread and post for all the students.
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Awesome Suzanna! Yes I agree. Autumn Leaves is a great one to start for beginners. My Romance certainly has more chords. I know beginner’s are looking for more easy tunes to start playing so I was curious as to what other students found to be best to start with. If you have any other suggestions please post. 🙂
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Just fixed it Karsten! Should be all set. I switched back to my normal account. I was using my test account to reply to you before.
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Sounds good Carla! Honestly I feel the same way to this day still. I try to lean towards doing less for sure, and listening to the bass player and interacting with them when they play something for me to respond to or leave space. 🙂
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Yes Karsten! Exactly. I actually just wrote the same thing down below. Comp in the contrasting register of the bass so that you’re not interfering with them.
