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Getting bored of playing the same chords- HELP please.
« on: July 21, 2004, 12:06:22 AM »
Hi fellows,  I've been playing keyboard for some times now, i have by God's grace learned to play it by myself. i have some music theory backgound and I know some jazz basics (2-5-1, tritone, min7-maj7-dom7 chords ) BUT I feel like i'm repeating myself all the time when I play.

I feel like my chords are missing color...(although i know what it color is, i cant get to play with these colored chords eg: C69, G13, Db11:  nerver seem to work when i insert them somewhere..).
feel like i always sound the same way..
I use to spend hours on my keyboard practicing and playing around. Now I barely touch it once or twice/week..

What do you brothers and sisters suggest me to do to keep improving?

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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2004, 12:41:25 AM »
First, you have to have an idea of what you want to sound like (color could mean a lot of things).

You can check out my post here:
http://www.learngospelmusic.com/ftopicp-586-.html#586


You should be able to use these easily.

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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2004, 12:48:12 AM »
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I use to spend hours on my keyboard practicing and playing around. Now I barely touch it once or twice/week..


 8O The horror!

Doesn't the bible say something about "A man leaving mother and father and cleaving to his KEYBOARD?"...  :lol:  :wink:


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Rez, How to make your music fresher
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2004, 01:59:10 AM »
I had the same problem, when I was an intermediate player. Make the transition to the next level by modulating and playing in all twelve keys.  Each key has a different feel, because the black and white key combinations are different for each key.  Each key has its own tonal color. I had mastered C and all the flat keys. When I practiced those were the keys I practiced in. My music got stale to me. Other people liked it. Even when I learned new songs, they would always be in those keys. "Thank You Lord"( for all you've done for me.)by Walter Hawkins came to me while I was sleeping in Aflat. I went to the piano in the middle of the night and played the whole thing, encluding the bridge. "It could have been me out doors, no food ect...everyday by your power you keep on keeping me ect..." The next time I heard the song on the radio I realized it was in A flat.Anyways, start your practice in BMajor. or EMajor or D Major. The sharp keys or funny keys. As you transpose you will make some mistakes you will play the wrong key,a half step off.  You will suprise yourself nicely, with a new color a new voicing for tunes you have been playing for years. Even if you transpose precisely, from key to key you will discover something unique about each one. Self discovery through trial and error will freshen your playing as what you have discovered in unfamiliar keys can be done in old familiar keys, giving your playing freshness overnight.
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Re: Getting bored of playing the same chords- HELP please.
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2004, 12:31:52 PM »
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Hi fellows,  I've been playing keyboard for some times now, i have by God's grace learned to play it by myself. i have some music theory backgound and I know some jazz basics (2-5-1, tritone, min7-maj7-dom7 chords ) BUT I feel like i'm repeating myself all the time when I play.

I feel like my chords are missing color...(although i know what it color is, i cant get to play with these colored chords eg: C69, G13, Db11:  nerver seem to work when i insert them somewhere..).
feel like i always sound the same way..
I use to spend hours on my keyboard practicing and playing around. Now I barely touch it once or twice/week..

What do you brothers and sisters suggest me to do to keep improving?



try something like this;

lh/rh

CG/EbM7
FEb/DM
BbF/Dm
EbBb/Gm7
DA/FCEG
GF/BM7FLAT5
CGEm7

THIS IS IN C............I STARTED ON THE 1-4-FLAT7 - FLAT3 -2 -5 - 1

LOOK AT HOW I DESIGNED EM AND MOVE FROM KEY TO KEY AND YOU SHOULD HEAR A CHANGE IN YA SOUND BIT BY BIT!!!!!!!  TIP; TRY TAKING YOUR MAJOR THIRD AND BUILDING A MINOR CHORD OFF OF IT, AND PLAY IT ON YA LAST ENDING CHORD!!!
gieres.....

god is greatly to be praised!!!!!!!!!

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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2004, 01:38:30 PM »
Nice progression through the cycle or perhaps circle of 5th/4ths. Root and Fifth Voicing in the Left Hand. First chord is Cminor9th, second chord is F7th add sharp 5,flat 9, 13th. Also known as F7th Altered.Third chord is Bflat Major 7th. Fourth chord is Eflat Major 9th. Fifth chord is Dminor9th add 11th Also known as Dminor9th suspended.Sixth chord is G7th add sharp5 and sharp9th. Seventh chord is CMajor 9th. I have to analyze everything, that I see or hear, regardless of what kind of music it is. I like your approach of thinking as if the left hand is playing something that does not relate to the right hand. However it has to have a name, for me to absorb the sound. I'm not quite sure what you mean by 1-4FLAT 7-FLAT3-2-5-1 though, or how EM7 is moving from key to key. Please explain this in more detail. Thanks
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Getting bored of playing the same chords- HELP please.
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2004, 02:22:40 PM »
My suggestion, you can go to pretty much any book store nowadays (specifically for music, but even Barnes and Noble or Borders) and purchase a book filled with tons of keyboard chords. They will usually show you the notation, as well as the position on the keyboard (doubt you'd need that though). The one I have works through all 12 keys and covers ever kind of chord imaginable. If you get something like this, you can always refer to it when you're practicing. Throw in new chords little by little, and I think you'll arrive where you want to be with some practice. I know there are many websites that provide a similar service, but the books are so cheap, it's definitely worth it to invest 5 or 6 dollars in a printed version.
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2004, 03:56:10 PM »
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the books are so cheap, it's definitely worth it to invest 5 or 6 dollars in a printed version.


Indeed. I remember when I had my epiphany moment and noticed that all the keys were related. It was even mathematical! Some of the chords I know now doesn't sound good to a lot of people because of they have extreme dissonance. It doesn't matter though. I like them.

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« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2004, 12:24:37 AM »
May God bless you all for your precious help...I've got some ideas now i could work on, thanks alot..Ill stick around more often...as for msn or yahoo I dont have any of those, but l could send emails... :)
thanks again.
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