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Style => Traditional => Topic started by: jmmy on July 14, 2007, 11:41:56 AM
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hello IM aquartet keyboard player whats the best way to learn praise and whorship songs I could find the chords on the keyboards but some timew it doesnt com out right,do any body have any suggestions jimmy 8
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I suggest buying a Chord book and using it the following ways
first find the bass notes in the song you are learning
when you have all the bass notes and know exactly how they fall
begin playing the melody against the bass notes
when you can do this in your sleep
open up your chord book
and begin looking for chords that work
sometimes you will choose chords that contain the melody note you need sometimes the chord will just sound hot
dont be afraid to go back and find new chords after you have worked out a song
this is a trial and error process but believe me it works
one of those C chords will work over that C bass note within the context of that song
you just have to discover it
your ears will tell you what sounds best
a rule of thumb to get you started
on the first chord of the key the Chord will usually be a major chord if the song is in major
most likely a major or Major 7 opr Major9 will work well
before moving to the fourth chord of the key the One chord can change to a &th chord
the 5 chord will almost always be a 7th chord
but sometimes a One chord will work well
a great chord for a 5 chord is the sus chord
the three chord sounds great as a dominant chord (alterred) sounds great as a minor chord also
the four chord sounds great as a major chord
this takes a while to really develop so take your time
the rewards are worth it you will deveilop your own sound and it will sound quite sophisticated because you are learning chords not from theory or even really ear but
by plugging in super upgraded chords
get a good chord book that has chords based on melody note as well as bass note
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Check out some of these chords:
http://www.learngospelmusic.com/piano/theorychords.php?instrument=Keyboard