Hello all, help me

[Juvenile]

Im new here and its so great to find other music lovers.

I've learnt all my:

scales
triads
circle of keys
maj, minor and dom7th chords, and all their inversions.

a few chord pressions e.g:
1,4,1
2,5,1
6,2,5,1
7,3,6,5,2,1

I can't work out how Im gonna be able 2 play what I hear the pianist playing in church, all these progressions don't sound like anything that I want 2 play.

I'm I going about it the wrong way? Are thee any gospel/RnB type progressions that I should be working on?

[Willing]

hi juvenile,

I dont know if this what you looking for but check out this link.

http://www.geocities.com/iitim215wi/lessonbywill.html

i a lesson i did a while back.

i pray it will help ya

[Juvenile]

thaks willing,

I cant understand the format:
Eb / Bb-Eb-G --Thank
D / Bb-D-F -----You
C / G-Bb-Eb -----Lord
Ab / Ab-C-Eb-Ab ---Thank

e.g on the first line do you play Bb-Eb-G whilst holding down Eb with the letf hand.

Thanks

[4hisglory]

Yes, that is correct  Maybe this would help


L.H. / R.H.
Eb / Bb-Eb-G --Thank
D / Bb-D-F -----You
C / G-Bb-Eb -----Lord
Ab / Ab-C-Eb-Ab ---Thank


L.H. = Left Hand
R.H = Right Hand

[Juvenile]

thank you guys. Im gonna post another question in the forum, please read it

[aljeres]

what you're really missing is.....the walks!!!!! you have;

2 to 5
3 to 6
1 to 4
6 to 2
5 to 1.......al these are walks.....and when you use them right, they put everything together.......also there is a difference between traditional playing and contemparary songs...but for now stay with traditional songs..like hyms.........they are excellent for you right now!

walks are made up of either minor major walking..........or minor diminish,......or major minor.....get at me and i'll chord up some walking for you to understand this better........ gieres!!!!!!

[Juvenile]

so basically what your saying is that certain chords in a scale like to go 2 other chords.

eg:

the 2nd chord likes to got to a 5 chord. So in the key of C, it would be D min/maj to a Gmajor, and since 5 likes to go to 1 then that would be c maj.

D maj :===G maj===C major.

Can I take it that after a while you just know what a chord likes 2 do thus you can improvise and play original material?  [/list]

[aljeres]

Let’s do a walk…..
Key of C
CHORDED BY GIERES…
LH/RH

A  2 TO THE 5 WALK = A MAJOR TO A MAJOR!

I THEN BUILD A PROGRESSION GOING FROM THE 2 (D) OF C TO THE 5 (G)..THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS, BUT LET’S DO THIS….

D / F#AD----MAJOR
E / GBD-----MINOR
F# / F#AC---- DIMINISHED
G / GBD------MAJOR…..

NOW THIS SHOULD HELP YOU!!!!!! GIERES

[Juvenile]

Let’s do a walk…..
Key of C
CHORDED BY GIERES…
LH/RH

A  2 TO THE 5 WALK = A MAJOR TO A MAJOR!

I THEN BUILD A PROGRESSION GOING FROM THE 2 (D) OF C TO THE 5 (G)..THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS, BUT LET’S DO THIS….

D / F#AD----MAJOR
E / GBD-----MINOR
F# / F#AC---- DIMINISHED
G / GBD------MAJOR…..

NOW THIS SHOULD HELP YOU!!!!!! GIERES

Thank you for the help, but since Im kinda new to this my brain is goin haywire. ok

L.H is he base notes thart your holding down, Im okay with that.

But Im confused about what the right hand is doing is:

1)playing the chords to lead back 2 the A
2)showing you the notes on which you can build the chords.

What exactly is a walk?

what do they teach you?

sorry to be so slow and ask so many questions but Im really eager :lol:

[4hisglory]

thsi is what this site is here for, to ask questions until you understand.  I will try to get a little more info together to put up on the site.  God Bless.

[aljeres]

technically........a progression can be considered a walk.......its really a nicer way of saying it ........to me....

try to look at the board like this......

you are on the 2___( d ) and you want to go to the 5____ ( g )... now you know that the chord for the 2 and the 5 are supposed to be minor..and major... chords.....or in another way of putting it is...

lh/rh
2 ( d ) = d,,f,,a

5 ( G )= g,,b,,d        
 
NOW! this is the chord in its original way of playing it..in what is known as root position.....

now if i want to make a walk, i can play the chords between the 2,, and the ,, 5  of the C scale; which would be.....

3 ( e )= e,,g,,b
4 ( f )= f,,a,,c

now! we have in front of us, all of the chords starting at the 2,,, and ending at the 5,, to make a walk, or progression,  from the 2,,,,going to the 5...ready?

NOW WHEN WE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS:

LH / RH

D / D,,F,,A
E / E,,G,,B
F / F,,A,,C
G / G,,B,,D

THUS YOU HAVE JUST FORMED A WALK.OR A PROGRESSION, GOING FROM THE 2,,,,, TO THE 5....   GIERES

[Juvenile]

Thank you very much, it all makes sense now. Im gonna practise then start nagging you with more questions...lol

[aljeres]

thanks!!!!! bring it..im ready and willing.........lol gieres!!!!