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Chord exercises in the key of C Major

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Composer
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6/6/2020 Lesson #2 Changing Left Hand bass notes

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B<6 B9 ?
6 B
9
3 0 3
Ex. 1
CMaj GMaj FMaj GMaj
Piano

> 33 6 3 3 −− ∑
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Look at the left hand notes-- does it sound different than before?

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% B<6
Ex. 2
3B 60? 3B
9 9
CMaj GMaj FMaj GMaj
no.

> 6 9 ? 9 ∑ ∑

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% B<6 3B
9 0?
6
3B
9
CMaj GMaj FMaj GMaj
no.

> 6 9 6 9 ∑ ∑
* The left hand only moves between 2 notes here

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2 Chord exercises in the key of C Major

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% 0?6 B<6 3B
9 B<6
FMaj CMaj GMaj CMaj
no.

> ? < 9 < ∑ ∑


* We are starting on a different chord here, but the left hand still moves very little

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% B<6
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* Try to replace all of the C notes in the left hand with A notes-- do you hear the change in sound?

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