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Learn & Master Piano - Diminishing Chords - pt2

Will Barrow

Learn & Master Piano - Session 25 - Ragtime, Stride, & Diminishing Chords - Part 2

In this course Will covers Diminished Chords

    OVERVIEW
  • SONG: "The Entertainer"
  • Diminished 7th Chords
  • SONG: "Ain't Misbehavin" Chords
  • SONG: "Ain't Misbehavin" Stride Style
      SKILLS TO MASTER IN THIS SESSION
  1. Be able to play "The Entertainer"
  2. Know how to form Diinished Chords and Diminished 7th Chords
  3. Be able to play "Ain't Misbehavin"
  4. Be able to play "Ain't Misbehavin" Stride Style

Diminished Chords - A DIMINISHED CHORD is made up of the root, the flatted 3rd, and the flatted 5th.

Diminished 7th Chords - A DIMINISHED 7TH CHORD is a diinished triad with an added minor 3rd interval above the top of the triad. A diminished 7th chord is made up of 3 consecutive Minor 3rd intervals.

Ragtime is created by combining a syncopated right hand with a steady eight note accompaniment

Stride Piano involves playing the bass note, often in octaves, with the left hand then reaching up, playing the chord, and going back down quickly to hit the next bass note.

Download printable materials that you will need for the Lessons - Click here.

Session 25 has been split up into 4 parts on Gibson.com's Lesson Section.

 

    Session 25 - Part 1       Session 25 - Part 3
    Session 25 - Part 2       Session 25 - Part 4

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