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As you have fun with different piano chord progressions, one that is easy and yet conducive to achieving some interesting sounds on those keys is shown here:<\/p>\nAs you have fun with different piano chord progressions, one that is easy and yet conducive to achieving some interesting sounds on those keys is shown here:<\/p>\n
I-II-III-II-I<\/p>\n
We are looking at the first three diatonic chords of a key. Let’s use the key of C Major for our purposes here. In this case, we will be playing:<\/p>\n
Cmaj7 – Dmin7 – Emin7 – Dmin7 – Cmaj7<\/p>\n
So, we are climbing up to that III chord and back down to the I chord in a stepwise fashion. Now, this is one of those piano chord progressions that you can have a lot of fun improvising with. Actually, if you’re sitting in the corner of a restaurant or club with the lights dim and want to compliment the ambience with something delicate and tasteful, you can really make this sound like something.<\/p>\n
The chords in their basic root positions are:<\/p>\n
Cmaj7 = C\u00a0 E\u00a0 G\u00a0 B<\/p>\n
Dmin7 = D\u00a0 F A\u00a0 C<\/p>\n
Emin7 = E\u00a0 G\u00a0 B\u00a0 D<\/p>\n
However, let’s apply that 1-7-3-5 piano chord voicing to this progression. So, what we will be playing is as follows:<\/p>\n
(The Root and 7 of each of these chords are played with the left hand and the 3 and 5 are played with the right hand. Begin with the C below middle C as the first root and simply climb up in steps)<\/p>\n
C\u00a0 B\u00a0 – E\u00a0 G\u00a0 (Cmaj7)<\/p>\n
D\u00a0 C – F\u00a0 A\u00a0\u00a0 (Dmin7)<\/p>\n
E\u00a0 D – E\u00a0 G \u00a0 (Emin7)<\/p>\n
Begin by playing up and down as you play all the chord tones of each chord at the same time. Then play the 1 and 7 of each chord together while you play the corresponding 3 and 5 in a melodic fashion, playing each note separately. As you do this and become more and more comfortable with it, you’ll begin to see that you can really get a nice cocktail piano sound climbing up and down this progression.<\/p>\n
Play through this progression delicately and, as you do so, create some simple improvised melodies with the 3 and 5 of each chord. You’ll become more creative with this. Also, consider playing everything up one octave. Then come back down to the original octave. Then play the voicings in a “rolled” fashion, playing from the bottom chord tone (Root) to the top (5th), too!<\/p>\n
Naturally, this chord voicing structure works well in your tunes. However, just using it as you play through this progression really lends itself to complimenting a quiet setting. In addition, just by playing these three chords, you can explore your potential improvising with just these few notes. Experiment with your dynamics as well, using crescendos and decrescendos.<\/p>\n
As you really set the scene with this simple yet great sounding combination of chords, remember…<\/p>\n
Always…<\/p>\n
ALWAYS…<\/p>\n
PLAY WITH PASSION!<\/p>\n
Musically,<\/p>\n
Dave
\nwww.PianoAmore.net
\nwww.ProProach.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As you have fun with different piano chord progressions, one that is easy and yet conducive to achieving some interesting sounds on those keys is shown here: I-II-III-II-I We are looking at the first three diatonic chords of a key. Let’s use the key of C Major for our purposes here. In this case, we … <\/p>\n