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Topic: CHORD PRACTICE ADVICE NEEDED  (Read 1318 times)

Offline tombikadam

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CHORD PRACTICE ADVICE NEEDED
on: September 15, 2016, 01:05:14 PM
hi guyz, I need a book that have all the advance chords and I want to practice chord inversions in all keys, is there such a book like this for PIANO?

Offline stevensk

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Re: CHORD PRACTICE ADVICE NEEDED
Reply #1 on: September 15, 2016, 01:12:30 PM

-There are an (almost) infinite number of chords. Select the five hundred most common ones. You can figure it out yourself if you master the theory.

Offline dcstudio

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Re: CHORD PRACTICE ADVICE NEEDED
Reply #2 on: September 15, 2016, 03:35:32 PM
There are only 12 tones...the number of chords that can be made out of 12 is finite, not infinite. If you really want to learn chords you should write them out on staff paper and play from that.  Start with triads. major, minor, augmented, diminished. Then move on to 7th chords. Write them in root position then invert them. It is tedious but not difficult.
Learn basic chord structure and commit the formulas to memory that is the goal.
It is not nearly as monumental of an undertaking as you think.  When you are done you will "get it."
 

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