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10ths Ballad Style,
Cycle of fifths exercise.
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In Book Four as part of
your chord practice,
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I explained about a very common
occurrence called the cycle of fifths.
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So you may remember C [SOUND],
to F [SOUND], B flat [SOUND],
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to E flat [SOUND], A flat [SOUND],
to D flat [SOUND] and so on.
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We played a version of that based
around the C family chords in Book One.
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Okay and so on.
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So this next chord sequence is based
around the cycle of fifths and
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is great practice for
your 10ths ballads style.
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So look at the sheet music and
try the left hand.
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So D minor, first [SOUND], fifth [SOUND],
tenth [SOUND], or third, so there D minor.
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B diminished.
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And now it's A [SOUND].
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It's not A minor, it's A.
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So E [SOUND], E minor [SOUND].
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[SOUND] There's that.
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B has a D sharp so you gotta rise up.
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A minor.
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So let's try to improvise in the right
hand over the top of the chords.
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And we'll just stick again to chord tones,
and
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let's make up a pattern based
around the third of each chord.
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So there's D minor [SOUND].
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So third of D minor.
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There's G [SOUND].
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So let's go down to the B,
so D minor [SOUND].
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Bounce on to the B [SOUND].
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Third of C is E, so
bounce back down to the E [SOUND].
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Third of F is A.
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Bounce up on to the A [SOUND].
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Third of B diminished is D, so
bring us back down to it [SOUND].
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And then change it slightly, so go down
one note onto the third of E7 [SOUND].
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Back to A.
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Sounds nice?
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Keep it simple.
So let's try it all together.
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So the third of D minor.
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Bounce on to the third of G.
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Bounce on to the third of C.
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And up onto the third of F.
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Back down to the third of B diminished.
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And on to the third of E.
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