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The 10ths Ballad Style,
a stride style variation.
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So, so far you've been playing
first fifth first, separately.
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Another great way to use this style is
to play the top two notes together.
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So it becomes like a stride style.
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So this is in three four time,
tenths waltz.
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So look at the sheet music on the page.
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So we're starting in A minor,
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so instead of [SOUND] playing
the top two notes together.
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And there's a great Chopin piece
that uses this exact progression.
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And it would use a stride style.
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So it would go from A minor, so
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A root [SOUND], A minor, D [SOUND],
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D minor middle [SOUND],
G [SOUND], C [SOUND].
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So you can get the same feel if you
just use this 10th stride style.
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So it doesn't sound too different.
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So the melody line of the Chopin piece,
again, is very interesting because
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you see that even Chopin would
base melodies around a chord tone.
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So there's the A minor.
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So [SOUND] first to third,
[SOUND] and then up to the D minor.
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[SOUND] First to third.
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[SOUND] And
then it's down to the third of G.
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[SOUND] And
you're going down to the third of the C.
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[SOUND] And
then back to the first again of A.
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[SOUND] FIrst again of D minor.
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[SOUND] Third of G.
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Bounce on to the C.
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So can you see that that's a very simple
pattern that's used in chord tones, and
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it still sounds beautiful?
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Okay, let's try an improvisation
with this progression.
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Just keep it simple, stick to chord tones,
CF notes, and just, but make it melodic.
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We'll start with A minor, [SOUND] let's
start one third up high this time.
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That's the fifth of G, third of C.
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Down to the third of G,
bounce back onto C.
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