Ballad Style, A Structured Approach. 2 2
Hopefully you've had some fun improvising with the pentatonic scale 3 3
over your simple three note left hand pattern. 4 4
Now let's look at various ways in which you can make your playing more 5 5
musically structured and hopefully, more exciting. 6 6
First of all, we'll learn a variation on the three note left hand pattern. 7 7
Play the following sequence of notes based on the chord of C, one note at a time. 8 8
From the lower C note, up to a G, up to C an octave higher, back down to the G. 9 9
Four notes in total. 10 10
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Keep the sustain pedal down throughout the sequence, and play it twice. 12 12
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Now we move this whole sequence down two notes to A minor. 14 14
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And move everything down two notes again to F. 16 16
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And up one to G. 18 18
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Now you can try exercise one on the next page. 20 20
[MUSIC] 21 21
Now take note at this stage, you can either read on and 22 22
learn to improvise over your left hand patterns. 23 23
Or you can jump ahead to page 29, and learn how to apply this left 24 24
hand rhythm in three easy steps to an actual tune, Auld Lang Sang. 25 25
And then you can return here and learn to improvise.