Modern Voicings 'Quartal' Harmony. 2 2
If you play the third, so let's look at C, the third. 3 3
There's one, two, three, four fix, six, seven, eight, nine. 4 4
The third, sixth, and ninth of any chord in that order, 5 5
you'll see that each of the notes are a fourth apart. 6 6
But even, it's easy to see on the white keys. 7 7
One, two, three, four. 8 8
One, two, three, four. 9 9
It's got a distinct shift. 10 10
Most chords you can play on simple. 11 11
You see that distinctive shift. 12 12
It's got a distinctive sound. 13 13
It's a very modern sound too. 14 14
You'll hear it in many tunes. 15 15
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Okay. [MUSIC] 17 17
The shift 4th chord. 18 18
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These are great chords for beginners to improvise with, because each voicing can 20 20
imply many different chords and that gives your room for maneuver. 21 21
You don't have to be so precise with your right hand improvisation, 22 22
because it'll sound so vague it'll probably sound right, 23 23
whatever you're playing, as long as you're kinda within a certain structure. 24 24
Look at the chord again, third, sixth, and ninth of C. 25 25
It could also be first, eleventh, and seventh of E. 26 26
Which sounds okay with E as well. 27 27
First and that's the eleventh, because that's the eleventh because, one, two, 28 28
three, four, five, six, seven, eighth, nine, ten, eleven, and the seventh. 29 29
It could also be the fifth, the first, and the eleventh of A. 30 30
One, two, three, four, five, okay. 31 31
The root and the 11th again. 32 32
It could also possibly be the seventh, 33 33
third, and the sixth of F major 7 of the sixth [SOUND]. 34 34
It sounds okay with C, [SOUND] E, [SOUND] A, [SOUND] or 35 35
F [SOUND], cuz it's got that vague, kind of mysterious. 36 36
[SOUND] I'm not quite sure what chord it is. 37 37
Still a [INAUDIBLE] okay. 38 38
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On the next page, try all the 3, 6, 9 voicings. 40 40
Notice how easy they are to form. 41 41
Don't worry yet about what chord they're related to, just play around with them. 42 42
Get a feel for the position of your hand and for that unique sound. 43 43
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That goes down to the black notes 45 45
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white notes [MUSIC], 47 47
black notes 48 48
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Okay, this one's slightly different. 50 50
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But for now, we're going to play with 53 53
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[INAUDIBLE] keys. 55 55
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Just experiment with that. 57 57
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Remember, in the right hand. 59 59
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For a couple of octaves. 61 61
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And then it's nice if you [SOUND] start with a D, root and fifth. 63 63
But give it an overall sort of D minor tonality. 64 64
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Just experiment, play, do what you want. 66 66
Have fun.