Right Hand Chord Riffs. 2 2
Popular I IV Riff. 3 3
As we have explained before, one of the most common occurrences in 4 4
all types of music, is the movement of one chord to another, 5 5
that is either five steps below, or four steps above. 6 6
The Cycle of Fifths, C [SOUND], two, three, 7 7
four, F [SOUND], B-flat [SOUND], E-flat [SOUND], 8 8
A-flat [SOUND], D-flat [SOUND], etc. 9 9
And that can also be looked at, 10 10
that it's [SOUND] C to F, but four steps above [SOUND]. 11 11
Okay, B-flat [SOUND], E-flat [SOUND]. 12 12
I know it looks confusing, but it's the same thing. 13 13
You're raising the flanks of one four rifts because you're generally moving 14 14
from [SOUND] the chord, to the chord above [SOUND] and back again [SOUND]. 15 15
Okay, [SOUND] C there to F middle, so C to F. 16 16
[MUSIC] 17 17
I'm sure you've heard that. 18 18
[MUSIC] 19 19
You can go from G to C, that's part of the cycle B E A D G C [SOUND]. 20 20
C middle [SOUND], I'm gonna go to. 21 21
[MUSIC] 22 22
You've heard that in blues and gospel playing, I'm sure. 23 23
Try the following sequence on the next piece. 24 24
You're going to have three chord patterns. 25 25
You're going from the C [SOUND], F middle [SOUND]. 26 26
You went from F [SOUND], to B-flat middle [SOUND]. 27 27
To cycle of fifth again, B E A D G C A B-flat A-flat D-flat, and so on. 28 28
[SOUND] That's the next in the cycle [SOUND] that you're going up to. 29 29
[SOUND] And that's why it's the four. 30 30
G [SOUND], C-middle [SOUND]. 31 31
Okay, and then you can try a progression based on that, so C 32 32
[MUSIC] 33 33
And that just helps you play the next song, the I IV Shuffle Blues. 34 34
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