Erik Satie, Gymnopedie No 1. 2 2
I'm not sure whether that's the right pronouncement or not. 3 3
This is a beautiful piece that uses a very repetitive left hand pattern for 16 bars. 4 4
It's broken up into different sections, that's the easiest way to remember it. 5 5
So let's look at the first section with the left hand. 6 6
So play hands separately as usual. 7 7
So it starts out with an F to an A minor chord. 8 8
And really what's happening there, there's the F. 9 9
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It's an F major 7, but you're just leaving out the root. 11 11
So you're getting an A minor in the right hand, then, 12 12
it's going to a C to an E minor. 13 13
But really, it's a C major 7. 14 14
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But, you're leaving out the root in the right hand. 16 16
Just observe that. 17 17
So F, you're really on an F major 7, but 18 18
you're leaving out the root, which is A minor. 19 19
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You're really up to a C major 7, but leave it at the root, which is an E minor. 21 21
So that's what the pattern is. 22 22
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And that goes on for 16 bars, so 24 24
when the melody comes in have your finger ready on the A. 25 25
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You maybe heard that before. 27 27
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Then that's repeated. 29 29
In the next section, at bar 17, is where the left hand changes. 30 30
So it goes from an E to an E minor, straightforward. 31 31
A up to an A minor, and D into a straightforward D minor, 32 32
and again in C to C minor, G to G minor, okay? 33 33
And that's, so that's straightforward chords. 34 34
Then bar 23, you're going to play 9 bars with the base note of C. 35 35
So if you can break this song up into these different sections, 36 36
it'll make it much easier for you to remember. 37 37
So, this section from 23, onwards, 9 bars, bass note C. 38 38
The top chord changes, but so C to D minor. 39 39
So it's D minor over C. 40 40
Again, [SOUND] and then C vis C7. 41 41
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All right, there's C7, so it's the third, seventh, and the root again. 43 43
And again, C, 44 44
E-flat in the right hand, 45 45
C minor 7, G minor over C bass. 46 46
C again, D minor chord in the right hand, D minor over C. 47 47
C bass again and again. 48 48
Let's start again at bar 23, so observe all the Cs. 49 49
D minor over C, D minor over C, 50 50
C7, C7, E-flat over C, 51 51
G minor over C, D minor of C, C7. 52 52
So that's a different section all on it's own. 53 53
And then the last section, 54 54
you're back again to D minor, moving up, D minor. 55 55
A to A minor, back down to D, D minor, and again. 56 56
And finally, there's a set of a ballad split-up, 57 57
and then root 7th of G minor, and then octave C. 58 58
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Another thing to remember is the pedal. 60 60
So when you're playing each chord, pedal for each bar, then lift. 61 61
And then put it again for the next bar, and so on. 62 62
I'll play it without the pedal first of all. 63 63
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So you can hear it's just dead. 65 65
So with the pedal. 66 66
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So you're wanting that note to sustain right through to the next. 68 68
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Lift off quickly, put back on. 70 70
You don't want it to get muddy, by leaving the pedal on too long. 71 71
I will leave the pedal on too long this time. 72 72
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You can hear, it's all getting confused. 74 74
Okay, so pedal, just one bar at a time. 75 75
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Off on. 77 77
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Off on. 79 79
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Off on. 81 81
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Okay?