Arpeggio practice, minor and diminished chords. 2 2
Once you have practiced with your major chords, 3 3
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You can attempt the minor chords. 5 5
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Basically you just do the same practice, but with the minor chords, 7 7
rather than major. 8 8
A fun exercise later will make this more interesting. 9 9
So you'll start with C minor. 10 10
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And you want D flat minor, so you just find the chord. 12 12
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And D minor. [MUSIC] 14 14
And so on. But 15 15
now let's look at diminished arpeggios. 16 16
It's good to know these because they're very simple, but 17 17
they're also very effective, and they add into your improvisations. 18 18
They bring a lot of color to a progression. 19 19
You may remember in book five you played an A ballad style left hand, 20 20
[SOUND] and you were playing a G half diminished. 21 21
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You started on the B flat. 23 23
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So you created a really nice thing, 25 25
just with the use of a diminished arpeggio in the right hand. 26 26
So look at the three different shapes for the arpeggios. 27 27
So you remember that they're very distinct shapes. 28 28
[SOUND] Let's play it in the left hand first. 29 29
[SOUND] That's your first shape, very symmetrical. 30 30
[SOUND] Second one there, similarly symmetrical, 31 31
in reverse almost, black, white, white, black. 32 32
[SOUND] Third one symmetrical but sort of the odd one out. 33 33
[SOUND] So in the right hand you just follow that and 34 34
follow the fingering. 35 35
One, two, three. 36 36
One, two, three, four, [SOUND] okay? 37 37
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Second one. 39 39
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And third one. 41 41
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So they're not too difficult, so learn them, 43 43
there are only three of them, very simple, and 44 44
it's a great way to sound very professional with a minimum of effort.