Unit 16: Chord Symbols & Creativity

Lead sheets, playing by ear and improvising. Part of PYeahNo Premium.

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Reading chord symbols

Letters, m, 7 and slash chords

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Comping from a lead sheet

Left-hand roots, then right-hand triads, from symbols only

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Amazing Grace

A real lead sheet: melody plus your own left hand

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Playing by ear

Hear a phrase, play it back

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Improvising

Pentatonic and blues solos over a backing track

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Make it yours: Greensleeves

Arrange and perform a lead sheet: the course finale

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