LadyDpiano: November 2009

Chord Chart: Say So by Israel Houghton

Chord Chart | Say So (Israel Houghton)

VERSE

EM9 D
What does it mean to be saved? Is it more than just a prayer to pray?

A/C# D EM9
More than just a way to heaven?

EM9 D
What does it mean to be His? To be formed in His likeness

A
Know that we have a purpose

BRIDGE

C#m
To be salt and light in the world in the world

D
To be salt and light in the world in the world

CHORUS I

E
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so

Bm7
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so

A D E
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, say so

CHORUS II

E
I am redeemed, I am redeemed

D
I am redeemed, I am redeemed

C#m D E
I am redeemed, I am redeemed, say so

* Alternate Chords:

I would play this intro: EM7 DM9 C#m7 DM9 E5 EM7

I would play DM9 for D

I would play A sus for A

I would play C#m7#5 over More Than

I would play E5 over Redeemed

Israel and New Breed with Hillsong - Say So

* Another Chord Chart:

VERSE 1
EM7 DM9
What does it mean to be saved? Isn't it more than just a prayer to pray,
C#m7#5 DM9 EM7
More than just a way to heaven?
EM7 DM9
What does it mean to be His, to be formed in His likeness,
Asus
Know that we have a purpose?

PRE-CHORUS
C#m7
To be salt and light in the world, in the world
DM9
To be salt and light in the world

CHORUS
E5 Bm7
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, let the redeemed of the Lord say so
A5 D6 E5
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, say so, say so (Repeat Chorus)

VERSE 2
EM7 DM9
Oh the church would arise, oh, that we would see with Jesus' eyes
C#m7#5 DM9 EM7
We could show the world heaven.
EM7 DM9
Show what it means to be His, to be formed in His likeness,
Asus
Show them they have a purpose.

PRE-CHORUS
C#m7
To be salt and light in the world, in the world
DM9
To be salt and light in the word.
F#m7
To be salt and light in the world, in the world
C#m7 DM9
To be salt and light in the world

BRIDGE
E5 EM7 E5 EM7 D6
I am redeemed, I am redeemed, I am redeemed, I am redeemed
C#m7#5 DM9 E5
I am redeemed, I am redeemed.

CHORUS 2
E5 Bm7
Let the redeemed of the Lord rise up, let the redeemed of the Lord rise up
A5 D6 E5
Let the redeemed of the Lord rise up, rise up, rise up

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/i/israel_houghton/say_so_crd.htm

Say So - Israel Houghton - Piano Lesson - How To Play - Deeper Level

“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers!
Thank you for stopping by,

~ LadyD

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Musician Transformation Collection

My inbox has been flooded with tons of messages from Jermaine Griggs over at HearandPlay.com He has offered some great downloads for free that you will want to take advantage of. Jermaine is a great teacher who shows you how to play the piano by ear. It's taken me awhile to go through everything he has recently offered to the public. If you know me at all, I am very careful with what I endorse and recommend to others. Yes, it is true I am an affiliate member with hearandplay products, plus an affiliate member with Willie Myette and also Yoke Wong. So here's the list of Jermaine's new products and I believe ordering is taking place tomorrow.

* 44-pg Piano Guide

http://www.hearandplay.com/mtreport

http://www.hearandplay.com/mtreport.pdf

It's 44 pages and loaded with detailed, step-by-step
strategies that will TRANSFORM your playing.

If nothing else, view the "MUSICIAN TRANSFORMATION" formula
on the first page, which charts the exact recipe for
next-level growth and how to overcome some of the most
common pitfalls.

* 29-pg Piano Guide

http://www.hearandplay.com/mtreport

"MUSICIAN TRANSFORMATION - THE MISSING CHAPTER"
is available for download! (at no cost)

https://hearandplay.infusionsoft.com/link/2009e2920/19f0a0

* Full-size, high quality version of Musician
Transformation "Next Level" Troubleshooting Guide

http://www.hearandplay.com/mtchart.pdf

* Candid audio talk about how hearandplay.com got started and how the musician
transformation concept came to be:

https://hearandplay.infusionsoft.com/link/2b8de21e0/1cfde0

http://www.hearandplay.com/getaudio

* This program is 5 dvds, 7 cds...12 discs TOTAL and the most comprehensive
package of its kind. The packages will be released on Tuesday, Nov 26, 2009 at
exactly 6pm pacific (that's 9pm eastern) at this website:

http://www.hearandplay.com/mt.html

The first dvd, "Fundamental Factory" specializes in
teaching you everything you need to know to get started.

If you recall in the 44-pg report, this section covered note
names, major and minor scales, the number system, major-minor
relationships, the law of 12, and more. And not only pure
'fundamental' stuff, but how they fall into the WHOLE system
(the most important part).

In other words, if you have no experience, F.F. will take care
of you!

(Remember, this package is 5 dvds in 1. "Fundamental Factory"
is only ONE of the dvds. Once you master it, you'll be
comfortable enough to move on to "Chord County," "Pattern
Paradise," "Song Station," and "Ear Elevator." But you'll start

* 2 New Videos

http://www.hearandplay.com/morecoolstuff

One video is 30 minutes and taken directly from the 3rd
dvd ("Pattern Paradise") in the Musician Transformation
collection. It's really good.

The second video is a 14-minute lesson taken directly from
the Gospel Music Training Center, which you'll also have
access to on Tuesday while you wait for your Musician
Transformation package to arrive in the mail.

* 90-minute teleseminar
explaining each element of the M.T. formula

https://hearandplay.infusionsoft.com/opt?o=0&i=102898&e=322e83e7&m=71420

* VIDEO LESSON: The MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE to playing almost any song out there

Jermaine Griggs, Founder of Hearandplay.com shares even more great information on how to play virtually any song pattern you want by understanding how scales and chords connect together. THIS INFORMATION CONNECTS EVERYTHING TOGETHER FOR YOU.

Order The Musician Transformation Collection tomorrow!

All the best,
~ LadyD

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Go Tell It On The Mountain

I may be a bit early and perhaps it's not politically correct to talk about one of my favorite Christmas holiday songs before Thanksgiving... but soon this Grandma will be busily gathering food and presents for her adorable Grandsons. So, why not start practicing those bass lines for up tempo shouting music now or a slow Gospel feel of Go Tell It On The Mountain.

I wanted to share one of my favorite artists with you. This lovely lady has the voice and feel for this special song. I am also truly blessed to look out my window every day and see this incredible view... enjoy!

* Go Tell It on the Mountain by CRYSTAL LEWIS

* (Chorus)
F BbM7/F F Dm
Go tell it on the mountain
Gm Bb/C C7 F BbM7/F F
Over the hills and everywhere
BbM7/F F Dm
Go tell it on the mountain
Dm7 G9 Gm7/C C F
That Jesus Christ is born

(Verse 1)
F C/E Dm7
Down in a lowly manger
Gm Bb/C C7 F
The humble Christ was born
Bb/F F C/E Dm7
And brought us God's salvation
G F/G G Fsus C7
That blessed Christmas morn

http://www.higherpraise.com/lyrics/awesome/awesome2874.html

* L.H. Bass Runs for Chorus in Key of F (single notes)

Ascending F A C D Eb Descending C G Ab

Ascending A B C C# D E F F#

Descending G F E D C Ascending D Eb E

Descending F Eb D C# C Bb A G

Ascending F A C D Eb Descending C G Ab

Ascending A B C C# D E F F#

Descending G F D Bb Ascending G A Bb B

Descending C Bb A G Ascending

* Go Tell It On The Mountain

G Cmaj7 G
Go tell it on the mountain
D7 G D
Over the hills and everywhere
G Cmaj7 G C
Go tell it on the mountain
Am G D7 G
That Jesus Christ is born

Verse:
G C G
When I was but a seeker, I sought both night and day
G A7 D D7
I asked the Lord to help me, and He showed me the way

http://www.higherpraise.com/lyrics/fabulous/1492.htm

*GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
By John W Wrok, Jr. Public Domain

E B E
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere
C#m F#m B E
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born

E
While shepherds kept their watching
B E
O'er silent flocks that night
C#m
Behold throughout the heavens
F# B 7
There shone a holy light

http://www.higherpraise.com/lyrics/fabulous/353.htm

* Related Videos

Go Tell it On the Mountain (Extended Version) HearandPlay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0i-zqaRtNY

Harmonizing Chords to Melody of Go tell It HearandPlay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGtqySxTGJc

Learn to Play All your Favorite Christmas Songs by this Holiday Season!

Best Wishes,
~ LadyD

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Soloing Techniques

Another one of my favorite keyboard players is Jamal Hartwell. Listen to his instruction on soloing. You will learn lots just by watching this clip. Jamal covers the G Blues Scale... G, Bb, C, Db, D, F, G (sometimes A) I've added a bit more here:

"The first key we're going to start with is the key of G and you're going to do a G blues. So we are going to start right on G and play our G seven scale. The blues is compressed with all seven scales so all the scales we're going to learn is our seven scales. We start on G two, three, four, five, six, seven, one. Notice all the way notes very easy and we're just going to go for a bass line. One, three, five, seven, right, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, that way we can know what notes we're actually playing when I say one, three, five, seven. Also when we go to the four chord we are playing the forth scale so our C is our four chord and our five chord will be our D. So there is your scale, we are also going to learn the blue scale out of G which is (playing). So you have G and B flat C D flat D and then the F at the top (playing). That's blues works over all of our three chords and all of our three minor chords as well, it's a pretty universal chord that we are going to use throughout the whole piece. We are going to start by playing a one, three, five, seven and G and doing a little blues with my right. (playing) That's your G blues one chord, G."

http://www.ehow.com/video_4393461_playing-1st-chord-g-major.html

* Song: 107 degrees in the shade by Alex Bugnon

Swiss-born keyboardist and composer Alex Bugnon has played in New York and Europe.

“After exploring all of the sophisticated and progressive funk that helped me find my sound, I knew I needed to get back to a sound that was more laid back and straight to the point, where the songs, rather than fancy
production, are the focus,” he says. “With the success of artists like Norah Jones and Alicia Keys, it’s clear to me that, like myself, people are tired of the overproduced, heavy machine-oriented music that excited them in the past. These are complicated times we live in, and it’s inspiring to see a trend towards making life simpler and focusing on the more important things.”

http://www.alexbugnon.com

* Preview Song 107 Degrees in the Shade

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B)))))27ST/qid=1004554352/sr=1-2

* Reviews on Amazon:

"Alex Bugnon exhibits a high level of creativity and playfulness throughout this work, plenty of suggestive and smooth pieces, but signed with a very personal style. 107 in the shade, for instance, initiates with an exotic melody played in accordion. His French roots are shown in the first two tracks. Elegance and brightness would be the most appropriate terms to describe this notorious CD.

So if you additionally consider there is not minor track, the recommendation is almost an invitation to acquire this interesting album plenty of joyful inspiration and creative rapture.

This is really my first incursion around this young talent, but keeping in mind the rest of good positive reviews, we are in front of another brilliant finding."

"this is sunday morning,read the paper in bed, snuggle up and just plain mellow out! Best of a great artist".

* From a Gm9--> Am9--> D7b5#9

Piano Lessons - Soloing Techniques and Freestyle - LearnGospelByEar.com

Urban and Contemporary Worship Play by Ear is the quickest way to learn any song by ear. After learning how to play by ear with no one to show me, it forced me to develop an easy and quick process and procedure to learning songs by ear quickly. Many of the musicians, when I was learning how to play, did not know theory nor were they able to explain the process to learning songs. After so many years of finally learning theory, I began to see a remarkable pattern to all songs and I am exposing these secrets to you. By learning these secrets, you will not only be able to create your own music without knowing how to read it, but you will be able to play any song you hear GUARANTEED! "It just cannot get any easier than this......" This is the ultimate DVD for beginners and for musicians looking to get back into playing.

http://LearnGospelByEar.com
Warmest Regards,
~ LadyD

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How To Play Unbreakable by Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys via last.fm

I love the smooth sounds of Alicia Keys' Unbreakable! Here is a wonderful breakdown of the song by pianokid100... enjoy!

How To Play Unbreakable - Alicia keys - Piano Lesson

Video Transcription

www.myspace.com Making the band for Alicia Keys - Unbreakable Alright, this is another free piano lesson video, this time I am going to be doing Unbreakable by Alicia Keys. It was requested. And it is pretty simple actually, it only has four chords. And I am going to start by first playing the way it should sound by the time you are done learning this video. [Demonstration] Let us start with the bass line. The bass line keys are going to go C#, F#, B, and A flat, and then just repeat C#, F#, B, A flat. The right hand chord, for the first chord for the C# key is going to be B, E flat, E, and A flat with your right hand. And you play the C# bass. And then we move to the second chord, we move the bass to the F#. You are just going to move your thumb down to B flat. So you are going to be playing a B flat, E flat, E, and A flat. So similar looking chord except you move down to the B flat from here to here. You move the bass from C# to F#. Then we play the B bass, you are going to be Am7 with your right hand if you do not know what that looks like. It is basically an A, C#, E, and A flat. And the last chord, you are going to be play an A flat, B, C. and on your right hand, you are going to be playing A, C, E, and F#. [Demonstration] And those are the chords now there is a little part when you go. [Demonstration] That is basically A flat, A, and B flat. You are going to play where you have an A flat up here, A, A, and you are going B flat. And the last two chords

INTRO:

(just bass notes)
G# A A# B

VERSE/CHORUS (the chords never change from here on out)

Amaj7/B Adim/G# C#7 F#7
--------------------------------

And that's it.

NOTES
For that C#7 chord (on the piano) I always use
the 3rd inversion which would be (from bottom note to top)

G#
B
C#
E

http://www.e-chords.com/guitartab.asp?idmusica=115715&keyb=true

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Learn Improvisation Concepts: Repeating Riffs

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Sometimes the best lessons are the simplest. Too much theory and too many technical terms can kill the best of intentions and enthusiasm for improvisation. Students are quickly engaged in playing chord changes by rote using the basic 12-bar blues progression:
I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I, I

With simple repeating rhythms and melodic intervals, students flow through the basics of blues improvisation.

Example 1: Simple Blues Riffs

C7/ C, C ( 4 x's)
F7/ F, F ( 2 x's)
C7/ C, C ( 2 x's)
G7/ G, G
F7/ F, F
C7/ C, C ( 2 x's)

Roots... 1, flat 7, 1... 1, flat7 1, b3

Example 2: Blues Riff Transposed

By getting the students to sing the riffs, they can overcome their instrumental shyness and start to hear the changes. They become better oriented and don't get lost while they're mentally and aurally manipulating the root, flat third and flat 7th of three chords with a series of simple rhythms.Now they're improvising. Once that can be done smoothly, we expand the riffs to include:

First time comping
Example with Blues Riff Transposed

C7/ C,C, Bb, C,C, Eb - 4 x's (play r.h. single notes while holding C7 chord w/ l.h.)

F7/ F, F, Eb, F, F, Ab - 2 x's

C7/ C, C, Bb, C, C, Eb - 2 x's

G7/ G, G, F, G, G, Bb

F7/ F, F, Eb, F, F, Ab

C7/ C, C, Bb, C, C, Eb - 2 x's

Example 3: More Complex Blues Riffs

1, flat 7, 5, flat 7, 1... 1, 3, 5, 3... 1, 3, 5, 8, flat 7

* C7/ C, C, Bb, C
F7/ F, F, Eb, F
G7/ G, G, F, G

* C7/ C, C, Bb, C, C, Eb
F7/ F, F, Eb, F, F, Ab
G7/ G, G, F, G, G, Bb

* C7/ C, C, Bb, G, Bb, C
F7/ F, F, Eb, c, Eb, F
G7/ G, G, F, D, F, G

* C7/ C, C, E, G
F7/ F, F, A, C
G7/ G, G, B, D

* C7/ C, E, G, C, Bb
F7/ F, A, C, F, Eb
G7/ G, B, D, G, F

Teaching improv concepts and using a rhythm section are really two different tasks that need to be done simultaneously. Practice along with a play-along recording.

You might also enjoy reading Willie Myette's article on comping:

http://pianodiana.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-to-comp-chords-comping-chords-on.html

All the best,
~ LadyD

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