Tunes, Chords and Techniques in all Styles
To create another rhythmic pattern for the pop ballad progression, you can use the same ninth chords from the previous post and arpeggiate them. This simply means playing the notes of each chord one after another instead of playing the notes at the same time.
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The previous post contained the first three steps to create a ballad style piano piece:
creating a chord progression
using inversions for a better voice leading
and adding the bass notes in the left hand
Now let’s move on and take [...]
Soloing over a rock tune is not that different from playing a blues or funk solo. The most common scales used in these styles are the pentatonic and blues scales. [...]
A very powerful yet simple element to use when playing rock piano is slash chords. This means that you play a chord over a different bass note than its root. So while you would normally play a C [...]
As you learned in the previous post, rock music relies heavily on chords. At the same time it is strongly influenced by the blues, especially in its early times during the 50s and 60s.
The following example moves from the I to the IV to the V chord [...]