Tunes, Chords and Techniques in all Styles
You can very quickly create 6 of the most common chords from the C major scale. Simply take the chord shape of the C major chord and move it up the C major scale from steps 1 to six.
This way you form 6 chords:
C major
D minor
E minor
F major
G major
A minor
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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. [...]
Knowing some basic chord shapes can unlock many possibilities. One is to play chord tones as fast sixteenth notes. The effect is great, while the playing is rather simple.
In the following example, just move the same chord shape up and the keyboard [...]
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 [...]