How to Play Root Chord Pattern

 
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In the video below, you will learn how to improvise music by applying a different chord pattern. We will show you how to play “Root Chord Pattern” (see the second demo in the video below).


 

In the first demo – the left hand plays every chord on the first beat of each measure, e.g. if playing C chord, it will be (C-E-G)
In the second demo – the left hand plays the root note of the chord first, e.g. for C chord, play note C first (Note: play note C one octave lower than the chord itself), and then followed by the full C chord (C-E-G).



Steps to play C chord using root chord pattern are:

          1. Play the root note of the chord first
          (i.e. Note C)
          (note: play note C one octave lower than the chord itself)
           
          2.
          Followed by the full chord itself (i.e. C-E-G).


 


 
 
This song is played in 4/4 time, which means there are four (4) beats in a measure, and each beat get a quarter note. Just as with any of the songs, practice to play the left-hand chords first until your feel comfortable playing all of the chords, then learn the right-hand notes.
 
The first Flash demo – you will be playing seven chords in the left hand, they are:

      C chord, the notes are C-E-G
      G chord, the notes are G-B-D
      F chord, the notes are F-A-C
      Am chord, the notes are A-C-E
      Dm chord, the notes are D-F-A
      E chord, the notes are E-G#-B
      A chord, the notes are A-C#-E


 

Chords of the first Flash Demo:

| | Am | Am |
| Dm | E | Am |
| Am | Dm | E |
| Dm | C | A |
| G | A | E |
| Am | Dm | C |
| E | Am | |



 

Chords of the second Flash Demo:
(using Root Chord Pattern)
 
[Note:
Play the root chord note by itself first, ,then followed by the full chord.
e.g instead of playing Am chord –
play the note A by itself, then followed by the full chord Am
 
[Note:
When playing the note by itself, play one octave lower than the chord, see the second demo in the video]


| play the root note D only, then play Dm chord | play the root note E only, then play E chord | play the root note A only, then play Am chord |
| Note A, Chord Am | Note D, Chord Dm | and same with the rest |


Notes on the right hand are:

| A | A E E D | C B A G |
| A B C D | E A | A E E D |
| C B A G | A B C D | E E |
| F D E F | G A E D | C A B C |
| D C D | E F E | E D C B |
| A CB A | D C D | E F G A |
| E D C B | A | |


 

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