How to use chords to solo hymn songs (exercise 5)

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During the last tutorial (exercise 4) we learnt on Chords categories and Triad inversions.
Today we are going to learn how to use those chords and their triad inversions to solo hymns song.






Hope you enjoy the last tutorial exercise 4☺😉? Yes i did! !

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Let's get started!!!!!

When using chords to solo songs, you must know the right chord inversions for the solfa note. for instance:

DO:      MI + SO + DO

RE:      FA + LA + RE    etc.

sometimes, most Pianists  make this mistakes by assuming that when soloing with chords the note will be in it root version.






example

DO:      DO + MI + SO

RE:       RE + FA + LA

MI:       MI + SO + TI.  and so on.....







It very wrong using that technique  when soloing because those chords above are not voicing the note played. like the DO note, it SOH that is voicing out instead of DO. So i will be showing you the right chords for soloing each note when playing a hymn song.

RIGHT CHORD FOR SOLOING HYMN SONG




DO:     MI + SO + DO

RE:      FA + LA + RE

MI:      SO + DO+ MI

FA:      LA + DO + FA

SO:      DO + MI + SO

LA:      DO + FA + LA

TI:       RE + SO + TI

DO:     MI + SO + DO

Hope you understand? No.. it confusing😞
     
      If you have any issue please refresh your reading.. OK... Good!! Let move on.
 

    Look very carefully above, you will notice that some of the chords are another solfa note chord e.g MI, SO, LA, TI... that positions are very correct when soloing a hymn song with chord. You will notice that the last note of all the chords above ends with the solfa note " DO RE MI FA SO LA TI DO" which means that the chords are voicing the note.
 
    The best way to master those chords placement is constant rehearsals because it will take time for your brain to adjust to it due to how you have been playing before..

we are going to use those chords to solo a simple song we all know "MARY HAVE A LITTLE LAMB"

So let play the note together very slow;

MI RE DO RE MI MI MI

RE RE RE MI MI MI

MI RE DO RE MI MI MI

MI RE DO MI RE DO.




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Now with the the actual chord i gave above for soloing a song, let us apply it to our song that we are about to learn. 

NOTE: any note played, use the chord that is voicing the note above.


LH            RH                     LH            RH

MI:      SO + DO+ MI         RE:      FA + LA + RE

DO:     MI + SO + DO         RE:      FA + LA + RE

MI:      SO + DO+ MI         MI:      SO + DO+ MI

MI:      SO + DO+ MI         RE:      FA + LA + RE

RE:      FA + LA + RE        RE:      FA + LA + RE







MI:      SO + DO+ MI         MI:      SO + DO+ MI

MI:      SO + DO + MI.

MI:      SO + DO+ MI         RE:      FA + LA + RE

DO:     MI + SO + DO         RE:      FA + LA + RE

MI:      SO + DO+ MI         MI:      SO + DO+ MI

MI:      SO + DO+ MI         MI:      SO + DO+ MI      

RE:      FA + LA + RE         DO:     MI + SO + DO

MI:      SO + DO+ MI         RE:      FA + LA + RE

DO:     MI + SO + DO 

NOTE: LH means LEFT HAND and RH means RIGHT HAND.

Hope you understood all we just did now? YES I UNDERSTOOD☺.... Very good👏

By constant practices you will be able to play it well on all the 12 keys and you will notice that your gospel playing and solo has increased.

Please to help yourself improve faster, practice all the chords on all the 12 keys with time u will increase with speed.. learn other songs or hymn with this technique above.


Hope you understood all we treated today? YES I UNDERSTOOD☺.... Very good👏

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