Passing Chords

[ciccv]

Does any one know if there every was a lession done on passing chords? I want to spice up my playing a little. I'm also looking for lessions done on nice turn around chords. Thanks for all you help!


Thanks
ciccv

[aljeres]

i teach lessons on everything everynight on yahoo.............hammondman-69@yahoo.com..............add me and i'll help you in anyway! now! there are a lot of so-called passing chords..........it is the chord or chords before the actual chord you need........... and even a so-called turn around can be used in passing... so first tell me what level are you on? so i no how to post em.......... for now i will post a little something for ya!

[ciccv]

Hey thanks for all you help.
Well I’m kind of in the middle. I play by ear, and can read a little.
I know all my chord names, but I think I play very basic at times.
I haven’t been playing that long but have kind of a working knowledge of
music.
Any help you can give me would be appreciated.



Thanks
ciccv

[aljeres]

HERE ARE SOME TRANSITION CHORDS, AKA FILLER CHORDS!

NOW CIRCLE OF FOURTHS ARE A GOOD WAY TO GET FAMILIAR WITH FILLER CHORDS!!!!!!!!! SO I HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME TRANSITION CHORDS UTILIZING MAJOR SEVENTH CHORDS, AND MINOR SEVENTH CHORDS, SO YOU GET AN IDEA OF HOW WE CAN MOVE AROUND THE BOARD RATHER EASILY!!!!!!!!!

NOW LET’S HAVE SOME FUN, ALMOST LIKE MAKING A SONG!!!!

C / BbDEbG

F / AC#EbAb

Bb / AbCC#F

Eb / GBC#F#

Ab / F#BbBEb

C# / FABE

F# / EAbAC#

B / Eb GAD

E / DF#GB

A / C#FGC

D / CEFA

G / BEbFBb

C / BDEG………. THE LAST CHORD IS NOT SAME, IT IS A SUBSTITUTE! BUT RESOLVES!!!!!!!!!

CHORDED BY GIERES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cmama]

251's are a good way to spice up stuff. thats what my techer told me. miner 251's are really good too.

Luv ya
God bless  

[ciccv]

Oh my goodness, the Lord is so good. All this stuff is great!
Thanks so much EVERYBODY!

ciccv

[BBoy]

Also, let me throw in my 2 cents. The dominant seventh of any chord wants to move to the fourth of that chord . . . for instance, a C7 chord (CEGBb) will want to resolve to an F maj, because F is the fourth of C. A D7 chord will want to resolve to an A maj, and so on. Have fun, and God bless . . . BBoy  

[Mr_Gift]

I was tought this by my Jazz Teacher...

If you play the 11th chord of any key, and instead of just playing the bottom note in the left hand, play the MINOR of THAT note along with the 11th.  These chords sound PHAT!!

Example:

You will recognize these chords from "Say Yes" on the Floetry Album.

In the Key of "C" minor....

Start on "G"...

"G11", with "G" Minor in the LH
"F11", with "F" Minor in the LH
"Eb11", with "Eb" Monir in the LH
"C11", with "C" Minor in the LH

This helps me durring prayer time when I'm just playing chords and runs, because no matter where you take it, it will sound good.  It also helps me when you want to move into a song.

Try it, tell me what you think.

[BBoy]

Thank you, Mr Gift . . . for that "gift"  :lol: I'm gonna try this when I get to my keyboard . . . can't wait!

Be Blessed . . .   :lol: BBoy

[ciccv]

Thanks you so much! I can't wait to get home and try this.
You'll are the best! God Bless you.


ciccv

[Iamblessedinthecity]

Hey, don't stop posting, this is a real blessing, because without this stuff I my music is bland and that is putting it nicely

[seemunny]

Good stuff Gift & Aljeres!

[musallio]

this looks yummy..can't wait to try it out.

[Mrandrew]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I have someone helping me to get more familar to using passing chords, so what he explained is that you can use a chord based off the note before or after the note you want to go to. He also explained that you can use the note a fifth away from the note you're going to as well.

[musallio]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I have someone helping me to get more familar to using passing chords, so what he explained is that you can use a chord based off the note before or after the note you want to go to. He also explained that you can use the note a fifth away from the note you're going to as well.

That is correct MrAndrew
You can also use a note/ chord that is a 4th away from the note/ chord you are going to.
The optionas are really endless.
To increase your valid base of passing chords, for each passing chord you use, try to apply it to similar songs to see if it works on them as well.
If it works, store it in your passing chord vault & try another 1.
In that way, when you are playing live, it will be up to you which chord/ note you want to use rather than depending on 1 chord/ note.

[Mrandrew]

Thanks musallio. I met this guy at work when they did a piano display and he had an interest in helping me develop my skills and gave me my first lesson yesterday.

He has  a style like Ben Tankard one of my favorites. Dude is sharp.

[Mrandrew]

Here's a question. Are there any certain type of chords you should use or just let your ear be the judge?

[musallio]

Here's a question. Are there any certain type of chords you should use or just let your ear be the judge?

if & when in doubt, the fully diminished chords will always do the job for you
but you don't want to overuse them, so the best thing is to go by trial & error at 1st..The EAR will tell you when you hit the right chord/ notes.
Whenever I find the right passing chord/ note, I analyze the context in which I used it:
ie, where I'm coming from; where I'm going & the time available for me to play it & or other passing chords.

With your many years of listening to music, it should not take very long before you find yourself playing those passing chords you've always heard but never knew how to incorporate them into your playing

For instance, I listen to a lot of recordings by Sam Tolbert--the man has some great licks/ passing notes etc..& I find that as time goes, once I know how to play them, I can incorporate some of them into my playing--because it's the sound I'm used to.

ps:

All the best in your lessons..I guess I'll be learning alot from you as you learn

[seemunny]

....he explained is that you can use a chord based off the note before or after the note you want to go to. He also explained that you can use the note a fifth away from the note you're going to as well.

That is correct MrAndrew
You can also use a note/ chord that is a 4th away from the note/ chord you are going to.
The optionas are really endless.

Hmm, well MrAndrew & Mus, maybe about serveral months ago, i had an epiphany about "passing chords", and posted my curiosity of what i thought i discovered over at "Hear & Play".

Basically, something that i never realized that i accidentally discovered is that:

"ALL DOMINANT CHORDS" can be successfully used as passing chords as the 5, or the tritone substitution, which would be like the b2(#1) heading into the 1. Some may say that the dominant 5 chord is not considered a passing chord "technically".

Well, whether that's "technically" correct or not, it doesn't matter to ME. That's just semantics, because the SOUND of it, is what i deem a "passing chord", because it's a "connector". And if it's good, it's "SWEET nectar"!

I already knew how effective diminished chords were in "connecting chords" together. But i had never realized that dominant chords of ALL KINDS could "connect chords" just as easily, effectively, and even more plentiful & colorful, than diminished chords!

Which means (like Mus said), the possibilities are endless!

And check this out, while typing this post out just now, and thinking about it after reading what you two just touched on above, it looks like if you're going to the 1, then you're able to successfully use:

1) any dominant off the 5 (which would obviously keep it a dominant chord)
2) any dominant off the b2(#1) (which is a tritone substitution, and which would also keep it a dominant chord)
3) any b5 major off the 4 (which would make it a dominant chord)
4) any major off the 4 (which would make it a suspended chord)

...all going to & "connecting" you to the 1.

If anyone find any holes in my little discovery, feel free to mention it. Or if anyone wishes to add to it, then feel free to do so. And, if you do add to it, and it's something really good, i'm gonna definitely commit sin and STEAL it!

[musallio]

^^
Indeed! indeed!
Great stuff C$$
I remember that post of yaz--we need to dig it & add the link here--but you've summarized the stuff really nicely here
Another great thing about the dominant chord is that it's not so "tense/ deep" as the fully diminished.


I am going to try all these suggestions..
Well fam, keep the ideas flowing