| Wouldn't it be nice if you could predict
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| | likely chords to occur in any given
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| which chord would probably come next in a
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| | key.For example, if I am playing in the
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| song?I've got some good news for you.It
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| | Key of C, and the first chord is the C
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| is possible. Not 100%, but somewhere on
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| | chord and I have to guess what the next
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| the order of 75% to 85% accurate.That's
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| | chord is, I would guess that it would be
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| because music has FORM -- like the
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| | either the F chord or the G chord. Why?
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| skeleton that holds your flesh, muscles,
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| | Because those are the other "family
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| and skin up. If you had no bones -- no
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| | members". So we have narrowed the odds a
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| skeleton -- your flesh and all the other
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| | great deal just by knowing who the
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| parts of you would fall in a heap on the
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| | members of the family are.So how could I
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| floor. Not a pretty picture. But because
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| | tell whether it should be F or G?If the
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| you DO have a skeleton, you are able to
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| | melody is a "B", then the chord is
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| walk around and pretty accurately predict
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| | probably a G chord. Why? Because "B" is
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| which way your next step will take you.
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| | in the G chord, but is not in the F
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| It's the same in music. Music has FORM
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| | chord.
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| -- a skeleton to hold it up, hold it
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| | If the melody is a "A", than I would
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| together. And that skeleton is made out
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| | guess that the chord is F. Why? Because
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| of chords -- harmony -- the tonal center
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| | "A" is in the F chord, but is not in the
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| of the song or piece.In any given key you
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| | G chord.
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| can play in, there are PRIMARY CHORDS --
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| | Does that mean that there are always
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| chords that occur way more than other
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| | just 3 chords in a song?No, but there are
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| chords. They are like family members of
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| | literally hundreds of songs that are made
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| that particular key.At your house, let's
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| | of just 3 chords.What if there are more
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| say you have 3 people in your family --
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| | than 3 chords in a song? What then?We'll
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| your spouse, your child, and you. On the
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| | take that up in part 2 of this series of
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| same block, but down the street a few
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| | articles.Duane Shinn is the author of
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| houses, lives your cousin and her family.
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| | over 500 music books and music
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| At any given moment, who are the most
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| | educational materials such as DVD's,
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| likely people to be in your house?Steve
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| | CD's, musical games for kids, chord
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| Martin? John McCain? Barry Bonds?I don't
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| | charts, musical software, and piano
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| think so.It's possible, of course, but
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| | lesson instructional courses for adults.
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| not too likely. If I had to guess, I
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| | His book-CD-DVD course titled "How To
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| would say it would be either you, your
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| | Play Chord Piano In Ten Days!" has sold
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| spouse, or your child. It might be your
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| | over 100,000 copies around the world. He
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| cousin down the street -- there's a much
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| | holds advanced degrees from Southern
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| better chance of that than, say, Mel
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| | Oregon University and was the founder of
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| Gibson -- but my best odds would be to
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| | Piano University in Southern Oregon. He
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| guess that the family members would be
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| | is the author of the popular free
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| there.It's the same way with chords. In
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| | 101-week online e-mail newsletter titled
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| any given key, there are 3 "family
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| | "Amazing Secrets Of Exciting Piano Chords
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| members" that are residents of that key
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| | & Sizzling Chord Progressions" with over
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| -- the I chord, the IV chord, and the V
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| | 70,000 current subscribers.
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| chord. They are far and away the most
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