Chord Inversions and Progressions

Описание

This video is to help students understand how to play and better understand chord inversions. Root position tonic triad moving to first inversion and then moving to 2nd inversion. How to do it.
The video will demonstrate the pattern used for the I-IV-I-V-V7-I chord progression or otherwise known as cadences. The cadences for Root Position, 1st Inversion and 2nd Inversion. Learn the patterns used.

These patterns are generally the bottom two notes of the traid stepping up or stepping down. Also the top two notes of the triad stepping up or stepping down. One last pattern used is where the middle note remains the same or repeats and the outside two notes either rotate up or down a step.

When adding the 7th notice the 7th creates a 2nd when played. The 7th used can be found by locating the 5th scale degree and then counting up seven from the dominant note. If in the key of C, G is the dominant or 5th scale degree. F is the 7th note up from G, the dominant. Thus creating the dominant 7th chord.

Practicing scales 2 octaves or more, and cadences in root, 1st and 2nd position for the entire circle of 5ths and the minor circle of 5ths provides a better understanding for sight-reading, knowing key signatures, analyzing pieces for memory and adding more advanced chord forms for playing jazz.

Knowledge and understanding of chord progressions, cadences, scale fingering and scale construction provide basic knowledge for understanding how music is composed and performed.

Depending on the age of the student or the student's piano ability, it is normally best to introduce these chord patterns in layers. Beginning Method Books generally introduce the I chord and a reduced V7 chord as the first LH accompaniment patterns learned. A unit or two later, commonly the !V chord will be introduced next.
You may pause this video to learn just the root position patterns before learning the patterns for 1st inversion and 2nd inversion.