Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones musician Chuck Leavell remembers Capricorn Studios / 50 years later after its inception. The Rolling Stones' Chuck Leavell takes you inside. …
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Piano Webinar with Chuck Leavell
Pre-register for a live webinar with Chuck. In this webinar Chuck will share ideas on how he approaches improvising over blues arrangements. The webinar is focused on intermediate and advanced players but all levels are welcome. We are not requiring payment at this time. This is to reserve your spot. Pricing for the webinar will be based on the number of people who pre-register. We will follow up with you on price, date and time. Let us know if you'd like to pre-register: Pre-Register Learn how to play rock and blues piano from one of rock’s greatest. Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, The Allman Bros, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and more. Join Now and SAVE!!! …
IROCKU Piano Tip – Upper Structure Chords
Upper Structure Chords are a great way to add flair to your chord voicings. An Upper Structure Chord is a chord that you add on top of the root chord. In this video we use the dominant 7th chord as the root chord. Playing the root chord in your left hand, you can then go up chromatically adding major chords with your right hand. The chords that work best don’t have the 4th(or 11th) or the major 7th because they can clash with the 3rd and dominant 7th of the root; the 3rd and dominant 7th being the notes that define the root chord. You can also try adding minor chords over the root chord. Try playing the Upper Structure Chords in different inversions or you can use them in your improvisations by arpeggiating them. Experiment. Experiment. Experiment. Find a few Upper Structure …
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