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Comment on Sympathy For The Devil by irocku

irocku — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 16:23:01 +0000

In reply to pmuto. Really great question. Thanks for asking. In the first 12 bars of the song it appears that the song is written in the key of A because it appears to be based on the I,IV,V (ie A,D,E) chords in the key of A. But the melody and progression drives our ears to E, not to A. Everything begins and resolves on E not the A, making E the tonal center of the song. This is why it is written in the key of E not the key of A. At bar 14 the progression shifts towards E where all the notes are diatonic (ie in the key of E). It's not uncommon for the Stones to stray from the key signature. That's a hallmark of Keith Richard's writing.

Comment on Sympathy For The Devil by pmuto

pmuto — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:44:45 +0000

Curious about the theory here looking at the chord progression because D would normally be the 7th diminished in key of E but it looks like the root is just moved down half a step so it’s a major chord. Is that pretty common? Since it goes back to D sharp in measure 14 (lvl 5 lesson). Just trying to wrap my head around how that all works.

Comment on Jessica by irocku

irocku — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:32:11 +0000

In reply to pmuto. Thanks for the note.That's great to hear. That type of exercise is useful for any scale or lick you are learning, so try it on other scales and melodies. Keep rockin!

Comment on Jessica by pmuto

pmuto — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:01:08 +0000

In reply to irocku. I had seen the linked video, but I never thought to be doing the same with the right hand melody. It's a great exercise! Noticing some improvements right away just in feeling more comfortable playing both hands. Thanks for sharing! Always great to learn some more ways to practice efficiently.

Comment on Jessica by irocku

irocku — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 18:11:29 +0000

In reply to Patrick Moran. Thank you for the question. All purchases are available via the web for one year. During that period you are free to view any video lessons or download the sheet music onto your computer for permanent access. You can view your account status by logging into the website and then selecting ‘My Orders’ under the profile icon on the upper right of the website. You can view the status of your orders by clicking on ‘View Details and Downloads’. Your Completed orders will be available one year from the date of purchase.

Comment on Jessica by Patrick Moran

Patrick Moran — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 16:56:21 +0000

I purchased Jessica and now it will not let me into the lesson

Comment on Spicing Up The Blues: Alternative Blues Chord Changes by irocku

irocku — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:44:27 +0000

In reply to Dylan James "Boogie Boy" Shaw. Awesome! Have fun with it.

Comment on Spicing Up The Blues: Alternative Blues Chord Changes by Dylan James "Boogie Boy" Shaw

Dylan James "Boogie Boy" Shaw — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:51:11 +0000

Wow! This video is amazing! I learned new chord voicings in the 12 bar blues to make my music more fresh and fancy. Those sounds are so full and melodic. Thank you so much.

Comment on You Can’t Always Get What You Want by irocku

irocku — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 02:36:53 +0000

In reply to jdq. Thank you for your question. As a start, here's a link that describes our methodology. https://lwstaging.irocku.com/methodology/ We suggest you read through this to get a sense of how irocku is organized and put together. Here's a link that describes how to play the groove charts: https://lwstaging.irocku.com/rock-piano-lessons/how-to-play-piano-rhythm-charts/ Here's the link to a discussion on Groovecharts in our forum. https://lwstaging.irocku.com/community/learning-to-rock/groove-charts-and-comping/ Let us know if this helps. Keep Rockin!