- There are many ways to voice a chord.…Root position of a triad is the most basic way.…(piano chord)…The first and second inversions are two more ways;…first inversion E-G-C and second inversion G-C-E.…Playing the root, first inversion, and second inversion…of the C major triad on guitar is straightforward as well.…(guitar strums)…The voicing of the triad or chord refers…to the order of the notes, but it also refers…to where the notes are played.…
There are seven octaves on a piano,…and at least eight instances of each note.…What's to stop us from playing these three notes…spread out across the keyboard?…Nothing.…Here's a C major triad spread out across three octaves.…(piano chord)…We can spread the root, 3rd, and 5th of a triad across…the keyboard anywhere we want to…to achieve the sound we're looking for.…This is what a voicing is: it's the vertical or harmonic…spacing and ordering of the pitches in a chord.…
Voicing also pertains to the instrumentation…of pitches in a chord.…This means taking the notes of the triad…
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9/18/2015Professional musician Julian Velard starts the course with the building blocks of harmony: notes, scales, intervals, chords, inversions, and basic chord progressions. He then goes into voice leading—showing how to move from one chord to another by changing just one or two notes—and reviews common song forms, from the familiar verse/chorus/verse of pop to the simple verse of the blues. At the end of each chapter, Julian explains the songwriting techniques shown in the chapter within the context of his own original commercially released songs.
- Understanding scales, intervals, and keys
- Triads or three-note chords
- Triad inversions
- Common major-scale chord progressions and cadences
- Voice leading
- Song form elements such as verse, chorus, bridge, hook, and more
- Using common song forms in songwriting
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 31s
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1. The Building Blocks of Harmony
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The octave4m 12s
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Intervals: Major and perfect7m 20s
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The concept of key3m 12s
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Figuring out intervals6m 33s
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2. Triads and Chord Progressions
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Triads: The basics of chords7m 48s
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Triad inversions6m 40s
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Voicing6m 38s
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Authentic cadences5m 32s
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3. Chord Progressions and Voice Leading
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What is voice leading?5m 28s
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The suspended chord5m 11s
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4. Song Forms
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The importance of song form2m 34s
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Beats, bars, and phrases5m 54s
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The chorus song form element1m 23s
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Verse/chorus/bridge forms1m 19s
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Simple verse form2m 2s
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Verse without chorus form1m 18s
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AABA 32-bar form1m 24s
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Through-composed song forms1m 26s
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Looking at a song's form5m 53s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 16s
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