The Lead-In

Lesson 3/33 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Beginner Electronic Keyboard
The Lead-In

The Lead-In

Sometimes a song does not begin on the first beat of a bar. Any notes which come before the first full bar are called lead-in notes (or pick-up notes). When lead-in notes are used, the last bar is also incomplete. The notes in the first and last bar add up to one full bar. When playing songs with a lead-in, do not press the chord key until the first beat of the first full bar.

This song is an early Jazz standard made popular by brass bands in New Orleans. It contains both quarter and half rests.

Suggested Voice: Trumpet
Suggested Rhythm: Dixieland
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1- INTRODUCTION 2- The G Major Scale 3- Notes On The Keyboard 4- How To Read Music 5- Chords 6- The Dotted Quarter Note 7- The G Chord 8- Left Hand Chords 9- The Quarter Rest 10- 12 Bar Blues 11- The Three Four Time Signature 12- The Notes A, B and C 13- The Lead-In 14- Key Signatures 15- Minor Chords 16- The F Major Scale 17- The C Major Scale 18- Right Hand Chords 19- Seventh Chords 20- Easy Chord Table 21- Approach to Practice 22- Major Chord Chart 23- Arpeggios 24- Syncopation 25- Turnaround Progressions 26- The Octave 27- Using the Rhythm Section 28- Parts of the Electronic Keyboard 29- Key of C Major 30- Songs with Chords 31- Music Notes 32- Endings 33- The Keyboard

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