Legato

Lesson 3/43 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Electronic Keyboard Method
Legato

Legato

The next song contains two curved lines called slurs. A slur indicates that the notes written above (or sometimes below) it should be played legato. Legato means to play the notes smoothly, so that they sound connected to each other. To play notes legato, keep your finger on the key until you have started to play the next key.

Suggested Voice: Organ

The letters above the staff are chord symbols. Do not play them now, but you can play along with them on the recording.

Things to Remember

  • You can now play the notes of the songs Merrily, Three Note Beguine and Three Note Blues on pages 5 and 6 of Supplementary Songbook A.
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1- The C Major Scale 2- The F Chord 3- The Lead-In 4- Staccato 5- The Note A 6- The Eighth Note 7- The Note B (below Middle C) 8- Chords 9- The Note F 10- The Dotted Quarter Note 11- The Note D 12- The Note B (above Middle C) 13- Seventh Chords 14- Music Notes 15- 12 Bar Blues 16- Sharp Signs 17- Flat Signs 18- Minor Chords 19- The G Minor Chord (Gm) 20- INTRODUCTION 21- Parts of the Keyboard 22- The Octave 23- 12 Bar Blues in G 24- How to Read Sheet Music 25- The Automatic Harmony Function 26- The Keyboard 27- Legato 28- Using the Rhythm Section 29- The Tie 30- Songs with Chords 31- How to Find Middle C 32- Voices 33- Easy Chord Table 34- Endings 35- Fingers 36- Rhythm Section 37- Notes on the Keyboard 38- How To Read Music 39- Auto Chords 40- Synchro 41- Melody Keys 42- Chord Keys 43- Other Functions

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