The G Minor Chord (Gm)
Type 1 Keyboards (eg Yamaha)
Gm
Chord Symbol
To play a Gm chord on this type of keyboard, press the lowest G key with the third finger of your left hand, together with the black key to its left using your fourth finger.
Type 2 Keyboards (eg Casio)
Gm
Chord Symbol
To play a Gm chord on this type of keyboard, press the lowest G key with the fourth finger of your left hand, together with the white key to its right, using your third finger.
On the recording there are four bars introduction to this song.
Suggested Rhythm: Rock
When a sharp or flat sign is written immediately before a note, it applies to the whole bar. E.g., in bar 3 of Gypsy Song, all the notes are played as F#, even though only the first F note has a sharp sign in front of it. In bars 4 and 7, there are two F# notes in each bar.
On the recording there are four bars introduction to this song. The lead-in note is played on the fourth beat of the fourth bar of the introduction.
Suggested Rhythm: Waltz
The A Chord
A
Chord Symbol
In this lesson, play the A chord with the third finger of your left hand.
On the recording there are four bars introduction to this song.
Suggested Rhythm: Tango
On the recording there are eight bars introduction to this song. The lead-in notes are played on the third and fourth beats of the eighth bar of the introduction.
Suggested Rhythm: Oriental
The Natural Sign
This is a natural sign
A natural sign cancels the effect of a sharp or a flat. E.g., in bar 2 of Exercise 29 there is a natural sign before the third F note. The natural sign cancels the effect of the sharp sign before the first F note (which would otherwise apply for the whole bar), and means that you play the third and fourth F notes as F instead of F#.
On the recording there is a one bar introduction to this song.
This song is a 12 bar blues. It contains sharp, flat and natural signs. On the recording there are four bars introduction to this song.
The symbol ? in bar 14 is called a pause or fermata. It means that you can sustain the note for as long as you wish.
Suggested Rhythm: Rock
Things to Remember
- You can now play the songs on pages 51 to 56 of Supplementary Songbook A.
