Using Ties, Pedal Tones

Lesson 6/48 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Rock Keyboard

Using Ties, Pedal Tones

The use of ties is another common way of creating syncopated rhythms. If you are not familiar with ties, see Progressive Beginner Piano. The following part is based on a rhythm using dotted quarter notes, but also uses ties. if you have trouble with the rhythm, analyze it using the system shown on the previous page and count out loud as you play.

This example once again uses slash chords. This time, all three chords are played over the one bass note. When moving chords are used over a bass note, the bass note is described as a pedal tone, or pedal note. Pedal tones occur in many different styles of music and were extensively used by classical composers.

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1- Chord Inversions 2- Minor Chords 3- The Blues Scale 4- Eighth Note Rhythms 5- Seventh Chords 6- The Triplet 7- Sixteenth Notes 8- Intervals 9- The Major Chord 10- More About Chords and Keys 11- INTRODUCTION 12- 16th Note Studies 13- Approach to Practice 14- Swing Rhythms 15- C Chromatic Scale 16- G7 Chord Inversions 17- Riffs 18- Scale Tone Chords 19- C Minor Chord Inversions 20- Slash Chords 21- Chord Diagrams 22- C Major Chord Inversions 23- Quarter Note Rhythms 24- Creating Minor Chords 25- Minor Keys 26- Syncopation 27- Transposing 28- Listening 29- The Shuffle 30- Creating 7th Chords 31- Interval Types 32- G Major Chord Inversions 33- Basic Equipment 34- Interval Distances 35- Identifying 8th Note Rhythms 36- Seventh Chord Types 37- The G Major Chord 38- Grace Notes 39- Omitting Notes From Chords 40- F Major Chord Inversions 41- Transposing Chords 42- 12 Bar Blues 43- The F Major Chord 44- Guidelines for Using Inversions 45- Using Ties, Pedal Tones 46- Scale Tone Seventh Chords 47- Chord Substitution 48- Creating Other Chord Types

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Using Ties, Pedal Tones