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Summary: Basics for playing a fake book composition in C major, along with a introductory jam; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by an expert jazz pianist.
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About the Expert
Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his twelve-key technique... read more
(playing piano) Alright this is reading through Real Books and the key of C. We start off with a nice simple tune that I have compose called Chillen at Home Cooking Chicken with You. We are going to go through and analyze this tune so you can use it as out starting point for when you go through and start analyzing and start reading through Real Books on your time. We would start off again we are in the key of C major and we would get into a little more specific after that. Now that you have all your major keys down and just brining this one tune in to all 12 keys would help you learn your basic chords.