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Awesome ChordsWith Keyboard Illustrations

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Copyright 2014 by Carlton Clark. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States

Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by

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How to Use This Book

Awesome Chords was created as a reference book of colorful chords used by keyboard players all over

the world, in various styles of music. These are the chords that add flavor and color to the basic chords

normally found in the original versions of songs. Musicians, especially keyboard players, will add various

substitute chords and progressions to a song to re-harmonize the melody and give the song a unique

twist while, at the same time, preserving the melody. The other element keyboard players use to

achieve these same goals are different chord voicings. A chord voicing is simply the arrangement of

notes in a chord. You will see in Awesome Chordsthat some chord voicings leave out notes that can

make the chord ambiguous depending on the context it is used in. There are even some rootless chords

in the book that are pretty common among keyboard players and hard to explain if you are not up on

your music theory. Dont worry because what makes Awesome Chordsso awesome is, this

information is presented in a format that even the beginner can digest and use to take their chord

vocabulary to another level.

Each chord and chord voicing is given to the user on all twelve keys, in music notation and keyboarddiagrams. When you find a chord you like, learn it and play it in different octaves. I also suggest moving

the chords up and down in half steps. Take care with the rootless chords; for example, if the chord is

labeled as some type of C chord, but there is no C in the chord, remember it will function as a C chord all

the same. I also give you a couple of examples as to how I use some of these chords. Be very

experimental and open minded in your approach and enjoy the different chord flavors presented in

Awesome Chords. These are chords and voicings students dont normally learn how to use until they

reach an advanced level of music theory, but now you have them. Enjoy!

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Roll your mouse over each chord to see an illustration of how to play the chord.

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C6/9(#11)

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F#6/9(#11)

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C13 (b9)

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F#13 (b9)

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Cmin7 (9)

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Amin7 (9)

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F#min7 (9)

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F# Maj7/E#

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C Maj7 (6/9)

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A Maj7 (6/9)

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G Maj7 (6/9)


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F# Maj7 (6/9)

F Maj7 (6/9)

E Maj7 (6/9)

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D Maj7 (6/9)

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C half Dim. 7

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A half Dim. 7

Abhalf Dim. 7

G half Dim. 7


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F# half Dim. 7

F half Dim. 7

E half Dim. 7

Ebhalf Dim. 7

D half Dim. 7

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C9 (11)

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F#9 (11)

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C Maj7

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C Maj7 (#11)

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F# Maj7 (#11)

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F#min7 b5

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