Always Something There To Remind Me

The song was written in 1964.
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David

Key: C Major
Time: 4/4

With Movement


C Cmaj7 C7 F Fm6

I walk along the city streets you used to walk along with me,
C         Cmaj7           C7                F
And every step I take recalls how muchin love we used to be.
            

                  C        G7            C7                    F
Oh, how can I forget you, when there is always something there to
       G7  C
remind me
C7                      F        C
Always something there to remind me
C7                      F        C
Always something there to remind me
C             Cmaj7            C7               F                 Fm6
When shadows fall, I pass the small cafe where we would dance at night
C            Cmaj7           C7            F
And I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight

               C           G7            C7                    F
Oh, how can I forget you, when there is always something there to
       G7
remind me

C7                     F         C
Always something there to remind me


      Em7      Am7                  Fmaj7    G
I was born to love you, and I will never be free
                    C
You'll always be a part of me



If you should find you miss the sweet
And tender love we used to share
Just come back to the places where we used to go,
And I'll be there

Oh, how can I forget you, 
When there is always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me

       Em7     Am7                 Fmaj7     G
I was born to love you, and I will never be free

                   C
You'll always be a part of me
                 C7               F              G7 C
'Cause there is always something there to remind me

Chords within the progression:

L.H. / R.H.

C = E/EGC

Cmaj7 = C/BG

C7 = C/BbEBb and C/GBbE

F = F/ACF and F/FAE

Fm6 = F/AbCD

G7 = D/DFB

Em7 = E/EGB

Am7 = A/CEA

Fmaj7 = F/FACE

G = G/FBD

The song has 3 cool verses and basically the ending repeats and fades.

Listen to the Sandie Shaw recording. You may be interested in seeing All Saints singing this very

famous song. Listen to the horns! :-)

When Dionne Warwick sings this beautiful song, it stays with me always. It is one of the best songs

of the 60s.

Be sure and check out, Gospel Core Essentials.

Do you have a favorite Burt Bacharach song? I think my all-time favorite is Close To You.

All the best,

LadyD

"Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey

Piano Chords

Many people know a few chords to get by with in their playing. There are only 12 major chords, 12 minor chords, 12 augmented chords, and 12 diminished chords. That makes 48. Then each one can be turned upside down (inverted) 3 times. Three times 48 is 144.

* 3 of the major chords are made of all white keys:

C F G

* 3 of the major chords are made of white keys on the
outside, with a black key in the middle:

D E A

* 3 of the major chords are like an Oreo cookie, black on
the outside, white on the inside:

Db Eb Ab

* 3 major chords, one of which is all black, one of which is white, black, black, and the other the reverse which is black, white, white.

Gb-all black B-white,black,black Bb-black,white,white

Practice playing the first 3 major chords over and over until you can move between them smoothly and quickly. Practice the next 3 major chords, then the next 3 and then the last 3. After you can play them by 3's, practice playing the first 6 without stopping. Then practice the first 9 without stopping. Then finally practice playing all 12 without stopping.



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Learn How To Play Hey Jude!

I've started back teaching piano lessons this Fall. My piano students love The Beatles. Introducing them to some theory, with The Circle of Fifths and incorporating songs in the Key of F have been a great beginning for many!

We're going Counter Clock-wise around the Circle, and since the Key of C is a bit too easy for some, I've chosen to go around the Circle of Fourths!

Hey Jude is in the Key of F. Here's the chord chart:

F F/ACF
C C/GCE
C C/GBbD
F F/ACF
Bb Bb/FBbD
F F/ACF
C C/ACF
* * * * * *
F-E-Eb (r.h. single notes)
Bb Bb/DF
A A/DF
G G/BbDG
F F/BbDG
E E/GCE
C C/GBbE
F F/ACF
* * * * * *
F/ A-C-Eb
C G/ CE- DF- EG-EG-EG FA-GBb
* * * * * *
E-F/ Ab-A/ B-C/ E-F/ Ab-A/ B-C/F end on F chord
* * * * * *
F F/ACF
Eb Eb/GBbEbF
Bb Bb/FBbDF
F F/ACF

Watch this tutorial of Hey Jude. This guy is great!


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How To Form a Major 7th Chord

A major 7th chord is constructed by combining the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th tones (notes) of a major scale. This represents an interval combination of root (1st), major third (3rd), perfect fifth (5th) and major seventh (7th). So to form a C major 7th we would use the scale tones C, E, G, and B. The symbols for a major 7th are Major 7, M7 or Maj7. Whenever you see these symbols or names following a piano note (C, D, Eb, etc.), this designates that a major 7th chord is to be played.

All major 7th chords are constructed using this simple rule. With this knowledge you can now form a major 7th piano chord from any tone (note) on the piano. Rather than provide you with more examples here, go to Chordhouse.com piano chord finder and view as many major 7th piano chords as you like. All you have to do is select the chord name (B, F#, Ab, etc.) and then select "Major 7". You can then see how the chord(s) are formed on their "virtual piano keyboard". This will open up a new window so when you are done simply close that page and you will be brought back here.

When you practice these major 7th chords, I recommend you construct them using the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th fingers of your right hand. Thumb (1st), pointer finger (2nd), middle finger (3rd) and pinky (5th). For your left hand I recommend using the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th fingers with your pinky (1st), middle finger (3rd), pointer finger (4th) and thumb (5th). If it is difficult making these chords continuing practicing both your scales and triad chords. Soon you will develop more finger control and flexibility and be able to make the "stretch".


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Voicing Chords

What is chord voicing? Well, voicing is how many notes are played, the distance between each of the notes and the quantity and quality of extensions.

There are many, many ways to play a single chord. There are also tons of ways to play chord progressions, considering that each chord can be played many different ways. It’s a good idea to start off with a few simple possibilities instead of hundreds.

For example, take a Cmaj7 chord. The chord is simple and is made up of C E G and B. Depending on how rich you want the chord to sound, you can also add D and A to the chord as extensions because D and A come from the C major scale and do not clash with the basic chord.

These are what we call extensions. In other words a good pianist will already consider D and A in their chord voicing when they see the chord symbol Cmaj7. It doesn’t have to be written Cmaj7 (9 13) for them to understand this.

So, how would a pianist then voice this chord? Well, for starters, that depends on the melody. Whatever the melody note is will become the highest note of the chord. For example, let’s say D is the melody note of prominence while the chord is being played. That means that for a pianist our 9th is already understood as part of the chord and is the top note.

It’s a good idea to play the bass note in the left hand which is C of course. Then the next 2 most important notes are the 3rd and the 7th because these notes give the chord its flavor. Consider playing the 7th in the left hand above the bass note. That would mean playing the C with finger 5 (baby finger) and B with finger 1 (thumb).

Then, play the 3rd, 5th and melody (9th) in the right hand with the 1st, 2nd and 5th fingers respectively. What’s left? The 13th or A which, you can cover with the 3rd finger of the right hand. So, from bottom to top you would have the notes in this order; C B E G A and D. That right there is a very rich sounding chord.

This is only one way of voicing the chord. Learn one way at a time until it becomes second nature. Voicing the root and 7th in the left hand and covering the 3rd and the melody in the right hand is a very good system to start with. Then with your left over fingers in the right hand cover the 5th and any other extension that’s available. This works for all chords including major, minor, dominant and diminished chords.

It's fun to learn ways of voicing chords!





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My First Ezine Article

I was so excited the day I found out that my article: "Can You Harmonize The Melody?" had been accepted and added to the EzineArticles.com directory.

Link

Upon viewing my article, I had discovered that I was about to embark upon a new journey of HTML codes and typing drafts in Microsoft Word. So, this is my way of making the latter half of my first article make sense.
Determine chords to be used and analyze the melody notes. Follow chart to see which chord is used with each melody note of a major scale. Play these notes all at the same time: (melody note is on top)

C E + G + C
D F + A + D
E G + C + E
F A + C + F
G C + E + G
A C + F + A
B D + G + B
C E + G + C

Mary Had A Little Lamb

G+C+E (Ma)

F+A+D (ry)

E+G+C (had)

F+A+D (a)

G+C+E (lit)

G+C+E (tle)

G+C+E (lamb)





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