{"id":80,"date":"2015-01-17T18:19:47","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T23:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pentecostalmusicians.com\/PMblog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2015-01-17T18:23:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T23:23:23","slug":"do-you-hear-what-i-hear-the-basic-chord-changes-i-iv-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pentecostalmusicians.com\/PMblog\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"Do You Hear What I Hear?? The Basic Chord Changes–I – IV – V"},"content":{"rendered":"

We hear a lot of talk about playing by ear, but usually what we\u2019re doing is teaching our students to learn the three basic chord changes\u00a0of a key signature<\/strong> <\/span>and then just try to put them into songs until\u00a0they find where they fit. In this lesson I am going to suggest several things we can actually LISTEN for<\/strong> <\/em>so we’ll know and not have to guess what chord change is used.<\/p>\n

Remember this lesson will cover just the basic changes\u2014the I, IV and V.<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>If you cannot automatically HEAR these movements or are teaching a beginner to hear chord movements, this will be a great foundation!<\/p>\n

The examples given are in the key of C so I\u2019m using the C scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-te-do). It has all white notes and is the easiest key to play. In preparation:<\/p>\n

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  1. Get familiar with the C scale. The notes are:<\/li>\n
  2. C \u2013 D \u2013 E \u2013 F \u2013 G \u2013 A \u2013 B \u2013 C<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Listen to the C scale going UP<\/strong><\/span> and coming DOWN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    <\/div><\/div><\/div>Click button to hear audio.<\/span><\/p>\n
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    1. In the key of C, the basic chord changes are the C (I)\u00a0chord, the F (IV) chord and the G (V)\u00a0chord.<\/li>\n
    2. Learn those chords. They are also called triads because they are 3-note chords.<\/li>\n
    3. It is IMPERATIVE\u00a0to learn chords in 3 positions. These\u00a0are \u00a0called the ROOT position, the 1st<\/sup> inversion (to invert means to turn something over\u2014so you\u2019re basically just turning over your chord)<\/em> and\u00a0the 2nd<\/sup> inversion.\u00a0 Click here <\/a>to\u00a0download\u00a0the Major Chord Charts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Listening Clues:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

      The tonal movement from the C to F goes UP<\/strong> higher or “lifts.”<\/p>\n

      <\/div><\/div><\/div>Click button to hear audio.<\/span><\/p>\n

      The tonal movement from the C to G goes DOWN <\/strong>or lower.<\/p>\n

      <\/div><\/div><\/div>Click button to hear audio.<\/span><\/p>\n

      In the song \u201cTo be like Jesus\u201d on the first line
      \n.you will hear<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. The melody moving up the C scale, C, D, E, F\u00a0 You know you are moving from the C chord to the F chord in the 1st inversion.<\/strong><\/em>
        \nYou also can listen for the bottom end (bass or left hand) to move up the scale C, D, E, F.\u00a0\u00a0 The numbers under the staves below are scale degrees related to the C scale.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        <\/div><\/div><\/div>Click button to hear audio.<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"DYHWIH_I-IVA\"<\/a><\/p>\n

        <\/div><\/div><\/div>Click button to hear audio.<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"DYHWIH_I-IV-LH\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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        1. On the 2nd<\/sup> line \u201cto be like Jesus\u201d you will hear the F moving back to the C chord in the 2nd inversion<\/strong><\/em>. You will hear the bottom end of the song move down F, E, D, C <\/strong><\/em>and you\u2019ll be back to the C chord.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          <\/div><\/div><\/div>Click button to hear audio.<\/span><\/p>\n

          \"DYHWIH_IV-IA\"<\/a><\/p>\n

          <\/div><\/div><\/div>Click button to hear audio.<\/span><\/p>\n

          \"DYHWIH_IV-I-LH\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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          1. \u201cto be like Him\u201d You will hear the C move to the G chord in the Root position.<\/strong><\/em>\n