Axis of Awesome

This is your keyboard.

This is your RIGHT hand.

1. Find Middle C on your keyboard • Hint: it’s the one in the middle of the

keyboard

2. Place your RIGHT hand first finger on Middle C • Hint: That’s your thumb

3. Place fingers 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the next four white keys.

1 2 3 4 5

Note Names:

Finger:

Roman Numeral: I IV V

Just Those 5 Notes

Same thing…but FASTER!

C Major Triad

I

1 3 5

M

I

D

D

L

E

C

F Major Triad

IV

F A

1 3 5

M

I

D

D

L

E

C

G Major Triad

V

B D G

1 2 5

M

I

D

D

L

E

C

Chord Progressions

• Sequence of chords.

• Usually provides accompaniment for the main tune

• Remember Axis of Awesome…that funny Australian band?

• You can play a lot of different chord progressions with the three chords we just learned.

Practice Playing a I - IV chord progression

I IV

Practice playing a I - V chord progression

I V

Ready for the hard one???? Practice playing a V - IV chord progression

V IV

The 12 Bar C Blues Chord Progression

• Uses those the three chords you learned

• Accompaniment for many different songs

• Today, you’ll practice playing the 12 bar blues chord progression.

I I I I

IV IV I I

V IV I I

START HERE

To the Beginning

I I I I

IV IV I I

V IV I I