WEEK 2
This week you will explore a bit of music theory including how to play the D Major scale in open and barred position, how to change keys of songs and a version of Bad Moon Rising which combines a few different strumming patterns and some lovely 3 part harmonies on the hook.
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This song, made famous by Creedance Clearwater Revival back in 1973, was Inspired by a scene in the film, The Devil and Daniel Webster, which involved an apocalyptic hurricane. Songwriter, Fogerty claims the song is about "the apocalypse that was going to be visited upon us".... let's hope it aint true!! This song is part of the UCL Halloween busking repertoire.
Have a go at playing the D Major scale both as a barred pattern and in open position. When we say open position, it generally means that some of the notes will be played using open strings, whereas the barred position will rewuire fretting of all notes.
The Key Signature chart is a fantastic chart to have to hand when working out news songs, especially if you want to change the key of a song to suit your vocal range.
The method is to simply take the root note of each chord in the song you want to change . . .
EG: A song in the key of C containing C Major (C), A Minor (Am), F Major (F) and G Seventh (G7) would simply be rooted as C, A, F & G. Then you need to find the position numbers of each note from the C Scale, in this case 1, 6, 4 & 5.
Then you can switch to any other scale and find the notes of those same numbers.
EG: If you want to change the key to G, you would need to write down the 1st, 6th, 4th and 5th notes of the G scale, which are G, E, C & D then add the chord type back in which would give you:
G Major (G), E Minor (Em), C Major (C) and D Seventh (D7) as illustrated below.
The method is to simply take the root note of each chord in the song you want to change . . .
EG: A song in the key of C containing C Major (C), A Minor (Am), F Major (F) and G Seventh (G7) would simply be rooted as C, A, F & G. Then you need to find the position numbers of each note from the C Scale, in this case 1, 6, 4 & 5.
Then you can switch to any other scale and find the notes of those same numbers.
EG: If you want to change the key to G, you would need to write down the 1st, 6th, 4th and 5th notes of the G scale, which are G, E, C & D then add the chord type back in which would give you:
G Major (G), E Minor (Em), C Major (C) and D Seventh (D7) as illustrated below.
The main reason for key changing is to sing in a pitch that is suitable for your voice, or sometimes to simply find an easier key to play. Have a go at changing the key of a song you like to play but find a little hard to sing but find a little difficult in parts in cases where the pitch it too high or too low.
VIDEO TUTORIAL - BAD MOON RISING
VIDEO PLAY ALONG - D MAJOR SCALE @ 60BPM
ZOOM VIDEO
Zoom sessions will appear within 24 hours after airing.
AUDIO TRACKS
The audio play along tracks will appear here within 24 hours of your first class taking place and are a great way to help with home practice.
BAD MOON RISING: Chords Only w/click @ 170BPM
BAD MOON RISING: Chords & Vocals w/click @ 170BPM
LOW SOLO: w/click @ 170BPM
HIGH SOLO: w/click @ 170BPM
Download the full song arrangement to help with practice offline.
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