Saturday, May 5, 2012 by Hezo
More Pop / R&B then Neo Soul, however I was messing around on the keyboard the other day and worked out of chords Disturbia by Rhianna. It seems to be a simple repetition of the following chords: Bmin7th or 9th Amaj Gmaj7th You should be able easily improvise with your right hand in the key of "D"...
Thursday, April 7, 2011 by Hezo
I have recently learnt some new interesting theory on the keyboard. It is the magical circle of 5th's which shows the relationship of Major chords. This is very useful for me since it allows me to alter the Maj/Root note for variety. Please a series of related Major chords has a very nice gospel feel to it...
Thursday, March 31, 2011 by Hezo
When composing or making tracks, many of us find chords by trial and error. Although this is good for originality it may be difficult for other musicians to join in if the key or chords are not clear. A guitarist may not always be able to recognise a chord played on the keyboard since they won't understand the finger positioning...
Saturday, March 26, 2011 by Hezo
I am going to show you a very soulful jazz chord sequence. I believe the trick to be able to stand out and sound unique is to not stick to conventional scales and keys. The chord sequence below has chords in both the E flat and the D flat scale, but never mind about that, the most important thing is finding chords that complement each other...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 by Hezo
For the Jazzier type of r&b or neo soul genre, people tend to use deeper chords with a lot of tension creating a certain mood, the chords tend not to end in a Major key. (more...)