How to Understand and COUNT 6/8 time on the Piano using Arpeggios - Part 1

Understand and count 6/8 time signature in detail on the Piano using various arpeggio patterns over a chord progression.

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In this lesson of two parts, we explore the 6/8 time signature on the Piano and look at various patterns to play a chord progression over the time feel. In Part 1, we look at simple approaches using a “Triplet” feel and counting “Eighth Notes” over a 3/4 meter. In Part 2, we explore accents of 6 sub beats to create a “busy” and “lazy” feel as well as irregular odd number grouping of notes.

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We feel this time signature using various arpeggios patterns on the Piano. You will first learn the most important and popular ways of playing 6/8 and then make the six feel sound unique using accents as well as “non-chord tones”

0:00 - Introduction
0:41 - Chord Progression
2:30 - Creating 6/8 Patterns And Thinking In Terms Of Triplets
13:09 - Changing The Accents

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