{"id":343,"date":"2008-10-01T12:46:55","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T19:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/now-you-can-play-big-chords-without-having-to-memorize-anything"},"modified":"2024-12-25T19:21:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T03:21:59","slug":"now-you-can-play-big-chords-without-having-to-memorize-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/now-you-can-play-big-chords-without-having-to-memorize-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Now you can play big chords without having to memorize anything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stackinglarge.jpg' class=\"videopic\" alt='stackinglarge.jpg' \/>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/heres-the-recording-for-radio-show-7\">yesterday&#8217;s<\/a> radio show, I got a question from a fellow in <em>Vallejo, California<\/em> about <strong>polychords.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So today, I just want to take a second to explain what polychords are for those of you who missed the show.<\/p>\n<p>First, it&#8217;s helpful to note what the word &#8220;poly&#8221; means.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a greek prefix, meaning <strong>&#8220;many&#8221;<\/strong> so that should give us a hint as to what <a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polychords<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script> are.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>poly-chords<br \/>\n&#8220;many&#8221;-chords.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And that&#8217;s exactly what a polychord is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s usually a bigger chord that consists of two or more smaller chords, one on top of the other.<\/p>\n<p>You can also refer to this as &#8220;stacking&#8221; or &#8220;superimposing&#8221; one chord on top of the other.<\/p>\n<p>So it really is that easy. <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore some examples:<\/p>\n<p>What happens if you play a C major triad on your left and a G major triad on your right?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(C + E + G) + (G + B + D)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s basically stacking the 5-chord on top of the 1-chord.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Since both chords have a G in it, you can choose to either use the left hand or the right hand.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Left hand: <\/strong>C + E       <strong>Right hand:<\/strong> G + B + D<\/p>\n<p><strong>Left hand: <\/strong>C + E + G    <strong>Right hand:<\/strong> B + D<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(This chord is still not that huge so you can play it all with one hand: <strong>C + E + G + B + D<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>This is a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C major ninth chord<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C + E + G + B + D<br \/>\n1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What if you changed all these chords to minor?<\/p>\n<p>C minor on left and G minor on right?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C + Eb + G + Bb + D<br \/>\n1 + b3 + 5 + b7 + 9<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a C minor 9 chord.<\/p>\n<p>What if you played a C major triad on the left hand and a Bb major 7 on the right hand?<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s basically the 1-chord + b7 chord (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flat seventh chord<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script>&#8220;)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C + E + G + Bb + D + F + A<br \/>\n1 + 3 + 5 + b7 + 9 + 11 + 13<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wow! This is a huge chord. A &#8220;C13&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So basically, polychords are composed of smaller chords stacked on top of each other. Regardless of whether you&#8217;re playing a ninth, eleventh, or thirteenth chord, they can always be broken down to smaller chords because all of those extended chords are essentially <strong>polychords.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why is this important to know? Well, for one, if you&#8217;re playing with a bass player, it&#8217;s helpful to know what you can play on your left hand and what might work well on your right hand. Then you can start inverting chords on either hand to make different combinations. From there, you can start <a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">altering chords<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script> and now you&#8217;ve just entered the world of &#8220;two-hand&#8221; altered chord voicings. <em>It&#8217;s crazy indeed!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"productinfo\">\nRather than me continue to spoil things, how about we use the comments section below to come up with more polychords.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some formulas. You can pick any key you want&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1-major + 5-major = 1-major 9 chord<\/p>\n<p>1-minor + 5-minor = 1-minor 9 chord<\/p>\n<p>1-major + 5-minor = 1-dominant 9 chord<\/p>\n<p>1-minor + 5-major = 1-minor-major 9 chord<\/p>\n<p>1-major + b7-major = 1-dominant 11 chord<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;And the list goes on &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll start the exercise off in the comments. Post any key you want! <\/p><\/div>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed this lesson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"productinfo\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/new\/assets\/images\/book.png\" alt=\"300pg course\" width=\"163\" height=\"214\" class=\"videopic\"><\/p>\n<h2> &quot;Secrets To Playing Piano By Ear&quot; 300pg Course With Bonus Ear Training Software <\/h2>\n<p>This course is jam-packed with 300 pages of easy-to-understand instruction geared towards teaching you how to play by ear. Every chapter has been specifically designed to give you a solid foundation and understanding of what playing the piano by ear is all about. From the basics and fundamentals to scales, chords, progressions, harmony, accompaniment, rhythm, and improvisation, you&#039;ll get it all in this comprehensive program.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to take your skills to the next level in half the time, you owe it to yourself to to advantage of this incredible resource. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/course\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/span> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/ordernow.html\">Buy now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Until next time &#8212;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href='https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/now-you-can-play-big-chords-without-having-to-memorize-anything\/344\/' rel='attachment wp-att-344' title='stackingsmall.jpg'><img src='https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stackingsmall.jpg' class=\"videopic\" alt='stackingsmall.jpg' \/><\/a>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/heres-the-recording-for-radio-show-7\">yesterday&#8217;s<\/a> radio show, I got a question from a fellow in Vallejo, California about <strong>polychords.<\/strong> So today, I just want to take a second to explain what polychords are for those of you who missed the show.<\/p>\n<p>First, it&#8217;s helpful to note what the word &#8220;poly&#8221; means. 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