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    Keyboard Master
    Keyboard Master
    Keyboard Master
    Ebook29 pages14 minutes

    Keyboard Master

    By Maurice Ellis

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    An instruction manual, teaching the easiest way to learn chords on piano or keyboard. Learn in hours what normally takes months. Ideal instructions for the beginning keyboard player. See the last page to download a version with graphics in PDF or Word versions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaurice Ellis
    Release dateNov 1, 2022
    ISBN9781005456825
    Keyboard Master
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    Maurice Ellis

    I'm retired and bored, so I thought I'd have a go at writing fiction short stories. This is my first attempt and, hopefully, not my last. I love sci-fi, so I decided this was the best genre for me. I did write a full-length murder story some years ago, but it wasn't accepted, so I gave up writing for a few years. But now I'm at it again. old, but not obsolete. This is a rewrite of my first version of The Capsule, so I hope I have made the story more interesting. I've had to give up playing keyboard because of arthritis, so I decided to write a book with some of the tips and tricks I learned as a beginner. See my Keyboard Master book.

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      Book preview

      Keyboard Master - Maurice Ellis

      Keyboard Master

      The easiest way to learn Chords, Keys and Scales, in hours, not months, using very simple formulas.

      By Maurice Ellis

      Copyright 2008 Maurice Ellis

      ISBN

      Approximately 4,000 words

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in

      any form or by any means without written permission from the author.

      Contents page

      Parts one to ten

      Introduction

      Howtofindchordsandscalesusingsimpleformulas.

      Whyplaychordswhenonefingerwilldo?

      Howtoworkoutthekeys.

      Nowforthescales.

      Findingchordsfromscales.

      Chordchartwithformulas.

      Augmentedanddiminishedchords.

      Keysandscaleschart

      Formulasmentioned.

      Introduction.

      If you are a beginning keyboard player, you will probably be a little worried as to how you are going to be able to remember masses of chords, scales, and keys without having to constantly refer to charts and diagrams. Well, I have put together the information in this instruction booklet to make your life much easier. You will learn in minutes what it takes some people months to learn. Don’t doubt this because it really works and it is so simple. Once you understand the formulas, you’ll be able to play most chords you

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