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USING JAM CARDSC Major ChordRoot Key on C

1. JAM the card behind the keys of your piano / keyboard.

2. Line up a key with any note for the desired chord or scale.

3. The blue keys will show you what other keys to play.

For corresponding keyboard curriculum please visit: http://www.littlekidsrock.org/thehang/keyboard-index/

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USING JAM CARDSC Major ChordRoot Key on C

1. JAM the card behind the keys of your piano / keyboard.

2. Line up a key with any note for the desired chord or scale.

3. The blue keys will show you what other keys to play.

For corresponding keyboard curriculum please visit: http://www.littlekidsrock.org/thehang/keyboard-index/

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CHORDS: Major

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Major chords sound happy. Play these three color stripes anywhere on the piano and the "pattern" you are playing is a major chord. The ROOT gives the chord its

name. When the ROOT is on "C", you are playing "C major"ROOTROOT 1

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CHORDS: Minor

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Minor chords sound sad. This minor chord "pattern" is the same as the major chord "pattern" except for the middle note. The ROOT gives the chord its name.

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CHORDS: Major in 3 WaysAll major chords have three "patterns" and each major chord can be played three ways. Knowing the three "patterns" makes changing chords easier. The ROOT still

gives the chord its name, no matter where it appears in the "pattern".

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CHORDS: Minor in 3 Ways

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All minor chords have three "patterns" and each minor chord can be played three ways. Knowing the three "patterns" makes changing chords easier. The ROOT still

gives the chord its name, no matter where it appears in the "pattern".ROOT

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CHANGING CHORDS

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Changing chords is easier when you know and use the three different chord patterns from Jam Card™ #2. If you put the �rst stripe (the one on the left) on "C" and you move

between the top pattern and the bottom pattern, you will be playing "C" major to "F” major.

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CHANGING CHORDSPlay the top chord pattern �rst, then the bottom one. Notice how your �nger stays on the color stripe with the picture of an anchor for both chords. This

makes changing chords easier. The ROOT gives each chord its name.

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This is a scale. You play it one color stripe at a time. This scale has a happy sound. You can use this scale to make up little patterns or melodies. Musi-

cians call this "soloing" or "improvising." The ROOT gives the scale its name.

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SCALES: ROOT

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Major Pentatonic®

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This is a scale. You play it one color stripe at a time. This scale has a sad sound. You can use this scale to make up little patterns or melodies. Musi-

cians call this "soloing" or "improvising." The ROOT gives the scale its name.ROOT

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Minor Pentatonic®

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SCALES: MajorThis is a scale. You play it one color stripe at a time. This scale has a happy sound. Most of the songs we sing use the notes of this scale. This scale is like the Major Pentatonic scale on Jam Card™ #3 but it has two more color stripes or notes. The ROOT gives the scale its name.

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SCALES: BluesThis is a scale. You play it one color stripe at a time. This scale has a sad or bluesy sound. This scale is like the Minor Pentatonic scale on Jam Card™ #3 but it has one extra color

stripe called the "blue note" The ROOT gives the scale its name.

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THE SCALE CHORDS

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USING JAM CARDSC Major ChordRoot Key on C

1. JAM the card behind the keys of your piano / keyboard.

2. Line up a key with any note for the desired chord or scale.

3. The blue keys will show you what other keys to play.

For corresponding keyboard curriculum please visit: http://www.littlekidsrock.org/thehang/keyboard-index/

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SIX CHORDS THAT ROCK #6bJAM CARD™

The other side of this Jam Card™ has 6 chords that sound great together in any order. Here are pictures of what those 6 chords look like if you put the �rst ROOT stripe (the one on the far left) on C.ROOT

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PROGRESSION: 1, 4, 5 R

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These three chords are all major and have been the three most often used chords in Pop Music for decades.

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THE 1 CHORD

THE 4 CHORD

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SHORTCUT: 1, 4, 5

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These are three chords using shortcuts to make changing chords easier. The anchor shows which note stays the same when changing between chords; when switching from 1 to 4 the bottom note stays the same, but when switching from 1 to 5 the top note stays the same.

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THE 4 CHORD

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