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Chopin - Waltz in A Minor Yeni

This document provides instructions for playing Chopin's Waltz in A minor in 3 sentences: 1) The left hand plays the chord progression Am, Dm G7, C four times with the root note of each chord starting each bar. 2) The right hand often uses a chord note at the start of each bar. 3) There is an alternative way to play the left hand using a broken chord spanning ten notes instead of individual chords.

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Chopin - Waltz in A Minor Yeni

This document provides instructions for playing Chopin's Waltz in A minor in 3 sentences: 1) The left hand plays the chord progression Am, Dm G7, C four times with the root note of each chord starting each bar. 2) The right hand often uses a chord note at the start of each bar. 3) There is an alternative way to play the left hand using a broken chord spanning ten notes instead of individual chords.

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CHOPIN

Waltz in A minor
This next piece is also quite easy once you analyse the chords and patterns.

• The left hand plays the same chord progression Am, Dm G7, C four times
• The first Left Hand note of each bar is the ROOT note of the chord that follows
• The Right Hand very often uses a chord note at the start of each bar

Try the Left Hand chord progression before you play hands together

Notice how low the first A note is

Am Dm (middle) G7 (no 5th) C (middle)

A D G C

Count 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

ALTERNATIVE LEFT HAND

There is another really easy way to play the left hand of this piece if you can
stretch your fingers far enough.

Instead of using a STRIDE - ie hitting a bass note and then moving your hand up
to play a chord - you use a broken chord which spans TEN notes. Try it!

Am Dm G C

C C F F B B E E
E E A A D D G G
A D G C

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CHOPIN
Waltz in A minor

E A B C C D E F B C D A G F EF E F# E

1 2 1
Am Dm G7 C
1
(middle) (middle)

A B C C D E F B C D A G B C E

1 1 1
Am Dm G7 C
1 5 4 1
(middle) (middle)

A B C C D E F B C D A G F EF E F# E

2
Am Dm G7 C
1 1
(middle) (middle)

C D E E F G A G F# G D F E

1 2 1 2
Am Dm (middle) G7 C (middle)

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