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    FREE LESSON BOOK

    VOICINGS
    TOOLKIT #Part2

    THEKEYSCOACH.COM
    FREE LESSON BOOK: VOICINGS TOOLKIT #PART 2 02

    This lesson book goes with the ‘Voicings Toolkit #Part2’


    video on @thekeyscoach Instagram page.

    sus2
    sus2 stands for suspended second. A sus2 triad
    contains the root note (the main note of the chord), the
    second, and the fifth.

    For example, Csus2 contains the notes C (root), D (the


    second) and G (the fifth).

    Csus2

    C D G

    In a sus2 triad, the third is replaced by the second.

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    FREE LESSON BOOK: VOICINGS TOOLKIT #PART 2 03

    sus2 (continued)

    When you add a sus2 to major chords, it adds warmth and richness to the
    usual sound of the chords.

    Practice sus2 triads in all keys - get them under your fingers.

    Exercise 1 (Chromatic)

    Csus2 Dbsus2 Dsus2 Ebsus2 Esus2 Fsus2

    F#sus2 Gsus2 Absus2 Asus2 Bbsus2 Bsus2 Csus2

    Practice playing these voicings in both hands. You could also try playing them
    with a metronome - start slow and then build up speed.

    Exercise 2 (Circle of Fifths)

    Take the voicing around the Circle of Fifths. You can either move clockwise or
    anticlockwise. The example on the next page moves clockwise around the circle.

    C
    F G
    Bb D

    Eb A

    Ab E
    Db F#/Gb
    F#/Gb
    B
    continued

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    sus2 (continued)

    Exercise 2 (cont’d.)

    Csus2 Gsus2 Dsus2 Asus2 Esus2 Bsus2

    F#sus2 Dbsus2 Absus2 Ebsus2 Bbsus2 Fsus2 Csus2

    Again, practice playing these voicings in both hands. You could also try
    playing them with a metronome - start slow and then build up speed.

    Csus2/E
    In the video, the voicing played is Csus2/E. In other
    words, a sus2 triad in the right hand, with an E as the
    bass note in the left hand.

    Csus2/E

    E C D G

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    sus2 (continued)

    Exercise 3 (Chromatic)

    Csus2/E Dbsus2/F Dsus2/F# Ebsus2/G Esus2/G# Fsus2/A

    Gbsus2/Bb Gsus2/B Absus2/C Asus2/C# Bbsus2/D Bsus2/D# Csus2/E

    While it’s useful to practice these voicings with the notation in front of you -
    see if you can play through these voicings from memory. This will really make
    sure they are comfortably under your fingers - rather than being ‘read’.

    You could also practice taking this voicing both ways around the circle of
    fifths - just like we did with the previous voicing.

    Get Creative!
    Whenever you learn a new voicing - it’s useful to find a
    creative context to use the shape right away.

    Write a short four or eight bar sequence that uses the


    voicing in lots of places.

    continued

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    FREE LESSON BOOK: VOICINGS TOOLKIT #PART 2 05

    sus2 (continued)

    Here is the eight-bar sequence played in the video:

    Csus2/E Fsus2/A Bb/D C/E Absus2/C Fsus2/A

    Csus2/E Fsus2/A Eb Bb/D Gm7 Fsus2/A Fm11 Eb/G Bb/F Fsus2/Eb F/Bb Csus2

    Csus2/E Fsus2/A Bb/D C/E Absus2/C Fsus2/A

    Csus2/E Fsus2/A Eb Bb/D Gm7 Fsus2/A Fm11 Eb/G Bb/F Fsus2/Eb F/Bb Csus2

    All the chords marked in orange use the specific voicing.

    Click here to download a free resource pack containing a


    midi file and playalong track.

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    KEYS
    COACH

    Hi! 👋
    It’s Adam here!

    Thanks so much for checking out this lesson book! I hope you find it useful!

    If you’re interested in more of this type of content, keep an eye on ‘The


    Keys Coach’ Instagram and YouTube Channel - there is lots of content
    coming your way soon!

    In the meantime, check out my Podcast! Each week I chat with a


    professional keys player about their journey in music.

    Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, then this is the


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    Happy practising!

    Adam

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