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Playing the Accordion in D Major
Playing D Major on an Accordion with Right Hand
Playing the Minor Root of D on the Accordion
Playing the 7th Root of D Major on the Accordion
Finding the Major Roots of D Major on the Accordion
How to Jam in D Major on the Accordion
Playing an Accordion in D Major with the Left Hand
Play a Bebop Scale in D Major on the Accordion
Play a Blues Scale in D Major on the Accordion
Sight Reading for D Major Key on Accordion Part 1
Sight Reading for D Major Key on Accordion Part 2
Sight Reading for D Major Key on Accordion Part 3
Sight Reading for D Major Key on Accordion Part 4
Sight Reading for D Major Key on Accordion Part 5
Sight Reading for D Major Key on Accordion Part 6
Tips on Jamming on Accordion in D Major
Summary: Learn how to play the 7th root of the key of D on the accordion from our expert in this free music video on playing the accordion in D major.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more
"So now we have our minor root and our major root, so we are going to find our seventh root. Which is actually based out of the fifth note of the scale. It's called the seventh, because the seventh degree of the scale itself is lowered. Which we'll show you, but we start right here on the fifth root. So we've got one, two, three, four, five. So that's our A, so this is an A seventh. And the seventh note of the scale is what gives it that pull. And you can hear how that seventh wants to resolve down, to the third of the major. Tension, release, tension, release. So that's your A seventh, which is derived out of your D major scale, and it's the fifth note in the scale as the root."
eHow Article: Playing the 7th Root of D Major on the Accordion
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