Chords for Parcels - IknowhowIfeel (Keys Tutorial)

_ _ _ _ _ Mmmmmmm
Today we're going to play through a little keyboard line for a song I like to call
I Know How It Feels
Grab your keyboards, today I'm rocking
A Nord Electro, the official keyboard of quarantine
Grab those sustain pedals
[F] Get comfy, let's jump right into this
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] So for today's practice we're going to be repeating four chords in a cycle
B minor, B flat minor I should say
A minor, D minor 7 and a C
To begin with, practice some downward facing [Bb] glissando waves with your fingers
It's very important for this first section
And then together, starting with the B flat in this third inversion, make sure this D is up top
Ok, here we go, all together now _ _
B flat minor, [Am] A minor, _ _ _ [Dm] _
D minor 7
_ _ [C] Resolve to that C
[N] So this verse is made up of three distinct sections
We're repeating those four chords over and over again
But we're defending the inversions all the way down there
Starting up here
Ok, repeat after me _
Glissaning, light, sparse
_ With feeling, yogi's choice
Riffage, staying out of the way of the vocals
Coming into this third section
Confident, dense
Building tension to that chorus, ok?
I hope you guys understand this structure
It is so important to structure your practice
And structure this verse
Especially in the keyboard line
Those drums are just going to keep going
That guitar, that bass, they're just going to keep holding it down
As the Rhodes player in this, you are holding [Bbm] all the dynamic
I cannot stress that enough you guys
You have my email if you have any questions about this
Don't be [F] afraid to throw [Bb] in a few of these [G] joining chords
You can throw in a little A minor when you return to that B flat
It's nice to hide the inversions [Bb] going down
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bb] Ooh, beautiful
_ [C] Cool, so when you're feeling that
You're feeling light, limber
We move to the second section
In this bit we need to raise the dynamic just a slight touch
But we need to stay out of the way of the singing
So, once you're down here
Descending in inversions from this top section
We're going to start with this [Bb] B flat minor again
And keep it, keep it blocky here
It's more like _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Yep
And [Dm] you need to throw something in here
_ [D] _ Okay, let's learn that riff together, it's a good one
So we go [Dm] D minor 7 and watch slowly _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ Alright, so we're finishing on that C
It's like a [Dm] variation, sus [D] 2 sort of thing
_ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ You know, it's going to sound different every time you do it
[Dm] Especially when you're playing with a band
_ [C] And then we're going to finish [Bb] around kind of here
_ [C] It's sounding [F] very muddy but that's what it's supposed to be
It's supposed to be confident and [D] dense
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] And that's it, [F] hopefully you're feeling all nice and limber now
If you need something to play in the chorus
We're just going to run down a D minor 7 chord with those octaves _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ Oh, doesn't that feel good
Okay, thank you guys [G] for choosing to practice with me today
Much love, much blessings
Stay safe in these times
Call your friends, call your family
We need to stay together and practice regularly during this time
You can use this practice any time you need
To just chill out, restart your mind
Get those endorphins flowing
Starting your day properly with a little bit of _ that sort of movement
This like downward glissando
It's really important for vitality, especially in these times
Alright, I'm looking forward to seeing your versions
Thank you for practicing [F] with me
Namaste