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Google Define:  WebDefinitions:  Chord Progressions  |  A chord progression (also chord sequence and harmonic progression), as its name implies, is a series of chords played in an order. Part and parcel of this action is the idea that the chords relate to each other in some way, whether closely or distantly, and they as a whole become an entity in themselves. Chord progressions are central to most modern European-influenced music and create cyclic or sectional musical forms. Compare to a simultaneity succession.
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Outside Shore Music  -  A Jazz Improvisation Primer  -  by Marc Sabatella

 

Contents
Preface  |  Goals  |  A Brief History Of Jazz  |  Early Jazz  |  Big Band Jazz and Swing  |  Bebop  |  Cool Jazz  |  Hard Bop  |  Post Bop  |  Free Jazz and the Avant Garde  |  Fusion  |  Post Modern Jazz  |  The Present  |  
 

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Structure  |  Swing  -  Definition  -  Practicing Swing  |  Creativity  -  The Creative Process  -  Playing  |  
 

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Basic Theory  -  Intervals  -  Major And Minor Scales  -  Chords  -  The Circle Of Fifths   |  Major Scale Harmony  -  Major Scale  -  Dorian Mode  -  Phrygian Mode  -  Lydian Mode  -  Mixolydian Mode  -  Minor Scale  -  Locrian Mode   |  Melodic Minor Harmony  -  Phrygian #6  -  Lydian Augmented  -  Lydian Dominant  -  Fifth Mode  -  Locrian #2  -  Altered Scale   |  Symmetric Scales  -  Whole Tone Scale  -  The Diminished Scales  |  Pentatonic Scales  |  Derived Scales  -  The Blues Scale  -  Minor Scales  -  Bebop Scales  -  Synthetic Scales   |  Chord/Scale Chart   |  
 

Applying The Theory To Improvisation
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Breaking The Rules  |  
 

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Piano Power  @  MusicDish Industry e-Journal

 

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Piano Power: Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths

Piano Power: Diatonic Scales Part 3  |  2  |  1

Piano Power: Diatonic Scales (Part 1)

Piano Power: Diatonic Scales (Part 2 )

Piano Power: Intervals (Part 1)

Piano Power: Intervals (Part 2)

Piano Power: Intervals (Part 3) and Triads (Part 1)

Piano Power: Triads (Part 2)

Piano Power: Harmonic Minor Scales

Piano Power: Melodic Minor Scales

Piano Power: Major Scale Chord Functions (Part 1)

Piano Power: Authentic Cadences in Minor Keys

Piano Power: Plagal Cadences in Minor Keys

Piano Power: Deceptive Cadences

Piano Power: The Plagal or IV-I Cadence

Piano Power: Major Scale Chord Functions (Part 2)

Piano Power: The Authentic or V-I Cadence (Part 1)  |  2

Piano Power: Reprinted Cadences and a Free Finale Notepad Download

Piano Power: Open Position and Voicing of Chords

The Piano is a Percussion Instrument

Dressing Up the Garden Variety G Chord

Piano Power: Theories Contradicted
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Chords / Harmony  @  EzineArticles.com

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Learn Guitar Chords - 7 Secrets the Pro's Use by Ant Brown  -  If you're like many guitarists out there who want to learn guitar chords but are having some trouble, then this article is for you. I'll cover some key aspects that are often overlooked by tutors and "learn the guitar" products; I guarantee you'll be able to learn guitar chords much easier after reading this article.

Music Chords: How To Become a "Chord Detective" And See Into The Music! by Duane Shinn  -  There's a logic behind every note written in music, & you can learn to understand that logic, and therefore understand music. If you can read music to some degree but don't "see through" the written music-don't understand what you are seeing-it is now very possible that you can put on your "chord glasses" that good "chord detectives" wear to see through all that mass of black printed notes on a white page of sheet music to quickly understand what chords are being used and the "family logic" behind it all.

Piano Lesson-II-V-I Progressions In C Major by Peter Edvinsson  -  Let me give you some easy progressions that will help you in your improvisational piano playing!

How To Construct 48 Chords In 5 Minutes by Alex Nguyen  -  Constructing chords on the piano is not rocket science. It’s easy. Once you know the formula, throw away your chord chart.

Chord Style Piano – Is It For Everyone? by Alex Nguyen  -  Chord style approach to learning to play piano can be fun and provide instant gratification, but is it for everyone? Read this article to find out more.
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Book List:  Chords

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Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask by Tom Kolb

The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians by Jim Fleser

Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete by Bill Edwards

The "First Stage" Guitar Chord Chart - Learn How To Play The Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords by Chris Lopez

Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene

The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs by Rikky Rooksby

Modern Chord Progressions by Ted Greene

Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony

Guitar Chord Encyclopedia (Ultimate Guitarist's Reference) by Steve Hall

Chord Progressions for Guitar: 101 Patterns for All Styles from Folk to Funk!

Contemporary Chord Khancepts (Jazz Masters) by Steve Khan

Piano Essentials: Scales, Chords, Arpeggios, and Cadences for the Contemporary Pianist (Book & CD) by Ross Ramsay

The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You'll Ever Need: Learn to Play--from Reading Your First Notes to Constructing Complex Chords by Brooke Halpin

Piano Chords & Progressions:: The Secret Backdoor to Exciting Piano Playing! by Duane Shinn

The Keyboardist's Picture Chord Encyclopedia (Piano Book) by Leonard Vogler

The Easy Classical Fake Book: Melody, Lyrics and Simplified Chords in the Key of "C"

Chord Master: How to Choose and Play the Right Guitar Chords by Rikky Rooksby

Technique of the Saxophone - Volume 2: Chord Studies by Joseph Viola

Mel Bay Creative Keyboard's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Piano Chords: A Complete Study of Chords and How to Use Them by Bob Kroepel

The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios and Cadences: Includes All the Major, Minor (Natural, Harmonic, Melodic) & Chromatic Scales - Plus Additional Instructions on Music Fundamentals by Willard A. Palmer

Guitar Chord Bible: Over 500 Illustrated Chords for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz, and Classical by Phil Capone

Picture Chord Encyclopedia for Left Handed Guitarists: 6 inch. x 9 inch. Edition

Piano Chord Dictionary (Handy Guide) by M. Manus

Blues You Can Use Book of Guitar Chords (Blues Guitar Instruction) by John Ganapes

Funk Keyboards: The Complete Method--A Contemporary Guide to Chords, Rhythms, and Licks

Chords & Progressions For Jazz & Popular Guitar (Guitar Books) by Arnie Berle

The BEAD Method of Fretboard Mastery by Robert, Luther Dietz

The Guitar Chord Wheel Book: Over 22,000 Chords!

Scales Over Chords by Wilbur M. Savidge

Chord-Melody Guitar: A Guide to Combining Chords and Melody to Create Solo Arrangements in Jazz and Pop Styles by Bruce Buckingham

Al Di Meola - A Guide To Chords, Scales and Arpeggios by Al Di Meola

The Guitar Chord Deck (Guitar Decks) by Ed Lozano

Jazz Chord Hanon: 70 Exercises for the Beginning to Professional Pianist by Peter Deneff

Chords for Jazz Guitar: The Complete Guide to Comping, Chord Melody & Chord Soloing by Charlton Johnson

Chord Progressions for Songwriters by Richard J. Scott

All The Jazz Chords You'll Ever Need! by Jack Long

Joe Pass Guitar Chords

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Piano Chords (Pocket Idiot's Guides) by Karen Berger

The Chord Factory: Build Your Own Guitar Chord Dictionary by Jon Damian

Picture Chord Encyclopedia: 9 inch. x 12 inch. Edition

The Guitar 3 Chord Songbook: Melody/Lyrics/Chord Frames Guitar Chord Guru

ALTERNATE TUNINGS PICTURE CHORDS by Mark Hanson

Contemporary Eartraining - Level One: A Modern Approach to Help You Hear and Transcribe Melodies, Rhythms, Intervals, Bass Lines and Chord by Mark Harrison

Scale Chord Relationships: A Guide to Knowing What Notes to Play - and Why! by Jeff Schroedle
4400 Guitar Chords

Understanding Chord Progressions For Guitar by Arnie Berle

Chord Orbits (The Progressive Guitarist Series) by Don Latarski

BERKLEE JAZZ GUITAR CHORD DICTIONARY by Rick Peckham

A Player's Guide to Chords and Harmony: Music Theory for Real-World Musicians) by Jim Aikin

The Guitar Grimoire: A Compendium of Guitar Chords and Voicings by A. Kadmon

The Acoustic Guitar Method Chord Book: Learn to Play Chords Common in American Roots Music Styles by David Hamburger

The Jazz Guitar Chord Bible Complete by Warren Nunes
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Chords / Harmony  @  EzineArticles.com

 
 

Learn Guitar Chords - 7 Secrets the Pro's Use by Ant Brown  -  If you're like many guitarists out there who want to learn guitar chords but are having some trouble, then this article is for you. I'll cover some key aspects that are often overlooked by tutors and "learn the guitar" products; I guarantee you'll be able to learn guitar chords much easier after reading this article.

Music Chords: How To Become a "Chord Detective" And See Into The Music! by Duane Shinn  -  There's a logic behind every note written in music, & you can learn to understand that logic, and therefore understand music. If you can read music to some degree but don't "see through" the written music-don't understand what you are seeing-it is now very possible that you can put on your "chord glasses" that good "chord detectives" wear to see through all that mass of black printed notes on a white page of sheet music to quickly understand what chords are being used and the "family logic" behind it all.

Piano Lesson-II-V-I Progressions In C Major by Peter Edvinsson  -  Let me give you some easy progressions that will help you in your improvisational piano playing!

How To Construct 48 Chords In 5 Minutes by Alex Nguyen  -  Constructing chords on the piano is not rocket science. It’s easy. Once you know the formula, throw away your chord chart.

Chord Style Piano – Is It For Everyone? by Alex Nguyen  -  Chord style approach to learning to play piano can be fun and provide instant gratification, but is it for everyone? Read this article to find out more.
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Piano Power  @  MusicDish Industry e-Journal

 
 

Piano Power: Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths

Piano Power: Diatonic Scales Part 3  |  2  |  1

Piano Power: Diatonic Scales (Part 1)

Piano Power: Diatonic Scales (Part 2 )

Piano Power: Intervals (Part 1)

Piano Power: Intervals (Part 2)

Piano Power: Intervals (Part 3) and Triads (Part 1)

Piano Power: Triads (Part 2)

Piano Power: Harmonic Minor Scales

Piano Power: Melodic Minor Scales

Piano Power: Major Scale Chord Functions (Part 1)

Piano Power: Authentic Cadences in Minor Keys

Piano Power: Plagal Cadences in Minor Keys

Piano Power: Deceptive Cadences

Piano Power: The Plagal or IV-I Cadence

Piano Power: Major Scale Chord Functions (Part 2)

Piano Power: The Authentic or V-I Cadence (Part 1)  |  2

Piano Power: Reprinted Cadences and a Free Finale Notepad Download

Piano Power: Open Position and Voicing of Chords

The Piano is a Percussion Instrument

Dressing Up the Garden Variety G Chord

Piano Power: Theories Contradicted
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Book List:  Chords

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Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask by Tom Kolb

The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians by Jim Fleser 

Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete (The Fretboard Logic Guitar Method Parts I and II) (Fretboard Logic Guitar Method Ser) by Bill Edwards 

The "First Stage" Guitar Chord Chart - Learn How To Play The Most Commonly Played Guitar Chords by Chris Lopez 

Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene 

The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs by Rikky Rooksby 

Modern Chord Progressions by Ted Greene

Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony 

Guitar Chord Encyclopedia (Ultimate Guitarist's Reference) by Steve Hall 

Chord Progressions for Guitar: 101 Patterns for All Styles from Folk to Funk! 

Contemporary Chord Khancepts (Jazz Masters) by Steve Khan

Piano Essentials: Scales, Chords, Arpeggios, and Cadences for the Contemporary Pianist (Book & CD) by Ross Ramsay

The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You'll Ever Need: Learn to Play--from Reading Your First Notes to Constructing Complex Chords by Brooke Halpin

Piano Chords & Progressions:: The Secret Backdoor to Exciting Piano Playing! by Duane Shinn 

The Keyboardist's Picture Chord Encyclopedia (Piano Book) by Leonard Vogler 

The Easy Classical Fake Book: Melody, Lyrics and Simplified Chords in the Key of "C" 

Chord Master: How to Choose and Play the Right Guitar Chords by Rikky Rooksby 

Technique of the Saxophone - Volume 2: Chord Studies by Joseph Viola 

Mel Bay Creative Keyboard's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Piano Chords: A Complete Study of Chords and How to Use Them by Bob Kroepel 

The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios and Cadences: Includes All the Major, Minor (Natural, Harmonic, Melodic) & Chromatic Scales - Plus Additional Instructions on Music Fundamentals by Willard A. Palmer 

Guitar Chord Bible: Over 500 Illustrated Chords for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz, and Classical by Phil Capone 

Picture Chord Encyclopedia for Left Handed Guitarists: 6 inch. x 9 inch. Edition 

Piano Chord Dictionary (Handy Guide) by M. Manus

Blues You Can Use Book of Guitar Chords (Blues Guitar Instruction) by John Ganapes 

Funk Keyboards: The Complete Method--A Contemporary Guide to Chords, Rhythms, and Licks 

Chords & Progressions For Jazz & Popular Guitar (Guitar Books) by Arnie Berle 

The BEAD Method of Fretboard Mastery by Robert, Luther Dietz 

The Guitar Chord Wheel Book: Over 22,000 Chords! 

Scales Over Chords by Wilbur M. Savidge 

Chord-Melody Guitar: A Guide to Combining Chords and Melody to Create Solo Arrangements in Jazz and Pop Styles by Bruce Buckingham 

Al Di Meola - A Guide To Chords, Scales and Arpeggios by Al Di Meola 

The Guitar Chord Deck (Guitar Decks) by Ed Lozano

Jazz Chord Hanon: 70 Exercises for the Beginning to Professional Pianist by Peter Deneff 

Chords for Jazz Guitar: The Complete Guide to Comping, Chord Melody and Chord Soloing by Charlton Johnson 

Chord Progressions for Songwriters by Richard J. Scott 

All The Jazz Chords You'll Ever Need! by Jack Long 

Joe Pass Guitar Chords 

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Piano Chords (Pocket Idiot's Guides) by Karen Berger 

The Chord Factory: Build Your Own Guitar Chord Dictionary by Jon Damian 

Picture Chord Encyclopedia: 9 inch. x 12 inch. Edition 

The Guitar 3 Chord Songbook: Melody/Lyrics/Chord Frames Guitar Chord Guru

ALTERNATE TUNINGS PICTURE CHORDS by Mark Hanson 

Contemporary Eartraining - Level One: A Modern Approach to Help You Hear and Transcribe Melodies, Rhythms, Intervals, Bass Lines and Chord by Mark Harrison 

Scale Chord Relationships: A Guide to Knowing What Notes to Play - and Why! by Jeff Schroedle

4400 Guitar Chords 

Understanding Chord Progressions For Guitar by Arnie Berle 

Chord Orbits (The Progressive Guitarist Series) by Don Latarski 

BERKLEE JAZZ GUITAR CHORD DICTIONARY by Rick Peckham

A Player's Guide to Chords and Harmony: Music Theory for Real-World Musicians (Backbeat Music Essentials) A Player's Guide to Chords and Harmony: Music Theory for Real-World Musicians (Backbeat Music Essentials) by Jim Aikin 

The Guitar Grimoire: A Compendium of Guitar Chords and Voicings by A. Kadmon 

The Acoustic Guitar Method Chord Book: Learn to Play Chords Common in American Roots Music Styles by David Hamburger 

The Jazz Guitar Chord Bible Complete by Warren Nunes

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Chord Voicings:  Book List

 

The Guitar Grimoire: A Compendium of Guitar Chords and Voicings by A. Kadmon

Chords Galore: A Systematic Approach to Voicing Chords on Guitar by Jack Petersen

Intermediate Jazz Chord Voicing For Keyboard: By Bill Boyd Intermediate Jazz Chord Voicing For Keyboard: By Bill Boyd

Guitar Chord Voicings: The Essential Portable Chord Book for All Guitar Players by Michael Howell

An Introduction To Jazz Chord Voicing For Keyboard: By Bill Boyd

Jazz Piano Vocabulary, Volume 5: The Mixolydian Mode by Roberta Piket

Harmonic foundation for jazz & popular music: The Amadiean creed, a unique method for creating chord voicings and harmonizing a melody : text and workbook for individual or class instruction by Jimmy Amadie

Chord Voicings for Composers, Arrangers, Songwriters and Pianists by Jivan

Chord Voicing Systems (Fowler guitar series) by William L. Fowler
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Chord Theory:  Book List

 

Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete (The Fretboard Logic Guitar Method Parts I and II) (Fretboard Logic Guitar Method Ser) by Bill Edwards

The First Stage Guitar Book: Learn How To Play Guitar Easily & Quickly! by Chris Lopez

Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask by Tom Kolb

Instant Scale and Chord Guide for Keyboards

Guitar Basics: Essential Chords, Scales, Rhythms and Theory (Private Lessons)

1st Steps for a Beginning Guitarist Volume One: Chords and Chord Progressions for the Guitar by Bruce Arnold

Fretboard Theory (Guitar Theory Including Scales, Chords, Progressions and More., Acoustic/Electric Guitar/Bass) by Desi Serna

Chords & Progressions For Jazz & Popular Guitar (Guitar Books) by Arnie Berle

Music Theory Workbook for Guitar: Scale Construction and Application, Vol. 2 by Bruce Arnold

An Introduction to Chord Theory by Don Latarski

All About Chords : A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Contemporary Chordal Structures and Progressions Through Solid Drills in Suggested Study: ... keyboard drills, and ear-training exercises by Elvo D'Amante

Guitar Chords Deluxe: Full-Color Photos and Diagrams for Over 1,600 Chords

GUITAR Oriented MUSIC THEORY including Cheat-Sheets - BOOK by Robert E. Frazier

Guitar Quickstart: A Guide To Playing And Understanding Music Reading And Chord Techniques by Mary Jo Disle

Scales Over Chords by Wilbur M. Savidge

Dictionary of Music Terms and Chords

Intermediate Piano Chords & Arranging by Alana LaGrange

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Piano Chords (Pocket Idiot's Guides) by Karen Berger

A Player's Guide to Chords & Harmony: Music Theory for Real-World Musicians (Backbeat Music Essentials) by Jim Aikin

Chord Master for Guitar and Keyboard (Guitar Books) by Emmonn O'Connor

Music Theory Workbook for Guitar: Chord and Interval Construction (Music Theory Workbook for Guitar) by Bruce E. Arnold

Contemporary Eartraining - Level One: A Modern Approach to Help You Hear and Transcribe Melodies, Rhythms, Intervals, Bass Lines and Chord by Mark Harrison

Music Theory Workbook for All Instruments Volume One: Interval and Chord Construction by Bruce Arnold

Alan Swain's modern keyboard harmony book II: Complex chords in open position by Alan Swain

Beyond Power Chords by Leo Cavanagh

Chord Workbook for Guitar: Chords and Chord Progressions, Vol. 2 by Bruce Arnold

Intermediate Chord Compositions by Alana LaGrange

Picture Chord Encyclopedia for Keyboard

From Chords to Simultaneities: Chordal Indeterminancy and the Failure of Serialism (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance) by Nachum Schoffman

Fretboard Theory: A Chordal Approach by Christine Green

STEP ONE: PLAY GUITAR CHORDS (Step One) by Len Vogler

The Guitar Chord Book by John Holbrook

Chord Workbook for Guitar: Chords and Chord Progressions, Vol. 1 by Bruce Arnold

Snyder complete guitar method: Folk, blues, jazz, ragtime, classical, blu by Jerry Snyder egrass, theory, chords, notation, finger-picking
flat-pick style : over 180 songs & solos

Guitar Clinic by Bruce E. Arnold

The theory of chord construction for guitar by Bill Knopf

Complete chords and progressions for all instruments: [Book I] by Bugs Bower

Simplified chord theory for organ and piano by Beulah Fichter

Chord camp 2: A guide to chord shapes and theory : for today's guitarist

Chords chords chords: An extensive chord collection, with a section on progressions, chord construction & theory by Robert Hartz

The Kenny Paul handbook for the professional musician: A simple and practical approach to theory, building and using chords, transposition, ad-libbing, memorizing, intros and accompanying by Kenny Paul

Scale-Chord Synopticon by Kathlyn Powell

Chord construction and analysis (Music for millions) by Ray Cassarino

Music primer: Notation, scales, intervals, chords by Adolph Sandole

A Proposed Classification of Chords in Early Twentieth-Century Music
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Guitar  |  Connecting Your Guitar to the Computer  |  Jazz Voicings for Guitar   |  E Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scales  |  Triad Inversions Up the Fretboard  |  Minor Pentatonic Scales and Minor Blues Scales  |  Basic Hard Rock Guitar  |  Metronome for Guitar Shredders  |  Position Playing For Guitar  |  Double Picking for Guitar Shredders  |  Fingering Patterns For Guitar  |  Power Chords For Guitar  |  Rhythm Blues Guitar  |  Rhythm Guitar Basics  |  Voice Leading For Guitar  |  Meterman - Funk Guitar Studies  |  Sound Like Stern Guitar  |  Jazz Guitar Practice Secrets  |  Like Wes Montgomery Guitar  |

 

Keyboards  |  Basic Arpeggios For Keyboard  |  Finger Numbering for Keyboard  |  Preparing for Your Concert  |  Sculpting Notes  |  Hammond Funk Techniques in Four Keys  |  Hammond Trills, Sputter Tone, etc  |  Hammond Leslie Speed Switching  |  Playing a Chord on Keyboard  |  Basic Pop Keyboard  |

 

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Winds  |  Basic Hard Rock Alto Sax  |  Basic Hard Rock Tenor Sax  |

 

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