This tutorial breaks down the piano intro to Emmasings' 'Ariaria' in F sharp major, demonstrating a complex gospel chord progression that includes flat augmented chords, flat nine sus four, E major augmented seventh ninth, C augmented seventh sharp ninth, C dominant, A flat sus two, F sharp sus two, and a passing chord to four, followed by a 7-6-5-4-3-2-1-7-6 lick and a 2-5 progression, with the instructor explaining the thought process behind each phrase to help musicians apply these concepts to their own playing.
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Emmasings’ Ariaria Intro Piano Breakdown | Learn Every Chord & Run Step-by-Step
Added:[music] [music] [music] [music] >> Okay. Hello guys. Welcome to another tutorial. This is physical and I posted that on social media and went viral. A lot of people were asking for the picture and here we are.
So, that was in the key of F sharp.
And here is the major scale for F sharp.
All right.
Uh so, I'll play it slowly and then I'll break it down. So, it's starting from this.
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Yeah.
So, what did I do there? Uh basically, starting from this.
Yeah.
>> [music] >> This is the flat augmented chord, right?
Then this >> [music] >> is flat nine sus four.
Then this [music] E major E augmented seventh ninth.
All right.
This C augmented seventh [music] sharp ninth.
All right. So, basically, that's what's on the book or series called us.
You have >> [music] >> C dominant or basically C dominant and then you have this [music] perfect fourth or basically you have dominant here C and then [music] you have this this is A flat sus chord A flat sus two basically in a quarter form. This is the root >> [music] >> and then it's a sus chord.
Then you have F sharp dominant here >> [music] >> over this sus chord here which is also in a quarter form. That's F F sharp sus two. Right?
>> [music] >> So, we'll go again from the beginning.
>> [music] >> Right? Then [music] on >> [music] >> Yeah, I think it's worth it.
Right? So, >> [music] >> you have this here.
This is more like a passing chord to the [music] four.
>> [music] >> So, this then four three [music] two one seven then [music] six five then four >> [music] >> three two then this lick Right?
>> [music] [music] >> This is how you should do it.
Ah.
>> [music] >> You can You can go do this way.
Or whichever one. So, but I like to do this way.
>> [music] >> Then Sorry.
>> [music] >> Right. So, >> [music] >> We have this.
Then Then >> [music] >> This chord again.
>> [music] >> Then 2 >> [music] >> 5 All right?
So, that's basically just it for intro. So, I'll play it again really slowly this time around and that'll be it for the breakdown.
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> So, that's basically just it.
Um happy practicing, guys. Do well to like, share, subscribe, and see you on the next one.
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