Assignment 10: Playing Blues' Chords

Assignment:

  • If you need to review how to play the Blues Chords in C, click here.
  • Log into your soundtrap account
  • Find the "12 Bar Blues" assignment and open it in the studio
  • If you were absent, you can access the original assignment here.
  • Add a track
  • Select "Piano and Keyboards"
  • You will see a keyboard pop up.
  • The keys will not have the correct notes of the scale on them.
  • Instead they will have the keyboard letters, numbers, and symbols you will press to make the chords.
  • Find the correct keys for each chord and then record a measure for each of the three chords: I, IV, V.
  • Use the loop bar to set how long to record.
  • Place your fingers on the correct keys and press the record button.
  • Record the correct chords for each measure of the song.

If you are having trouble finding the correct keys to press on the keyboard click here.