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The “Cry Me A River” Lick
May 2009
“Cry Me a River” is a melodious, bluesy torch song composed by Arthur Hamilton that was first published in 1953. It’s been recorded by dozens of vocalists, from Julie London to Ella Fitzgerald. It’s also the source of one of the most played ...

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Signature Sound
July 2009

Chick Corea made a splash with his extended use of the maj7#5 chord, in his startling composition “The Brain.” That sound had a major impact on the music of Gary Burton, Keith Jarrett, Michael and Randy Brecker, and others who ...


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The Fray’s “You Found Me”
April 2009

“You Found Me” by the Fray is based on a simple, repeating figure played with the right hand. The left hand mostly plays three-note block chords made up of the root and fifth, with the root doubled an octave higher ...


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Get MGMT's Synth Sound
March 2009

Want to mimic MGMT’s sound on their hit “Time To Pretend”? Tom Brislin tells you how to get close to it below – and keep an eye out for an MGMT lesson in future issues of Keyboard.
-Michael Gallant, Senior Editor


 

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