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Oneofthelefthandaccompanimentstylethatiscommonlyusedamongclassicalmusiciansisthealbertibass.
Thebasicroleofapianistespeciallyinabandsituation,istoprovideaccompanimenttomelodiesproducedeitherbythevoiceoraninstrument.However,thereare
situationswherethepianisthastoplayboththemelodyandaccompaniment.
Insuchsituations,thepianistplaysthemelodyontherighthand,andprovidesanaccompanimenttoitusinghislefthand.Avastmajorityofpianistsknowhowtocreate
accompanimentusingbothhands,however,insituationswheretherighthandisdedicatedtomelodies,thelefthandshouldbeabletocopewiththeaccompaniment.
Althoughthereareavarietyoflefthandaccompanimentstyles,werefocusingonthealbertibassinthislesson.Ifyouinvestthenext20minutesorsointhislesson,
youllgetaproperintroductiononthealbertibass.

AnIntroductionOnTheAlbertiBass
Thealbertibassisoneofthelefthandpianoaccompanimentsthateveryseriouspianistshouldlearn.Itwasusedextensivelyabout300yearsagoandwasnamedafter
DomenicoAlbertioneofthethemusicianswhouseditextensively.
Inthealbertibassaccompaniment,thenotesofachordarearpeggiated(playedoneaftertheother)inthismanner:
Lowest
Highest

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Middle
Highest
andthiscreatesaninterestingrhythmicpatternthatcanbeusedtoaccompanymelodiesonthepiano.
TheCmajortriad:

canbeusedtoplayanalbertibassthus:

AShortNoteOnAccompaniment
Thetermaccompanimentisusedtodescribeamelodicorharmonicelementthatisusedtosupportamusicalpart.Forexample,whenamelodyisgiven,likethemelody
ofWhenTheSaintsGoMarchingIngivenbelow:

Anaccompanimentisbasicallyanotherelement(whethervocal,instrumental,orboth)thatisaddedtosupportthemelody.Theaccompanimentofmelodiesinanykey
(whethermajororminor)isusuallydoneusingtheprimarytriadsofthatkey.
Primarytriadsofthemajorkeyaretriadsofthefirst,fourth,andfifthdegrees.Forexample,inthekeyofCmajor:

wherethefirst,fourth,andfifthdegreesofthescaleareC,F,andG:

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theprimarytriadsaretheCmajor:

Fmajor:

andGmajor:

triads.Usingtheabovementionedtriads,melodiescanbeaccompaniedinthekeyofCmajor:

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PrimaryChords
TheprimarychordsinthekeyofCare:
TheCmajortriad:

TheFmajortriad:

TheGmajortriad:

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andtheycanbearpeggiatedtoproducethealbertibassthus:
TheCmajortriad:

TheFmajortriad:

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VoiceLeadingConsiderations
Beyondcreatingarhythmicaccompaniment,oneofthethingsthatshouldbeconsideredwhilecreatinganalbertibassaccompanimentisthesmoothnessinchord
progression.
Forexample,movingfromtheCmajortriad:

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totheFmajortriad:

doesntsoundsmooth.
Pursuanttovoiceleadingprinciples,theinversionoftheprimarytriadsareused.Forexample,themovementfromthefirstinversionoftheCmajortriad:

totherootpositionoftheFmajortriad:

soundssmootherthanthemovementfromtherootpositionoftheCmajortriad:

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Therefore,Illbeshowingyouhowtoplaythealbertibassfromthesethreepositions:
Therootpositionofthetonictriad
Thefirstinversionofthetonictriad
Thesecondinversionofthetonictriad

FromTheRootPositionOfTheTonicTriad

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Chord1:

inrootposition.
Chord4:

insecondinversion.
Chord5:

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infirstinversion.
Puttingittogether:

FromTheFirstInversionOfTheTonicTriad

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Chord1:

infirstinversion.
Chord4:

inrootposition.
Chord5:

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insecondinversion.
Puttingittogether:

FromTheSecondInversionOfTheTonicTriad

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Chord1:

insecondinversion.
Chord4:

infirstinversion.
Chord5:

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inrootposition.
Puttingittogether:

ApplicationOfTheAlbertiBass
Thealbertibasscanbeusedtoaccompanysongsonthepiano,andIllbegivingyoutwoexamplesinthislesson:
WhenTheSaintsGoMarchingIn
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WhenTheSaintsGoMarchingIn
Melody:

Albertibass:

Altogether:

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Melody:

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Albertibass:

Altogether:

AlbertiBass21

FinalWords
Thealbertibassisoneofmyfavoritelefthandaccompaniments.Althoughisfoundpredominantlyinclassicalmusicanddatesbacktotheclassicalperiodinmusic,it
canbelearnedandappliedbymusicianswhoplaybytheearaswell.
Wellcontinueourdiscussiononthealbertibassinanotherlesson,wherewellexploresomeadvanceddimensionstothealbertibass.
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