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THE 12 PAD CHORD MANUAL HOW TO GUIDE______________
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MINOR CHORDS_____________
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MAJOR CHORDS____________
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SUSPENDED CHORDS________
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MINOR 7TH CHORDS_________
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MINOR 9TH CHORDS_________
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MAJOR 7TH CHORDS________
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MAJOR 9TH CHORDS________
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DIMINISHED CHORDS________
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DOMINANT 7TH CHORDS_____
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7 SUS CHORDS______________
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AUGMENTED 5TH CHORDS___
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7 AUGMENTED CHORDS______
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PROGRESSIONS_____________
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How To Use This Ebook At the top of each page is the name of a chord such as major, minor, ect. There will be 12 picture diagrams in all keys of each chord displayed as a 12 pad drum machine. Anyone who has a MPC 500, MPK 25, MPK 49, or anything in 3x4 grid format can use the following technique. The chords are represented by the colors of the pads. 1. Gray Pad- represents a note that is in the chord and necessary to play 2. Yellow Pad- represents the root note or main key of the actual chord and necessary to play (can also be used as a bass note) 3. White Pad- represents notes that are NOT in the chord and should not be played unless u want to create your own chord
Here’s an example of a chord which is on the Major 7th page. This chord would be called G Major 7. The yellow pad is in the key of G. The gray pads are also part of this chord but, the white pads are to be left alone because they are not in the chord even though you can play them if you really want to be adventurous.
Important Note! Program your drum machine to play notes chromatically from Pad 1 to Pad 12 just like a piano(see fig.1). For the MPC 500, the easiest and most preferred way to do this is by using 12 levels. Assign a sampled C note to Pad 1 and follow the charts below to help place the right notes on the right pads. If you are having trouble finding a sampled C note, you can download one free from the Free Starter Kit over at HowToMakeVerySickBeats.com. If you want to use your MPC 500 as a controller to play sounds from an external source check your manual to find out how to do this. Now just follow the diagrams on the following pages and have fun!
Fig. 1- This is middle C or in other terms C3 which is recommended so your chords won’t sound muddy.
PAD
KEY
1
C
2
C#/Db
3
D
4
D#/Eb
5
E
6
F
PAD 10
PAD 11
PAD 12
PAD 7
PAD 8
PAD 9
PAD 4
PAD 5
PAD 6
PAD 1
PAD 2
PAD 3
PAD
KEY
7
F#/Gb
8
G
9
G#/Ab
10
A
11
A#/Bb
12
B
Minor Chords
Major Chords
Suspended Chords
Minor 7th Chords
Minor 9th Chords
Major 7th Chords
Major 9th Chords
Diminished Chords
Dominant 7th Chords
7 Sus Chords
Augmented 5th Chords
7 Augmented Chords
CHORD PROGRESSIONS A chord progression is a combination of chords that can be arranged in any order. Use this freedom to create your beats and the ideas will be endless. You can have as many chords in a progression as you want so once again have fun! Here are some examples of chord progressions you can play with... EX. 1
