Tentang Kita by Julian Cely & Terry
Jul 11th, 2008 by admin
The song is originally in F#. To make it easier, I have done my illustration in the key of F instead. Please see the video below:
The introduction is not in the video. It’s just the F chord followed by a Bbm chord.
The progression for the verse is played twice. So is the progression for the chorus.
The verse goes like this…
I –> IIIm –> IIm –> IV –> V
In the F key, this becomes: F –> Am –> Gm –> Bb –> C
The pre-chorus goes like this…
IIIm –> IIm –> IIIm –> IIm –> V
In the F key, this becomes: Am –> Gm –> Am –> Gm –> C
Then the chorus goes like this…
I –> IIIm –> IV/7b –> IIm –> V
In the F key, this becomes: F –> Am –> Bb/Eb –> Gm –> C
In the video, you have seen see me play F(add2) or F2, instead of F. For further explanation of Sus2 please see my “Suspension (part 2)” post.
For Gm, you have seen me play Gm7, and therefore, my right hand actually played Bb. This is by improvising a minor chord with a major chord. See further explanation on “The 3 Minor Chords” post if you don’t already know this.
And instead of a straight C chord, you have seen me play Bb/C first before playing C. This is something I have thought before also in my earlier posts. Please look under the “Cheat Tricks” section if you need help to understand this.
One more thing I need to explain here is what I played on the left hand.
For most parts of the song, you would notice on the video that I played 2 notes for most chords. These 2 notes are the 1st note and the 5th note of the chord.
For example, while I was playing an F with the right hand, my left hand played the F note and the C note (C being the 5th note counting from F). Another example is, while I was playing an Am chord with the right hand, my left hand played the A note and the E note. (E being the 5th note counting from A).
You have probably noticed that when the chord is Am, I actually played the B and C notes on my right hand. Well, I can’t really explain that, except to say that, the purpose was to sound like what you hear on the song. It’s similar to play F(add2) or F2 instead of a straight F. I just the sound that we are after.
I hope this is clear.
