Syncope exercise 1-3

For piano players that are walking with their left hand Gjermund Sivertsen

Continue in other keys (optional)

7 b6/ b b7 b6/
C mi7 F B B mi7 E A
4
9 9

b .. Û Œ ‰ Û ‰ Û | .. b b b b .. Û Œ ‰ Û ‰ Û | .. b b
&b 4 Ó Ó

4
E1
? bb .. b b b b ..
4 .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. b b
œ #œ nœ nœ œ nœ bœ nœ
Play II-V-I progressions where you play the syncopations as shown wiht your right hand. Make sure to loop this II-V-I
progression until you "get it". Then you can continue to the next key(s) if you have mastered the rhythimcal
pattern. Please note: The idea here is to work on syncopating the chords with your right hand. That's the goal.
ALSO: If you find it hard to do this, then work with your right hand only for a while

b6/
C mi7 F7 B 9 G7
b
& b .. ‰ Û ‰ Û ‰ Û ‰ Û | ‰ Û ‰ Û ..
5
E2
? b b .. ˙ œ œ bœ ..
œ bœ œ
In exercise 2 you can choose if you'd like to put the F7 chord at 2 And, or 3 And, or both.
Also here, you can transpose this to a different key if you feel this is easy to you

D mi7 G7 C mi7 F7
b6/
B 9

b b . ‰ Û ‰ Û Û Œ Û. Û ..
& . |
J
7
E3
? b b .. ..
œ œ œ œ œ œ
#œ œ
In exercise 3 contains a III-VI-II-V-I progression. See if you can manage to play this in one more key (at least)
The last chord should be replaced with a Dmi7 that you connect to bar 7 when you're repeating this.

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