This Song Has No Title - UFbP # 10

"This Song Has No Title" - Entry Number 10

why is this the title to this song. because it may not even be a song.

this is an original that grew out of a couple of inversion exercises that i fiddle or more appropriately ukulele with between real pieces. eventually i started to string the exercises together and then add a few passing notes, to finally come up with a song that There is No Title to.

so what am i doing in this piece? most of my skype students will recognize elements of this song as exercises in inversions and modes within a key.

The introduction and the outro of the piece is in Bb and starts on the I-chord as a Major 7 at the first fret, adds the 2 (or 9) to follow the scale, and then inverts to the BbM7 inversion at the 3^rd fret. I then moves to the II-Chord (usually a m7) Cm7 at the third fret, then adds the 2 (or 9) to this chord (following the scale notes of Bb) then inverts to the Cm7 at 5 fret. This same pattern is repeated for the III-chord of the scale which is a Dm7.

This Dm7 is confusing to me in a cool jazzy way. Dm7 is also F6 spelled differently (they both have the same notes). What is cool about this is Dm7 is a III-chord of the Bb Scale, yet if you call it an F6 it is the V-chord. HOW COOL is that. So a IIIm7 is a V6. This gets to my relational theory of music and chords.

In the second mode of the piece i explore other inversions and how other chords make sense with one another.

Here is my point to all ukulele players out there, and guitarist that may be reading this. Please do not think that the single chord per measure is the only chord you can play in that measure, you can explore with inversions and transitions that add interest and can follow the melody line of the piece. 

Once you understand this and you have inversions under your belt, and an understanding of the scales that cover the chords you will be limitless in the interest that you can add to the piece to add interest. Please note that a piano player usually is doing this (although they probably are just following some one else's arrangement). You as a ukulele player can have the same ability with a little understanding of the chords and the overlaying scales.

if you want the basic arrangement and exercise basic arrangement can be made available to you for $ 2 through paypal to jazzukes@verizon.net. you will get the tab arrangement, a slowed midi file for timing.

i thank you in advance for your consideration.  

God Bless and keep playing.