Chords for September Piano Tutorial

Tempo:
116.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

C#m

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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September Piano Tutorial chords
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[Bm] [E] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[F#m] [A]
[D]
Okay, so we're going to learn how to play September by Earth, Wind & Fire, one of my favorite songs.
First chord, it's a D flat major 7.
[G#] With your left hand you're playing [D] a D, so together.
Second chord, [C#m]
C sharp minor 7.
[E] Basically an E first inversion with a C sharp bass.
[C#m] [D] [C#m]
Next chord, [Am] B minor [Bm] 7.
That's basically [D] a D [Bm] chord with a B bass.
[D] [Bm] [C#m]
So back to the second chord, which is a C sharp minor 7.
[D] [Bm] [C#m]
[E] Now with the bass you're going to go [F#]
[E] up half steps, E, [Fm] [F#] F, F sharp, [C#m]
[E] [F#m] to an F sharp minor.
[D]
[Bm] [B] [C#]
[F#] Then with your left hand, F sharp, [B]
B, [C#] C sharp, and then you start over.
[E] [F#m]
[Bm] [C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] So now on this time around you play something different.
We're going to play [C#]
a C sharp 7 without the third.
So we have the 7, C sharp, and the 5th.
So [B]
7, which is B, 1, C sharp, and 5, G sharp, over an F bass note.
Then we're [F#m] going to go to an F sharp minor 7, which is basically [A] an A chord [F#] over an F sharp chord.
[F#m] Okay, [D] so we got so far.
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
And then we're going to play what's considered a G major 7.
[Bm] [A]
Let's say it like this.
[A#] Yeah, it's a G major [Bm] 9, I guess you would say.
Okay, B, D, F sharp, A.
[A] Or you could say a B flat minor 7.
Either way, over an A note.
[B]
That's your bass line.
[D] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] [E] [F#m]
[A]
[A]
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F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Okay, so we're going to learn how to play September by Earth, Wind & Fire, one of my favorite songs.
_ First chord, _ _ it's a D flat major 7. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] With your left hand you're playing [D] a D, _ _ so together. _
_ _ _ _ Second chord, [C#m] _
_ C sharp minor 7.
[E] Basically an E first inversion with a C sharp bass.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ Next chord, [Am] B minor [Bm] 7.
_ _ _ That's basically _ [D] a D [Bm] chord with a B bass.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _
So back to the second chord, which is a C sharp minor 7.
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ _
[E] Now with the bass you're going to go _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] up half steps, E, [Fm] [F#] F, _ _ F sharp, _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ to an F sharp minor.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _
[F#] Then with your left hand, _ _ F sharp, [B]
B, [C#] _ C sharp, and then you start over. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ So now on this time around you play something different.
We're going to play [C#] _ _
a C sharp _ 7 without the third.
So we have the 7, _ _ _ C sharp, and the 5th.
So [B]
7, which is B, 1, C sharp, and 5, G sharp, over an F bass note. _
_ _ _ Then we're [F#m] going to go to an F sharp minor 7, _ _ which is basically [A] an A chord [F#] _ over an F sharp chord. _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ Okay, [D] so we got so far.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ And then we're going to play _ what's considered a G major 7. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Let's say it like this.
_ _ [A#] Yeah, it's a G major [Bm] 9, I guess you would say. _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, B, D, F sharp, A. _ _
_ [A] Or you could say a B flat minor 7.
Either way, over an A note. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
That's your bass line.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _