Piano Chords

Learn to interpret chord symbols at the piano, using classics such as "Hallelujah", "Always On My Mind", etc.

What you'll learn

Interpret basic chord symbols, including major and minor triads, sus chords, and 7th chords

Have multiple ways of playing the same chord, so that you can choose the one that sounds best

Requirements

You need to be able to play the piano already

Even though chords are explained at the keyboard, you need to be able to read music to do the exercises

Description

"After buying loads of books on piano chords nothing has come close to this excellent course … it has to be the best on Udemy" - Michael Fallon"Even if you already know your scales and chords, this course brings you through the variations so that you can do more than just play a triad each and every time." - RichardThis course teaches you how to interpret basic chord symbols at the piano, and explains them:at the keyboardin a visual and intuitive wayusing real pieces of musicI'll teach you concepts using original techniques that I've tested on hundreds of students over a decade, including signed artists and other industry professionals. By the end you'll know many ways of playing any chord symbol that's likely to crop up in popular music. (I'm working on a follow-up course that teaches more advanced chords that you find in jazz.)What this course isThis course shows you many ways of playing:major triads (e.g. C, Eb, F#)minor triads (e.g. Dm, Fm, G#m)sus chords (e.g. Esus, Gsus, Bbsus)7th chords (e.g. F#7, Am7, Cmaj7), andslash chords (e.g. Ab/Eb, Bm/E, Dmaj7/E)so that you can:read a "lead sheet" (a score with a melody and chord symbols but no LH)accompany yourself singing using just chord symbols, andunderstand how the chord symbols fit a scoreI'll show you many ways of playing each chord so that you can not only work out what chord to play but also turn it into a complete accompaniment.What this course isn'tThis course doesn't teach you how to play the piano - it assumes you know how to play the piano already. And the pieces used are mostly extracts that are designed to illustrate certain types of chord, so the goal isn't to play complete pieces but to acquire skills that you can apply to other pieces.Also, this isn't a music composition course: I don't talk very much about why certain chords sound good together. However, if you are interested in learning about chord progressions this is a good starting point.In conclusionSo, if you've ever wondered what Dm7/G means then give this course a try! You can always get a refund if you decide it isn't for you.Best of luck on your musical journey,Benedict

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 What you can expect from this course

Lecture 2 Bonus, 13/01/16: all the scores in 4 PDF's

Lecture 3 What is a chord?

Section 2: Root-5th-root chords

Lecture 4 What is an interval?

Lecture 5 5ths

Lecture 6 (NEW! 2021) How to do the interactive tests

Lecture 7 (NEW! 2021) 5ths test

Lecture 8 Example: "To Build a Home"

Lecture 9 Exercise: harmonize "With or Without You"

Lecture 10 Solution: "With or Without You" harmonized

Lecture 11 Root-5th-root chords

Lecture 12 Example: "Rolling in the Deep"

Lecture 13 Example: "The Heart Asks Pleasure First"

Lecture 14 Exercise: harmonize "Fields of Gold"

Lecture 15 Solution: "Fields of Gold" harmonized

Lecture 16 What is an arpeggio?

Lecture 17 Example: "Fields of Gold" with arpeggios

Lecture 18 Exercise: harmonize "Always on My Mind"

Lecture 19 Solution: "Always on My Mind" harmonized

Lecture 20 Example: "Always on My Mind" with arpeggios

Section 3: Major triads

Lecture 21 Semitones

Lecture 22 (NEW! 2021) Semitones test

Lecture 23 Tones

Lecture 24 (NEW! 2021) Tones test

Lecture 25 Major 3rds

Lecture 26 (NEW! 2021) Major 3rds test

Lecture 27 Exercise: harmonize "Amazing Grace" using major 3rds

Lecture 28 Solution: "Amazing Grace" harmonised using major 3rds

Lecture 29 Major triads

Lecture 30 (NEW! 2021) How to do the triads tests

Lecture 31 (NEW! 2021) Major triads test

Lecture 32 Exercise: harmonize "Kumbaya"

Lecture 33 Solution: "Kumbaya" harmonized

Lecture 34 Exercise: harmonise the verse of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"

Lecture 35 Solution: the verse of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" harmonized"

Section 4: Minor triads

Lecture 36 Minor 3rds

Lecture 37 (NEW! 2021) Minor 3rds test

Lecture 38 Example: "Clair de lune"

Lecture 39 Minor triads

Lecture 40 (NEW! 2021) Minor triads test

Lecture 41 Exercise: harmonize "The Tetris theme"

Lecture 42 Solution: "The Tetris theme" harmonized

Lecture 43 What is a broken chord?

Lecture 44 Example: "The Tetris theme" with broken chords

Section 5: Practicing major and minor triads

Lecture 45 Exercise: harmonize the chorus of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"

Lecture 46 Solution: the chorus of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" harmonized

Lecture 47 Example: "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" with arpeggios

Lecture 48 Exercise: harmonize "Mad World"

Lecture 49 Solution: "Mad World" harmonized

Lecture 50 Example: "Mad World" with broken chords

Lecture 51 Exercise: harmonize "La valse d'Amélie"

Lecture 52 Solution: "La valse d'Amélie" harmonized

Lecture 53 Example: "La valse d'Amélie" with broken chords

Lecture 54 Practice: "La valse d'Amélie" in 6 keys

Lecture 55 Exercise: harmonize "House of the Rising Sun"

Lecture 56 Solution: "House of the Rising Sun" harmonized

Lecture 57 Example: "House of the Rising Sun" with arpeggios

Lecture 58 Exercise: harmonize "Memory"

Lecture 59 Solution: "Memory" harmonized

Lecture 60 Root-5th-10th chords

Lecture 61 Example: "Memory" with arpeggios

Lecture 62 Example: analyzing the chords to "Für Elise"

Section 6: Major triads in inversion

Lecture 63 4ths

Lecture 64 (NEW! 2021) 4ths test

Lecture 65 Major triads in 1st inversion

Lecture 66 (NEW! 2021) Major triads in 1st inversion test

Lecture 67 Exercise: harmonize the accompaniment to "All Day and All of the Night"

Lecture 68 Solution: the accompaniment to "All Day and All of the Night" harmonized

Lecture 69 Major triads in 2nd inversion

Lecture 70 (NEW! 2021) Major triads in 2nd inversion test

Section 7: Mixing major inversions

Lecture 71 Example: "Kumbaya" harmonized using inversions

Lecture 72 Exercise: harmonize the riff to "Forget You" using major triads in inversion

Lecture 73 Solution: the riff to "Forget You" harmonized using major triads in inversion

Lecture 74 Exercise: harmonize "Green Onions" using major triads in inversion

Lecture 75 Solution: "Green Onions" harmonized using major triads in inversion

Section 8: Minor triads in inversion

Lecture 76 Minor triads in 1st inversion

Lecture 77 (NEW! 2021) Minor triads in 1st inversion test

Lecture 78 Example: "Lean On Me"

Lecture 79 Minor triads in 2nd inversion

Lecture 80 (NEW! 2021) Minor triads in 2nd inversion test

Lecture 81 Exercise: complete the chords to "Creep"

Lecture 82 Solution: the chords to "Creep"

Lecture 83 Example: repeating the chords to "Creep"

Section 9: Practicing major and minor triads in inversion

Lecture 84 Exercise: harmonise the chords to Pachelbel's "Canon"

Lecture 85 Solution: the chords to Pachelbel's "Canon"

Lecture 86 Exercise: harmonize the riff to "Golden Brown"

Lecture 87 Solution: the riff to "Golden Brown" harmonized

Lecture 88 Recognising triads in inversion

Lecture 89 Exercise: analyze the chords to "Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi"

Lecture 90 Solution: the chords to "Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi" analyzed

Section 10: I-V-vi-IV

Lecture 91 Using Roman numerals to describe chord progressions

Lecture 92 I-V-vi-IV

Lecture 93 Example: "With or Without You"

Lecture 94 Exercise: harmonize the riff to "Where is the Love?"

Lecture 95 Solution: the riff to "Where is the Love?" harmonized

Lecture 96 Exercise: harmonize the chords to "No One"

Lecture 97 Solution: the chords to "No One" harmonized

Lecture 98 Practice: I-V-vi-IV in C, Eb, F# and A

Lecture 99 Choosing inversions

Section 11: Breaking triads into their component notes

Lecture 100 Example: harmonizing "Kumbaya" using single notes

Lecture 101 Exercise: harmonize "Amazing Grace" using single notes

Lecture 102 Solution: "Amazing Grace" harmonised using single notes

Lecture 103 Exercise: harmonize "Hallelujah" using single notes

Lecture 104 Solution: "Hallelujah" harmonised using single notes

Section 12: Slash notation

Lecture 105 Slash notation

Lecture 106 Example: the intro to "A Whiter Shade of Pale"

Lecture 107 Exercise: harmonize the bridge of "Always on My Mind"

Lecture 108 Solution: the bridge of "Always on My Mind" harmonized

Lecture 109 Example: "Always on My Mind" complete arrangement

Section 13: Sus chords

Lecture 110 Sus chords

Lecture 111 Example: the chords to "Creep" with sus chords

Lecture 112 Exercise: harmonize "What a Wonderful World"

Lecture 113 Solution: "What a Wonderful World" harmonized

Lecture 114 Example: "What a Wonderful World" with arpeggios

Section 14: 7th chords

Lecture 115 7ths

Lecture 116 Example: the intro to "What'd I Say?"

Lecture 117 7th chords

Lecture 118 Example: chords to "What'd I Say?"

Lecture 119 Practice: V7-IV7-I7 in C, Eb, F#, and A

Lecture 120 Exercise: add 7ths to "Amazing Grace"

Lecture 121 Solution: "Amazing Grace" with 7ths

Lecture 122 Minor 7th chords

Lecture 123 Example: "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World"

Lecture 124 Practice: i7-v7-iv7 in Am, Cm, Ebm and F#m

Section 15: Major 7th chords

Lecture 125 Major 7ths

Lecture 126 Major 7th chords

Lecture 127 Example: "Gymnopédie No.1"

Lecture 128 Exercise: harmonize the intro to "Ordinary People"

Lecture 129 Solution: "Ordinary People" intro harmonized

Lecture 130 Practice: IVmaj7-Imaj7 in C, Eb, F#, and A

Section 16: Mixing different types of 7th chord

Lecture 131 The 3 main types of 7th chord

Lecture 132 Example: "Lovin You" chord progression

Lecture 133 Exercise: harmonize "Amore"

Lecture 134 Solution: "Amore" harmonized

Lecture 135 Recognizing 7th chords in inversion

Lecture 136 Exercise: analyze the chords of "Prélude in C"

Lecture 137 Solution: the chords of "Prélude in C"

Section 17: How to get access to "Advanced Piano Chords 1"

Lecture 138 Sign up to the sequel …

Lecture 139 Appendix: how to do the tests using your keyboard

This course is for people who can already play the piano and read music, and who'd like a solid foundation in how to interpret chord symbols on the piano,This course is not for people learning to play the piano from scratch, or for people wanting to learn how to interpret chord symbols on other instruments