17 ways to play a chord progression
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Published 2024-06-25
Just because you've got the chords for a song, doesn't mean you know how to turn them into a part, so today we are looking at 17 different ways to play chords on piano.
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0:00 Introduction
0:34 Held chords
1:23 Quarter notes
2:25 "The Scientist"
3:28 Top-bottom
4:33 Arpeggios
8:00 Alberti Bass
9:28 HDpiano
10:29 Tresillo
11:22 Dembow
12:17 3:2 Polyrhythm
14:57 4:3 Polyrhythm
16:25 Waltz
17:20 "Turkish March"
18:01 Staccato 8ths
19:48 Staccato Triplets
22:34 Patreon
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All Comments (21)
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Most educational channel on YT for music. He teaches us crucial things that people don't realize need to be taught.
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I remember learning classical piano in the seventies and eighties when curiosity and fun were not welcome when learning "serious" music. And I remember experimenting with altering the arpeggios of Bach's preludium. I played them upside down, as rock n' roll, syncopated or in triplets and that was the moment something clicked and I discovered that I was not tied to the will of some long-dead composers but that i could alter and recreate music or invent some of my own. And I also found out what a genius Bach was, but that is another story...
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âNice cup of teaâ and âPass the Goddamn butterâ is a game changer! Always tried too hard to wrap my head around polyrhythms to play them well đ
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As a guitarist, this is the best explanation of how piano is used in popular music I've ever seen, Kudos!
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Just want to say, I really appreciate your totally smooth transitions between songs and your ability to speak and teach while making them. Really great stuff David.
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The most impressive part of this video is not just the examples given but how each one seamlessly leads in to the next
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The 'Nice Cup of Tea' and 'Pass the God Damn Butter' were amazing. The pure British-ness of them đ
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Me, 23 mins ago: No way will I watch this whole video. Me now: Well, pass the goddamn butter.
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Videos without David mentioning Radiohead: 0
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Wow!! This is a crazy valuable resource any songwriter can refer to!! Iâve been writing songs for 25 years but⊠I think Iâm gonna check this next time I write a song, and really think about which technique to use. Thanks David!!
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Thank you so much for making polyrhythms more accessible, it really helps to think of the composite rather than trying to split your brain in half. You're a great teacher.
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I thought the video was going to be about I V VI III, but it turned out to be about piano hand patterns. Had I known that I would have clicked on it sooner.
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bruh did i just see the note's names on the sheet music?? for someone who cant read, thank you david
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As someone who was never actually taught piano and taught myself this is so helpful!!
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More videos on how to play chord progressions. Chord connectors are amazing and these videos are like songwriting GOLD
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Man, I love all your videos, but more of this, please. You teaching piano would be great. The way you break it down and build it back up is just great. You're the best at breaking things down to their simplest elements. Hearing you break down these patterns has improved my piano playing a hundred percent without even going to the piano.
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0:40 It's cool how Hosier is SO recognisable that I immediately thought of it when David played the held chords in that specific way.
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Didn't really learn anything new but I'm glad a new generation of musicians will have that videos. I learned these over years of just picking up small things every now and then.
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Itâs wild how your videos come out when Iâm studying these topics. Iâve been studying scores to figure out what to do with piano accompaniment and this video is just what I needed.
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The nonchalantness of you saying pass the god damn butter is great lol. Once again, great video dude
