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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Me, 23 mins ago: No way will I watch this whole video. Me now: Well, pass the goddamn butter.
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āNice cup of teaā and āPass the Goddamn butterā is a game changer! Always tried too hard to wrap my head around polyrhythms to play them well š
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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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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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The 'Nice Cup of Tea' and 'Pass the God Damn Butter' were amazing. The pure British-ness of them š
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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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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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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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david not resolving moonlight sonata should be considered a warcrime
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Wow!! This is a crazy valuable resource any songwriter can refer to!! Iāve been writing songs for 25 years butā¦ I think Iām gonna check this next time I write a song, and really think about which technique to use. Thanks David!!
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As someone who was never actually taught piano and taught myself this is so helpful!!
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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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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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That staccato at 18:12 made me appreciate the beaty of the female hand
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I love chord progressions
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Excellent video as always, and you've convinced me that I should invest in 88 notes to fill out the top and bottom parts with my group
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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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Must have been hard to not play 'still dre' during that staccato section. You're a better man than me
