Change the harmony in your songs for a fresh sound – Re-harmonize piano chords! Today, I would like to share with you four different re-harmonization techniques that will keep you busy for a lifetime – How to re-harmonize piano chords … Continue reading →
Chord Progression Used In The Blues Good morning. This is Duane. Over the months that we’ve been together, we’ve talked about lots of different chord progressions; standard chord progressions and substitute chord progressions. I don’t think I’ve ever talked about … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Used as a Turnaround – The “Blue Moon” Progression Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about the Blue Moon Turnaround Chord Progressions. There’s lots of chord progressions that happen frequently in songs, but I … Continue reading →
Play Piano With Expression: Use ALL Of Your Abilities In Your Piano Playing! Here is a transcript of the video in case you would like to follow along: Good morning. This is Duane and today I’d like to talk about … Continue reading →
Chord Changes: Simple Ways To Make A Tune Sound Great! One of the things I loved as I was growing up was the way the chords changed in songs as the tune was progressing. Chord changes are really the “stuff” … Continue reading →
The “Amen” Chord Progression: The Plagal Cadence As you know, the phrase “chord progressions” implies that chords move, or progress, from chord to chord to chord. There are several chord progressions that repeat over and over again in music, and … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions – What are they and why 7th chords progress as they do Chord progressions are simply the way two or more chords behave in a predictable pattern. For example, the most common chord progression of all is the … Continue reading →
As you well know, songs are made out of various chords linked together in a series called chord progressions. The more you know about the techniques of getting from chord to chord smoothly, the better, and one good way is … Continue reading →
The “Walk On Up Blues/Gospel Chord Progression” is an obvious but useful technique in the toolbox of the pianist. After all, the I to IV progression is used all the time in music, so there are multiple times in most … Continue reading →
Here’s a bluesy little chord progression you can use in quite a few musical situations. It involves playing the IV chord of the key and then playing the IV chord of that IV chord to create a chord progression that … Continue reading →
