Simple Piano Chords Can Make Your Piano Playing More Interesting and Exciting Here is a transcript of the video in case you want to follow along: Good morning, this is Duane, and today we’re going to do something a little … Continue reading →
Left-Hand Chord Voicing For The 12-Bar Blues Here is the transcript of the video: Good morning. This is Duane and a few days ago I made a video about the inside blues move where you position your hands with the … Continue reading →
What Are The Basic Piano Chords I Really Need To Know? Lots of people know a few chords, but aren’t sure just how many chords they need to know to cover the basics in an average song — in other … Continue reading →
Piano Chord Straddles – What Are They? A triad is a 3-note chord – everyone know that. If you omit the middle note and only play the outside notes, that is called a piano chord straddle. It’s like you were … Continue reading →
C Minor Seventh Scale & Cm7 Chord: How To Get Started Improvising On It Watch this short video on the Cm7 chord and the C minor seventh scale: As you can see in the video, the C minor 7th scale … Continue reading →
Chord Suspensions – What Are They & How Do They Work? Click the play button below to listen to my podcast on musical suspensions: Good morning. This is Duane with more Good Stuff You Really Ought to Know. Today, I’d … Continue reading →
Jazz Chords aren’t as Difficult as You Think “How’d they do that?” Have you ever heard a jazz, gospel, or R&B pianist playing chords that sound beautiful but totally foreign to you? There’s nothing more pleasing to the ear than … Continue reading →
C Major Chord: You Know It, But What Can You Do With It? Everybody who has ever been around a piano knows the C major chord – C, E, and G. Those are the root note, 3rd and 5th of … Continue reading →
Left Hand Piano Patterns Made Of Broken Chords You Can Use It is one thing to know chords, but it is another thing altogether to know what to do with them. When I took piano lessons as a kid, my … Continue reading →
Polytonality: Simultaneous Keys And/Or Chords Click the arrow button below to listen to this podcast: Here is a transcript of the podcast: Good morning. This is Duane and this is a Good Stuff tip, Stuff You Really Ought to Know. … Continue reading →
