Transition Chords – Smoother Ways To Get From One Chord To Another Hi and welcome to another free video on PlayPiano.com. Good morning, this is Duane. Today I’d like to talk a little about useful transition chords. Transition chords are … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions…& The Riffs & Runs That Flow Out Of Them! The amazing secret of learning a few…Chord Progressions…..that occur in thousands of songs, so by learning the progression ONCE, you willautomatically be able to play it — and the riffs and runs that flow out of them — in THOUSANDS … Continue reading →
The Circle of 5ths – How Does It Work? The circle of 5ths is a useful tool for musicians because it covers all 12 keys and shows the most used chords in any key, plus showing many logical chord progressions. For … Continue reading →
The Top 10 Piano Songs of All Time By Duane Shinn The top 10 piano songs of all time may be more a matter of personal preference than anything. Ask any piano student though, and he’ll likely name at least … Continue reading →
How Can I Use Diminished 7th Chords? Diminished 7th chords are great for getting from one place to another – changing keys, transitioning from a chorus to a bridge – and just making a chord progression smoother! Plus – there … Continue reading →
Echo Chords – What They Are & How To Use Them Hello, this is Duane with more good stuff you really ought to know. Today I’d like to look at the easiest kind of fill that there is – echo chords. When … Continue reading →
Altered 7th Chords Good morning. This is Duane, and we’ve been taking up all kinds of 7th chords. Today, is the end. I’m not going to go any further, but I just want to cover one more kind of 7th … Continue reading →
7th Chords With a Flat 5th – Root, 3rd, Flat 5th, Flat 7th Good morning, this is Duane. We’ve been talking about various kinds of 7th chords and we’ve already been through several of them already. We’ve taken a major … Continue reading →
What in the world is a Half-Diminished 7th Chord? Duane: Good morning, this is Duane. We’ve been taking up various kinds of 7th chords and we started out with a dominant 7th. We said a dominant 7th was a root, … Continue reading →
Diminished 7th Chord – Root, flat 3rd, flat 5th, double-flat 7th Good morning, this is Duane. We’ve been talking about various kinds of 7th chords. First I took up the dominant 7th chord, which is root 3rd, 5th and the … Continue reading →
