Chord Underwear In The Right Hand On “Ain’t She Sweet” Today we are going to look at chord underwear – right hand chords under the melody of a song. Click on this link to watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt4pBI8n3AY&feature=youtu.be … Continue reading →
Playing Piano Songs Using Swing Bass Swing bass is a style which provides not only the chords of the song, but also creates a rhythm. Good morning. This is Duane. We’ve been doing a series called “How to Color Without … Continue reading →
Can You Play Piano Songs With Variety? One of the hallmarks of a good pianist is the ability to play piano songs in a variety of ways, rather than being tied to just one way. Most amateur piano players are limited … Continue reading →
Piano Playing Techniques You Can Use On Most Any Song You can create your own “musical fireworks” in your piano songs by simply adding a few piano playing techniques such as the straddle, the 2-1 breakup, and the tremolo-fired run. … Continue reading →
Alternating Swing Bass Piano Style – With Some Variations Good morning, this is Duane and we’ve been talking about the swing bass, the left hand swing bass and we started with just a root and chord. We said that … Continue reading →
Swing Bass Piano Using An Alternate Low Note Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about the alternating swing bass – a variety of swing bass piano. Last time we talked about the swing bass and … Continue reading →
Swing Bass Piano Styles – The Basis of “Swing Piano” Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Good morning. This is Duane and now I’d like to take up the left-hand bass styles. We’ve been talking about right-hand styles playing a single melody like that or … Continue reading →
Learning To Play Ragtime Piano: What You Need To Know Ragtime piano music was a popular musical genre during the late part of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, especially in the dance halls and saloons in … Continue reading →
Ragtime Piano – Swing Bass & Syncopation https://www.playpiano.com/ragtime Good morning. This is Duane. This morning I would like to talk about two elements that go into ragtime piano. They’re not the only elements of ragtime but two important elements that … Continue reading →
An easy way to break up chords: the Alberti Bass Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about the simplest way to break up chords. It’s called the Alberti Bass. It goes like this. Whatever the chord … Continue reading →
