2 Broken Chord Patterns You Can Use ANYWHERE (Both Hands, Piano)
Broken chords aren't the same as arpeggios — and these two patterns work in almost any song, in both hands. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music explores broken chords in detail (and how they differ from arpeggios), looking at the most commonly used rhythm patterns for both hands along with variations. You'll also work through multiple chord progressions — the Dorian Rock progression, the Andalusian cadence and a modern pop chord sequence — including all the essential theory of inversions and the correct way to play them. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 01:08 - Introduction 02:43 - The Key of G - Essential Theory 03:44 - The 3 Chord Progressions 04:36 - Dorian Rock Progression 05:19 - Essential Dorian Theory 07:20 - Usage of Inversions 09:40 - Andalusian Cadence 11:41 - Modern Pop Chord Progression 12:59 - Inversions 14:04 - Reimagined to Minor or Not? 15:48 - Broken Chord Patter 1 for RH 16:28 - Chromatic Descend 17:19 - Pivot the Root and Floating Thirds 17:57 - Broken Chord Pattern 2 - Outside Inside 19:13 - Changing Inversions on the Fly 19:53 - All RH Patterns with Dorian 22:21 - Broken Chord Patterns for the Left Hand 26:44 - Revision of all Broken Chord Patterns 27:08 - Moving forward with Triplets 27:58 - Pop Patterns - Salsa ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🥁 All our lessons on Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #BrokenChords #PianoPatterns #PianoLesson
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