5 Ways to Make a Basic Chord Progression Sound Beautiful
Five ways to take a basic chord progression and make it sound beautiful — starting from just two major triads (Bb & D). Jason Zac adds harmonic flavour between chords with cadences, secondary dominants and passing chords, using the Circle of Fifths as an easy map for finding the perfect transition chords. This is how plain progressions become rich and emotional — a music-theory + composition lesson for intermediate pianists. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎼 Music Theory ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 Arpeggios ➡️ https://geni.us/Arpeggios ============================= 🎓 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 ============================= ⏳ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:36 Introduction 01:34 The Chords 03:45 Adding the Relative Minor Chord 13:02 Plagal Cadence Passing 19:15 Authentic Cadence Passing 23:28 Secondary Dominants 27:46 Diminished Passing Chord 28:42 ii–V–I Cadence 33:04 Conclusion 💰 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/ #ChordProgressions #SecondaryDominants #PianoChords
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