Beginner's Guide to Chord Inversions: Step-by-Step Piano Lesson
Chord inversions are a beginner game-changer — this step-by-step lesson teaches them clearly on two scales, G and F major. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music walks beginners through chord inversions one step at a time, using the G and F major scales. You'll explore the I - iv - IV - V chord progression, covering rhythm patterns, ascending and descending exercises, and straightforward techniques to enhance your playing. It's a friendly, practical introduction to playing smoother, more connected chords on the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:20 - Comprehensive Chord Study 00:41 - About the Lesson 01:59 - The Chord Progression on G & F Major Scales 02:21 - I vi IV V 02:47 - Roman Numerals 04:17 - Plucking the 4 Chords 04:45 - A Quick Circular Trick 05:33 - Forming the Inversions 06:58 - Annoying Root Positions 08:02 - Left Hand Holds the Roots Always 09:19 - All 4 Chords 09:41 - From the next Inversion 10:54 - Working on the Fingering a bit 11:47 - The 13th Chord 12:25 - The Descend 14:03 - And now we go to F Major 15:33 - Start slow and take it from there 16:06 - Broken Chords 17:13 - An Arpeggio Pattern - HLML 18:14 - Revision 18:45 - If you are NOT a beginner? 19:17 - A few final tips ============================= 📹 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 lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 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/ #ChordInversions #BeginnerPiano #PianoLesson
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