Bring Piano Chords to Life With Ghost Notes & Swing (Double-Thumb Trick)
Make your piano chords groove by adding swing, triplet rhythms and ghost notes - including a unique 'double thumb' technique. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows how broken chords, arpeggios and ghost notes give your playing a human, swung feel instead of a stiff, computer-like one. Starting from a simple bass, you'll layer broken chords and arpeggios in the right hand, then add ghost notes in the left and the clever double-thumb ghost trick to embellish your sound. Part 3 of a 5-part series. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:34 Introduction to “Time Feels” - Swing & Triplets 03:49 The “Human” feel and defeating the Computer! 05:54 Let’s start with a simple bass 06:10 Broken Chords in the Right Hand 09:18 Broken Arpeggios in the Right Hand 11:08 Ghost Notes in the Left Hand 13:32 The “Double Thumb” Ghosts 15:36 Revision & Preparation for Part 4 🏫 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 🥁 All our lessons on Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU ============================= 🎓 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/ #GhostNotes #SwingPiano #PianoRhythm
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