How to Name All Those FANCY Chords (Complete Piano Theory)
In this 2-part music theory series, you get a detailed breakdown of every single chord in music, from basic triads and far beyond. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music looks at chord naming from the point of view of musicality rather than complexity, the way we sometimes overcomplicate it. You'll cover diminished, suspended, dominant, add, tension, 6th, 7th, quartal and modal chords, keeping their voicing and bass notes in mind, with quiz questions to help you revise. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 Introduction 03:02 Triads - Major & Minor 04:41 Diminished & Augmented 06:26 Suspended Chords 07:20 Add Chords 08:58 Sixth Interval 10:40 Naming Seventh Chords 14:03 Diminished Variants 16:03 Augmented Families 17:47 Suspended Chords 18:20 Dissonance Vs Consonance 20:47 Chord Extensions (9, 11, 13) 23:44 Modal Chords 26:49 Summary 27:44 Naming Extended Chords STEP by STEP ============================= 📹 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/ #ChordNames #ChordSymbols #MusicTheory
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