How to Play 5 FAMOUS Piano Riffs by FEMALE musicians
Here are 5 famous pop songs by Female pianists for you to learn! And here’s celebrating “International Women’s Day”. I’ve covered all the hooks, catchy phrases, rhythm patterns, and chord progressions. It’s a detailed lesson with theory all included. More power to all you amazing women out there! Keep rocking! Fallin’ - Alicia Keys cardigan - Taylor Swift Love Song- Sara Bareilles Don’t know why - Norah Jones Walking on Broken Glass - Annie Lennox 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Fallin’ by Alicia Keys (Verse) 04:25 - Fallin’ by Alicia Keys (Chorus) 06:21 - The “Exciting” chord - Fallin’ by Alicia Keys 07:20 - How Alicia Keys colors the B minor 7 chord 07:55 - The “Jazzy” outdo found in some live versions 09:33 - cardigan by Taylor Swift 10:16 - The chords of “cardigan” explained 11:16 - Bass Octave technique for “cardigan” 12:53 - Piano hook for “cardigan” 16:08 - Love Song by Sara Bareilles 16:50 - Theory of “Passing” & “Landing” chords used in “Love Song” 21:14 - The Rhythm Pattern used in “Love Song” 25:33 - Don’t know why (Norah Jones) 26:25 - The chords & voicing of “Don’t know why” 31:12 - “Don’t know why - Chords with Singing 31:48 - Rhythmic piano playing for “Don’t know why” 33:52 - The “B” section of “Don’t know why” 35:28 - Walking on Broken Glass 37:11 - The Piano Hook (Intro) 38:08 - Synth Chord Hook ► Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielschool?sub_confirmation=1 ► Reach us for classes and courses: music@nathanielschool.com // Call +919845465411 // WhatsApp chat +917760456847 ► Donate on PayPal: https://paypal.me/jasonzac?locale.x=en_GB ► More riffs here: https://bit.ly/2D6diVV ► Piano & Theory lessons: https://bit.ly/2P6SGBL ► Visit our website: http://nathanielschool.com #JasonZac #Riffs #PianoRiffs #PianoRiff #MusicSchoolOnline #RiffADay
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