How to Read Chord Charts and Play a Song's Chords on Piano
Learn how to read chord charts on piano: map song sections, slash bass notes and chord changes in bars. Write chord degrees, transpose the progression, plan inversions, then add a groove. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music talks you through how to prepare and play a chord progression for a song. Among the sub-topics covered are reading chord charts, playing chords, mapping out each progression, and planning your inversions for smooth, easy movement. 🏫 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 Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🥁 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 📞 +91 77604 56847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #ChordCharts #PianoChords #ChordInversions Chapters 00:00 Organise a song’s chords for piano 01:07 Map the chords by song section 03:04 Read chord symbols and bass notes 04:32 Read a slash chord 06:05 Non-chord tones in the bass 09:07 Group chord changes within a bar 11:04 Apply the verse chords and count the bars 15:55 List the available diatonic triads 18:34 Write chord degrees alongside the chord names 20:22 Transpose the progression into another key 23:53 Plan smooth chord inversions 28:54 Choose the accompaniment rhythm 31:12 Recap the five-step workflow
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