How to Use Quartal Chords on Piano: Scales, Modes & Songs
Quartal Chords Explained with Modes & Songs - Modern Piano Harmony 🎼 Join our piano course & improve fast – https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 Step into the world of quartal harmony — chords built in fourths that give your playing a wide, modern and modal sound. In this lesson, we work in Bb major and explore how quartal chords (Q, Q+, ♯4Q) can be applied across all 7 modes. 🎶 What you’ll learn: * How to form quartal chords in Bb major (perfect 4ths vs augmented 4ths) * The difference between 5 regular quartals and the 2 exotic quartals * How quartal voicings bring out modal colours (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian) * Practical applications in songs: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Twinkle Twinkle, Ain’t No Sunshine, Green Day & more * Tricks for chord voicings, improvising with drones, and reharmonizing melodies Perfect for pianists, improvisers, and composers who want to move beyond triads and explore open, floating harmonies. ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) - https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 🏡 Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists Harmony Exercise - https://youtu.be/cTjvo1uogVs  Modes Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT8DPykRMDjaCR2PLfOF-FYH 🎵 Understanding Modes (Part 1) - https://youtu.be/VP-E_mnft5s 🤘🏽Advanced Piano Chords -https://youtu.be/eY0Gtz3VK1I 🪜 Building Triads - https://youtu.be/PccJ99dcZko 🎶 Compose using the dorian mode - https://youtu.be/NCFZhIyG0Y8 🎹 Triads to form MODAL Chords - https://youtube.com/shorts/U7eZ98A80hg ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/free-tutorials ⏳ 00:00 - Performance 00:56 - Bb Major Scale 01:07 - Quartal Chord Applications 01:46 - An “Open-Ended” Sound 02:57 - Forming Quartal Chords on Bb Major 03:28 - Perfect 4th vs Augmented 4th 05:41 - The sharp 4Q Chord 07:01 - 5 Normal Quartal & 2 Exotic Quartal 07:40 - Basic Modal Theory 08:10 - Bb Ionian 08:31 - D Phrygian 08:50 - Eb Lydian 09:08 - Mixolydian 09:22 - Quartals in Aeolian 09:38 - Locrian 09:49 - Compose Harmony using Quartals 10:10 - Somewhere over the Rainbow 🌈 11:54 - The Dreamy Flavour 12:14 - Twinkle Twinkle 12:46 - Floating around with chord changes 13:26 - Funky Dorian 14:05 - Green Day 14:50 - Improvise with the Drone 15:37 - Representing Phrygian Chord 17:00 - Quartals in Lydian 17:26 - Trick for Chord Voicing 18:17 - Mixolydian Mode 19:34 - Aeolion / Natural Minor 20:40 - Ain’t no Sunshine 21:41 - Preparing Ahead 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨👩👧👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 +917760456847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB #QuartalChords #QuartalHarmony #PianoHarmony
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