How to Write Beautiful Minor Chord Progressions on Piano
Learn how to write beautiful minor chord progressions on piano — mournful, epic, thematic and everything in between — using functional harmony. Jason Zac walks you through the theory of functional harmony over the minor scale, the three core chords and what each one does, and how the natural and harmonic minor scales colour your progressions. You'll also learn a melody to sit on top. This is the foundation every songwriter and film-scoring pianist needs — and the start of a deeper series on minor harmony. Intermediate-friendly. 🏫 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 🎼 Music Theory ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 Arpeggios ➡️ https://geni.us/Arpeggios ============================= 🎓 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 ============================= ⏳ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:31 The Minor Progression 02:14 Functional Harmony 04:51 The 3 Chords and Their Purpose 07:58 Let's Learn the Melody 08:52 Recap & What's Next 💰 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/ #MinorChordProgressions #ChordProgressions #PianoLesson
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