Left-Hand Piano: Build Bass Lines With Broken Chords (Blues & Rock)
Stop letting your left hand just hold static chords — learn to build moving bass lines with broken chords that work across blues, rock and beyond. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches two left-hand techniques for creating bass lines alongside broken chords. You'll learn to keep the pattern rock-steady while improvising a melody in the right hand. Along the way you'll add 'Oom-Pah!' dynamics, a root-and-fifth toggle bass, line-cliché movement, swing feel and thematic lines — turning the left hand into your own drum-and-bass section. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:14 Introduction to Broken LH patterns 01:18 The two patterns over the G minor chord 02:40 Dynamics using “Oom-Pah!” 04:13 Bring in the Right Hand Melody (Independence) 07:11 Chord with Bass Line (Root & Fifth Toggle) 09:36 Line Cliche Bass movement 11:38 Oom-Pah! Recap 12:21 The Role of Left Hand Piano - Drum & Bass 13:14 Let’s Jam Along! 15:31 ONE MORE LH broken chord technique 16:18 Swing Feel for broken chords 17:17 Developing “Thematic” lines 18:05 Revision 19:53 Conclusion 🏫 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 🤚 Left-Hand Workout (Playlist) ➡️ https://geni.us/lefthand 💪🏽 Hand Independence (Playlist) ➡️ https://geni.us/HandIndependence 🥁 Rhythm Concepts & Patterns (Playlist) ➡️ https://geni.us/RhythmChops ============================= 🎓 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/ #BrokenChords #LeftHandPiano #PianoLesson
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