Mysterious Chord Connections on Piano (Part 1): Linking Triads With Surprising Intervals
Connecting plain major and minor triads with unexpected intervals opens up a whole world of mysterious harmony. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shares some of his ideas on connecting triads — both major and minor — using interesting intervals. It's a creative harmony lesson that shows you how to move between chords in fresh, surprising ways on the piano. 🏫 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 lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 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/ #ChordProgressions #Triads #PianoChords Chapters 00:00 Make triad progressions sound more mysterious 00:33 Seven triads from the major scale 01:00 The diatonic chords of D major 01:34 Common major-scale chord progressions 02:49 Move beyond familiar chord combinations 03:52 Change the major or minor quality of I and IV 04:27 D major to G minor 05:06 D minor to G major 06:08 Apply the same idea to I and V 06:57 D major to A minor 07:07 Let the chords inspire a melody 08:18 Next steps: explore other chord connections
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