Slash Chords on Piano: Turn Plain Triads Into Moving Progressions
Slash chords turn plain, stable triads into moving, "journey-like" progressions — in this lesson you'll learn how changing the bass note under a chord tells a story and improves your voice leading. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music uses a simple I-IV-I-V progression in D Major (D/F# G D/A A) to show how to form inversions from every starting position and shift smoothly between triads. From there you'll learn how slash chords are built, why they're used, and how to improvise and compose melodies and "stories" with them. It also covers the ear training behind proper voice leading — so the bass line moves with purpose and your progressions sound far more musical. 🏫 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 🎹 Chord Inversions in Detail (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC ============================= 🎓 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 00:50 The Chord Progression Used - I IV I V 01:49 Forming Chord Inversions from All Positions 04:20 The Formation & Purpose of Slash Chords 09:20 Revision - Creating Melodies & Telling Stories with Slash Chords 💰 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/ #SlashChords #PianoChords #PianoLesson
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