Sweet Extended Chords on Piano: Make Your Harmony Sound Instantly Richer (Advanced)
Want those lush, sweet chords the pros use? This advanced lesson opens up extended harmony so your piano playing sounds instantly richer. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music explores sweet, extended chords, the 9ths, 11ths, 13ths and beyond that give piano harmony its lush, sophisticated character. You'll learn how extensions stack onto familiar chords, how to voice them so they sound smooth rather than muddy, and how to weave them into your progressions for an upgraded, professional sound. It's an advanced harmony lesson for players ready to take their chords to the next level. 🏫 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/ #ExtendedChords #PianoChords #PianoHarmony Chapters 00:00 Extend familiar piano triads 02:13 D major and its diatonic triads 03:22 Build chords by stacking thirds 04:25 Add the seventh 05:35 Extend beyond the octave: ninths and more 06:56 Apply sevenths to the chord progression 07:56 Ninth chords and altered ninths 09:34 Apply extended harmony to a familiar pop progression 10:42 More chord tones for the melody 11:27 Recap of extended harmony
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