The Left-Hand Bass Line Every Piano Player Should Know (4 Chords)
A solid left-hand bass line is what makes your piano playing sound full and grounded — and in this lesson you'll build one over 4 chords and lock it in with your right hand. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music takes a simple 4-chord progression and shows you how to turn the left hand into a moving bass line that drives the whole groove. You'll revise the four chords, build the bass line, place it in the left hand, then add right-hand chords over a steady pulse and put it all together. Along the way you'll learn how to actually develop hand independence and shape dynamics in the right hand. A super-slow play-along version is included at the end so you can practise hands together at a comfortable speed. 🏫 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 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🥁 All our lessons on Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Revision of the 4 chords 01:26 Building the Bass Line 02:36 The Bass Line in the Left Hand 05:15 RH chords over the Pulse 06:49 Putting it all together 08:36 Effectively developing hand independence 10:13 Dynamics in the Right Hand 11:35 Conclusion 12:41 Super Slow Version (Play-Along) ============================= 🎓 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/ #PianoBassLine #LeftHandPiano #HandIndependence
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