The Simplest Left-Hand Notes for Solo Piano (Works on Almost Any Song)
Discover the simplest set of left-hand notes for solo piano. Learn how to play triads, sevenths & slash chords in the Left Hand to accompany the Right Hand while playing the Melody. Using the songs Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton), Fields of Gold (Sting) and Perfect (Ed Sheeran), we play the chords using 2-note & 3-note voicing patterns in the left hand with simple patterns. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 01:41 - Introduction 02:57 - Using Root, 5th & 3rd in the LH 03:15 - Essential Theory - A Major 03:49 - 5th & 3rds Diatonic Practice 04:56 - Diatonic 5ths & 3rds 05:46 - 3rds in Spread Position 06:13 - Handling Slash Chords 08:15 - Importance of Chord Charts 09:45 - Tears in Heaven - Melody 10:46 - 𝄢 Chord Roots 11:21 - Adding Power Chords 11:51 - Slash Chords with 2 Notes 14:08 - Revision of Section 1 14:39 - Accompanying with Thirds 15:27 - Cleaning up the Harmony 16:49 - Bridge Section 18:51 - Advantages of Playing Low 20:07 - Perfect by Ed Sheeran 20:58 - Stacking Fifths & Octaves 22:22 - Adding the 9th & 10th Intervals 24:25 - Combining Ninth & Tenth Spread Voicing 26:01 - Sting - Fields of Gold 26:41 - Tackling Seventh Chords 28:29 - Arpeggiating Fields of Gold 30:22 - Right Hand adds support 30:39 - How my chord journey started 32:46 - Moving forward with this technique ============================= 📹 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/ #SoloPiano #LeftHandPiano #PianoAccompaniment
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