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Showing posts with label piano chords. Show all posts
Showing posts with label piano chords. Show all posts
Monday, March 30, 2015
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" Piano Lesson Series - Part 3
Here is the third lesson on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" - the classic song made famous by Willie Nelson. This one goes over chords and patterns we can use to back up a singer or melody instrument.
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Friday, April 25, 2014
How to play piano on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" part 2 - Chords and scales in E Major
Here is part two of the video series on how to play "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain." This one gets into the E Major scale and the common chords in that key.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Chords for the Piano in Eb Major
Here are the basic triads in Eb Major. Learning these along with the video will help you play songs in the key of Eb.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
How to Play Chords for Popular Songs in F Major on the Piano
Playing through chords in every key is really helpful when practicing. Here is the latest video on playing chords on the piano or keyboard. Practice along with this to get your bearings in the key of F Major.
You can apply the concepts to popular and rock songs immediately. It's also helpful to do this for beginning jazz students and classical players.
Michael Stegner
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Popular and Rock Piano Tips Part 2
This is the second video in this series of playing popular and rock piano styles. It will expand on the previous concepts in the last video and add some more intricate rhythms between the hands. You can try this with many popular songs that are played at this tempo.
Have fun.
Michael Stegner
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Popular and Rock Music Piano Tips - Part 1
Here is the latest video on playing pop piano. These are tricks that can be applied to many popular songs where there is a singer or a band. It primarily focuses on the role of the piano in modern popular and rock music. Have fun with this.
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