Chords
Learn how to construct chords, and how to voice them for different styles of music.
Chords Content
132 Courses
860 Lessons
303 Smartsheets
Learn the Chord Progression, Exercise 1
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of Bb Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with the swingin' tune "PWJ Avenue."
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of B Minor with the scales, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with a sweet Latin groove!
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Minor with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original song "Jonny Darko."
A Major Song "Doin' the PWJ Rock", Melody, Chords, & Shuffle
Diatonic Chords, 4 Common Chord Progressions
A Major Scale, Hands Separate & Together, 2 Octaves
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with a fun rock song!
Learn 6 gorgeous jazz runs up the piano that you can use as an intro or outro for just about any jazz tune. You'll learn the formulas behind these upper structures plus the "setup chord".
Learn how to transform a lead sheet into a jazz waltz with the Jazz Waltz Challenge. Learn the chords, rootless voicings, stride-waltz bass, & how to embellish the melody with turns & fills.
Learn to improvise over a Jazz ballad with Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge. Working with the Turnaround Progression, we explore scales, lower/upper positions, exercises, chromatic connectors, & more.
Explore the sounds of John Williams, Hans Zimmer, & Danny Elfman in the Film Improv course. You'll learn this essential progression used by many film composers, common melodic riffs, and improv tools.
Learn the Darth Vader progression while improving your technique! Improve finger strength, control, speed, and agility while having fun playing "endlessly" down the piano.
Develop finger control, strength, speed, stamina, and dexterity while playing one of the scariest chord progressions. Plus, learn how to play it "endlessly" down the piano.
Gain finger control, dexterity, speed, agility, and strength with the Endless Epic Chord Exercise, plus have fun as you play it "endlessly" down the piano.
Build speed, strength, endurance, dexterity, & finger control with the Endless Epic Chords Exercise, & learn the progression that can be played endlessly down the piano.
Chords, Left Hand 10ths, Progression 1
Progressions 5, 6, 7, and 8, with Improvisation
Progressions 2, 3, and 4, with Improvisation
Progressions 1, 2, and 3
Progressions 4, 5, and 6
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