Make Simple Piano Chords Sound Beautiful (Open Chord Voicings)

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I’m going to show you how to take simple piano chords, and turn them into something beautiful.

We’ll do this by using Open Chord Voicings. This is something that I’ve been playing around with only recently, and I am absolutely loving it!

The concept is simple. You take a normal chord and re-shape it between the left and right hands. So all the notes are still the same, they are just being played in different positions than we normally play them.

These tips will work with any chord and any chord progression because all we are doing is changing the order of the notes within the chord, not the notes themselves!

Here are the timecodes for the video:
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:21 How to create an open chord
0:56 Tip #1 for voicing open chords
2:04 Tip #2 for voicing open chords
3:02 Tip #3 for voicing open chords

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As a baby composer who is exploring the music I hear in my head, your lessons are absolutely priceless in their value. Thank you so much

scmontgomery

This video is so helpful! Especially for a songwriter like myself switch from guitar to Piano. Very comprehensive and the SPEED of your lessons is perfect, I'm never left behind or bored!

Brittaney

For me when you play [root, 5th] in your left, and [3rd octaves] in your right... That sent chills down my spine and raised the hair on the back of my neck.

claytonpadayachee

Your tips are so useful and so doable, esp. for someone who just has a couple of years of getting to know my keyboard (at the age of 59!). I look forward to integrating this when I put chords to my songs. Cheers from Toronto!

briannevin

You are one of the best teachers in the world.
You have the magic of simplifying the complicated subject.
Many thanks for your time.

Susanzakho

I haven't gotten to improvising yet in my learning experience but I felt like I could certainly do so using this different voicing method. You, mam, are a wonderful teacher.

daimonglaskox

Very good piano 🎹 teacher. Starting to see playing worship music 🎶 at age 53 on keyboards is easier than I realized. I had this instruction when I was younger, I would’ve been well on my way to playing in church. Your warm down to earth approach and instruction is helping to build confidence for the future. Thank you so much. Bless you. Love your bubbly personality 😊

terryreneau

This is an amazing way of voicing the chords so they sound interesting and not so boring. Perfect.

SusanFrench

It's great to hear about this even for those who already know. There's so much power in this concept with infinite possibility for simplicity or complexity whichever your song concept needs.

hushedtones

Just subscribed...watched a few of your other vids. You are the most pleasant & easiest to learn from. Great job.

JokerMansBeats

wow that open note progression was good. Sounded like a cinematic to me.

RusliLPSoldier

Merci beaucoup. Your enthusiasm for teaching is a real gift.

lawrencetaylor

For many, this sort of exploration is often most easily done using some DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software (or you can do it manually using notation on paper). Seeing how the notes 'line up' horizontally (that is, with increasing time) gives a good indication of voice leading and you can experiment with different inversions of the chords, as some inversions will sound muddy/indistinct. For some folks, making the mental association of the visual shape with the nature of the sound can help in learning 'what sounds good'.

ozboomer_au

Wow. I never paid attention to chord voicings or even knew they were a serious thing. Been watching your videos for a while, so helping and interactive😋

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