The Ultimate Chord Hack (Beginner Piano Lesson with PDF)

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So you’ve mastered the four core chords (C, G, F, and Am) and unlocked hundreds of songs in the process... Now you’re ready to take your chording skills to the next level. In this lesson, we’ll show you how to add more texture, color, and complexity to your basic chords. This will instantly make your playing sound more professional!

Thankfully, only three notes are all you need to play our ultimate chord hack! Kevin teaches you how to make one chord fit into any chord progression, and the best part is that this works in every single key!

This is a chord hack that will completely change the way you play chords.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - The chord progression
0:52 - Adding color and experimenting with chords
1:59 - Comparing the progressions
2:19 - Add more notes
2:40 - The reason why!
3:00 - Alternative progressions

ABOUT KEVIN CASTRO
Kevin Castro is a pianist based out of Vancouver, British Columbia who performs contemporary music. Castro adds his own jazz spin on the songs he performs during solo piano, ensuring it connects with the musicality of the set and the audience. While also performing jazz, Kevin is highly skilled in designing Synth sounds for Pop music and is a very energetic performer. Kevin has completed his Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music Program as a Piano Performance major at MacEwan University. As an enthusiastic and proficient performer, arranger and accompanist, Kevin is highly active in Canada’s vibrant and growing music scene.

His sound has the appeal of pop music colored by the influences of rock, soul, jazz, and blues. Castro truly loves to perform, he is an engaging musician who captivates his audience.

Kevin is an extremely versatile musician with the ability to play music spanning many genres. His artistry has grown over the years from playing cover songs to developing his own unique style.

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Another 'answer to prayer' from Pianote. Thank you so much. I was playing one of my songs yesterday, and was wondering how I could make it more 'colourful.' 24 hours later, Pianote come up with the answer. Thank you, somuch, Pianote.

ServingMyJesus
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I love playing chords and I've always wondered how to make them sound really pretty. Thank you for this :)

Machinte
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Wow, best beginner hack I have stumbled upon ever since I started learning the piano! Finally being able to play one of my favourite pop songs by ear, just by following these steps, with perhaps a tweak or two to make it sound even better🤩 This was so fun, thank you!

Muldra
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I'm an intermediate piano player, and getting comfortable with inversions and different voicings of chords has really opened up my playing ability.
I want to mention one inversion in the key of C major that I learned almost accidentally while still at beginner level.
If I play a plain C major triad with my thumb on middle C and each of two other fingers on the E and G, I can leave my thumb on the C, and move the other two fingers one key to the right to F and A, which is an F major inversion. It's easy enough to move those two fingers to the next two piano keys up, that even a beginner can do it without looking....and if I don't have to look at my right hand, it's easy to land some left-hand fingers on an F in the bass....or an A, a C, or any other spicy bass note I might want.
It would make me feel like a musical genius if it wasn't so darn easy.

oolabob
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Kevin, thank you!

It's cool to know that you, and probably the others, are in Vancouver.

eugenetswong
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I started taking a music theory class and this is such a refreshing break from counterpoint! It's nice to mess around with something real

mudswallow
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Thank you for this lesson, God bless you...

victorbankole
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Great lesson.👍🏻 Thank you Pianote!Thank you Kevin! 🎹💯🎵

ImJack
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Ha ha ha, Kevin was talking about triads and then he's like, "so what I want you to try and do is..." and I was like, or... "tri-ad do"? Ha ha ha.... but then it was only me and my cat who heard this epic pun/play on words, so I needed to share. Oh how I wish Kevin has uttered this. 😂 Sweet video though, but of course!

JocelynnRodrigues
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Very interesting. Taking something relatively simple & make it sound better. Thank you 👍👏.

JimBluePiano
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The explanation in the blog is excellent.

philgray
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Bonjour from la Suisse (not Quebec, Eh?)
And merci. That was cool. Sorry, that was really cool.

lawrencetaylor
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Thank you, Mr. Castro..
Lord bless you with His peaceful presence!

Revivaloftruth
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how do you improvise on chords while accompanying another instrument like cello?

daisydaisy
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Can you tell me what piano I need to buy as a beginner?

jojojumanji
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Ive been looking at your website and was thinking about it, but you have no free-trial? I cant pay that much for something I havent had a taster of.

stuttersounds
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I always learned what you called 2nd position is 3rd position. CEG root EGC 2nd pos, GCE is third position?? Did they change the rules?? Hopefully someone knows.

sharonfransen
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Believe that Jesus Christ is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, and you will be saved..Be baptized and repent of your sins. Repent simply means to turn away from your sins. God loves you and so do I.

jonathantshibula
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I always wanted to learn Piano... But sadly I don't think I can because this is a pretty expensive thing... I hope when I grow up and get myself a job I'll be able to buy a piano and learn

adogownerandadogfeeder
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Turns out listening to The Beatles also helps. Just let it be, right 😉

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