Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this piano tutorial I take six questions I’ve been asked in comments on previous videos about piano chords and offer practical answers to them. There’s quite a range of stuff on chord theory here, from the basics of voicing through to ideas about chord notation and function.

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TUTORIALS REFERENCED IN THIS ONE
What Are The Best Chord Voicings? Open vs Closed, Inversions, Extensions And More: youtu.be/m3wxaPkh0L8

Easy Jazz Piano Improvisation (YouTube Short): youtube.com/shorts/RfvfeKg4zxw?feature=share

Four chords to play hundreds of songs: youtu.be/gmvwZRwn-j0

The Best Way to Learn Chords: youtu.be/XCW1i-bIhGU

00:00 How many notes should I play in a chord?
03:58 Why is this chord called F13?
08:54 What is this weird 7th chord?
11:09 How do minor key chords work?
19:18 How do I change a chord progression into a different key?
24:12 What’s the best way to learn piano chords?


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