Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Want to learn how to combine piano chords and melody in songs? In this tutorial, Tom will show you exactly how to play piano chords with melody and elevate your playing to the next level! He will cover essential piano techniques to help you play chords with melody seamlessly in your right hand.
Using examples from Memory (Cats), Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen), and Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra), Tom will break down practical methods for adding chords to melody, helping you master both pop songs and jazz standards. Whether you're focusing on piano chords practice or looking to harmonize melody on piano, this video will give you clear steps you can follow.
You'll learn how to:
- Play right hand chords with melody for a fuller sound
- Integrate piano chords songs into your covers
- Adapt techniques for both pop and jazz styles
- Apply these skills to songs like Memory on piano, Hallelujah on piano, and Fly Me to the Moon on piano.
If you want to sound more professional when playing covers and truly understand how to blend chords and melody, this is the tutorial for you!
If you would like to learn the best ways to practice chord inversions on piano, watch this video next:
youtube.com/watch?v=O3USAjBcnkM&list=PLDqNslPG6e1IbTdTGk5XsSC3v8_F9kdD1&index=23
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Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/L-B-07Ao-vY
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #chordsandmelody #pianotutorial
Want to learn how to combine piano chords and melody in songs? In this tutorial, Tom will show you exactly how to play piano chords with melody and elevate your playing to the next level! He will cover essential piano techniques to help you play chords with melody seamlessly in your right hand.
Using examples from Memory (Cats), Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen), and Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra), Tom will break down practical methods for adding chords to melody, helping you master both pop songs and jazz standards. Whether you're focusing on piano chords practice or looking to harmonize melody on piano, this video will give you clear steps you can follow.
You'll learn how to:
- Play right hand chords with melody for a fuller sound
- Integrate piano chords songs into your covers
- Adapt techniques for both pop and jazz styles
- Apply these skills to songs like Memory on piano, Hallelujah on piano, and Fly Me to the Moon on piano.
If you want to sound more professional when playing covers and truly understand how to blend chords and melody, this is the tutorial for you!
If you would like to learn the best ways to practice chord inversions on piano, watch this video next:
youtube.com/watch?v=O3USAjBcnkM&list=PLDqNslPG6e1IbTdTGk5XsSC3v8_F9kdD1&index=23
Claim your FREE gift - Resources Pack - by getting in touch with us at London Contemporary School of Piano so that we can help you solve your challenges and accelerate you progress at the piano:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com
Get Your GROOVE Everyday Course to access all the resources you need to master piano grooves and expand your piano groove vocabulary:
lcsp.samcart.com/products/groove-mastery-everyday
Join our Flagship Course, THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN: Piano Essentials Online Course with Tom Donald:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/the-complete-musician
If you enjoyed this piano tutorial on how to combine piano chords and melody in songs and would like to get more top tips on learning piano, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel right here:
youtube.com/channel/UCZWqaBf6VLuD0cSKF4cukPg?sub_confirmation=1
Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/L-B-07Ao-vY
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #chordsandmelody #pianotutorial
