Creating a chord progression with a neo soul sound using minor 11th chords is quite simple, once you know how to voice the chords. Rather then following [...]
Pop Ballad Piano – Mixing Patterns
To create another rhythmic pattern for the pop ballad progression, you can use the same ninth chords from the previous post and arpeggiate them. This simply means playing the notes of each chord one after another instead of playing the notes at the same time.
Playing arpeggios
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Pop Ballad Piano – Adding the Ninth
The previous post contained the first three steps to create a ballad style piano piece:
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creating a chord progression
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using inversions for a better voice leading
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and adding the bass notes in the left hand
Adding sweetness to the sound
Now let’s move on and take [...]
Rock Piano Soloing
Rock Piano with Slash Chords
A very powerful yet simple element to use when playing rock piano is slash chords. This means that you play a chord over a different bass note than its root. So while you would normally play a C [...]