Learn the shortcuts to play your favourite songs
Posted in Cheat Tricks on May 27th, 2008
Very often, a certain chord would naturally lead to another chord. You can find this in many songs. I call this ‘Chord Association’, i.e., associating one chord with another. The following are some examples:
· Chord IIIm usually leads to Chord VIm
· Chord VIm usually leads to Chord IIm
· Chord IIm usually leads to Chord V
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Posted in Church songs, Songs on May 11th, 2008
This song by Chris Tomlin is a good example to illustrate our Chord Mixing trick (See “Chord Mixing (part 1)” and “Chord Mixing (part 2)” posts).
The whole song can be simplified to the following chord pattern:
I –> VIm –> IV –> V
That is, Chord I followed by Chord VIm, followed by Chord IV, and then [...]
Posted in Cheat Tricks on Apr 16th, 2008
When you can see a pattern in the bass notes, you can then recognize a chord progression (or a pattern of chords) a whole lot easier.
For example, the chords on the right hand in the sample progression in my previous post (“Changing The Bass Notes (part 2)”) may seem rather random, but the bass notes [...]
Posted in Cheat Theories on Apr 2nd, 2008
One of the frequently asked questions concerning piano playing is: Which fingers should I use to play the notes?
In Piano Cheats, my answer is: It’s up to you. Really. What matters is how comfortable it is for you by using certain fingers. It should be as natural to you as possible. In formal piano training [...]
