As a former professional drummer, I’ve been learning piano for the last 6 months. What a paradigm shift. It’s like learning a new language. Excellent video mate!
Yes I agree im a drummer and i drive a truck so I don't have room for a set in the truck so I decided to get a piano to fill in the down time instead of playing games on my phone its very satisfying to learn a new instrument
Finally someone who teaches REAL piano playing! I've felt stuck for decades, resenting my limited ability to play only what others have created. This is THE most informative and inspiring lesson about chords and keys for me ever. And now I know the plug in my play: I was ignorant about the simplistic beauty of adding color to my keys ... time to unplug!! Thank you Adam, you're a Godsent for me.
I absolutely love this. I just want to learn this chord progression and I will be good for a long time. Been trying to learn for a year now and this has been the best.
This was a fantastic video! I have seen many videos talk about chord progressions and even using chord inversions to make the fingering easier, this video took it up several notches! The way you explained how to embellish the various inversions was amazing, Thanks, you opened my eyes (and ears) to so much !
I came across your channel by mistake and this is what I wanted. I am a drummer and want to expand my keyboard skills. I love your teaching simple and effective. Cheers bro.
Adam You are the reason I am going out to purchase a keyboard today! I have only ever dabbled with the ivories and have always wanted to play piano and now I have a reason. Time to let my guitars, trumpet and clarinet gain some long overdue dust. Keep doing what you are doing. Cheers
I am learning piano and I was searching for simple and useful piano tutorial videos on TH-cam and while scrolling, I found this. I am from Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 and wanna thank you for your tutorial videos which helped me a lot to learn and play piano❤️❤️🙏🙏
Talk about timing - this is very helpful to one who grew up with organ background. Already downloaded and am sure material will prove to be useful. Thanks. Will become new sub.
Adam, I have not looked at other comments so this is just an original response. I am 86, started out playing for sing-a-longs at the fraternity, in taverns while in the Army then at home parties. There was no internet, no personal computers, no coaches unless you knew a coach and had the means to pay them. Since the internet evolved and with TH-cam (what a blessing) was willing to invest billions into digital memory banks, there has been a plethora of piano teachers, many who are wonderful. I even studied with a fellow offering group lessons on Zoom half way around the world from (in Florida). So TH-cam and their AI development sends me videos that match my interests...and today you were upper/left and I clicked on this and watched the video (away from the keyboard) and must say that I have now subscribed, rung the bell and am so impressed with your skills, both musical and presentational that I believe I have found the teacher that I have been looking for. Congratulations. Keep those videos coming, others will discover your skills. Thanks for sharing your love of music and the keyboard.
Ah John! Thank you so much for your lovely message and I'm so glad you're finding these videos useful! I am so glad you clicked on the video! Great to hear from you and do let me know how you get on practising all these ideas! Cheers!
"We're going to find a way to practice them musically." I've been playing for some years now, and my experience was that learning that most practice time has to feel like I'm making music was the single biggest corner I turned. Practice becomes a tailwind instead of headwind. Beginners should really take note of this principle. In short: have fun while you work.
I've been using TH-cam to learn keyboard for over 3 years. Your lessons are well planned and what you play sounds beautiful and worth putting in the effort required to learn it. Keep up the good work!
Very nice. Most useful bits f'me were the inversion/mini-melody stabs before the chord changes.. and the lil' bit of movement in the bass notes. Thanks a heap for posting.
I am an older person, (mother of 3 grown kids) played the piano since I was 7 but never understood how to create and understand chord progression. I have listened to many podcasts .... but when I discovered yours , and tried out your lessons: I suddenly understood it! It was the clear way you explained it that did the trick. Now all I need is practice. Lots of it. In my own experience, ( with myself) it takes repeated practice to get good and understand. I am not retired yet . But I hope to play in the band where I work when I retire and possibly teach piano to young children or play in my church. I don't think I will do all three, but at least I will have some good choices! Thank you for everything. It has been a great help. Best wishes always L
I am a self tought keyboard player. Hold my own in a band vamping along to songs but what you just explained to me has made my keyboard breath a new life into my playing. Thanks so much for your skill and keep it simple stupid teaching. or ( Kiss) for short :)
This is exactly the lesson I was looking for!!! 😊 I was stuck with root position and maybe just one inversion. I want my piano playing to grow. Thank you.🙏
Another great video !!!! I’ve learned so much in all your videos in the span of two days. Could you eventually do a video in the future about learning songs by ear and recognizing keys and chords
I like the way u teach and break down the concepts of techniques and theory together and how they can mesh so that now we can go and practice each small part because we now know what each small can do. Basically what you’ve shown us is a good formula to start free styling. Very few teachers know how to present it like this , Thks .
So happy to see your channel. This is what I am looking for. I am just only trying to play the basic chords and pass the knowledge to my kid who is a special need who got interest in piano playing, she will be regulated with her emotion with music and to be able to help her, I also need to equip myself first 😂. Thanks a ton! You are indeed a blessing🙏
Hey Adam, I note in your example under step 8 that all chords were 2nd inversion ... Was that just for the example and therefore we can change to other inversions or is it easier to do this on a 2nd inversion?
Absolutely Brilliant Adam! Superb teaching at a really easy pace. Understood everything …will just try and get the fingers going now 🤣. So grateful for such clear teaching…thanks again! 👍
The content on TH-cam for piano these days is mind blowing. This is super approachable and extremely welcome. Video has 50k views after all! I am very happy to say thanks and donate but not yet ready for another subscription so this format is just right for me. As I am a late intermediate classical player I would not mind some more complex technical stuff as well (maybe once in a while seperated by level). Thank you so much for the great videos in any case.
Easy way to visualize fingering for triad inversions. In an inversion, the larger gap is always below the root note. So to make a first inversion, put a finger on the root note at the top, then visualize going down leaving a gap of 4 notes and placing a finger, then go down the usual triad gap of 3 notes for your last finger of the triad 1st inversion. For 2nd inversion, the root note is in the middle, so put a middle finger on it, then visualize the 4note gap below that and place a finger, and then place the top finger the usual triad gap above the root finger. You can easily picture where the fingers go for inversions, by remembering where the root note is (top for 1st and middle for 2nd) and then remembering the larger gap will always be just below that root note.
I'm not a musician at all. I listen to the channel Maximizer, I love his piano playing. I was listening and your video was in the sidebar and looked interesting so I clicked on it. I wish I could say I understand anything you discussed... but I don't! But you seem like you could be a great teacher so I'll give you a :) comment and like! Have a great day.
This is a great video!!! Thankyou. I trained classically as a child and have always struggled to freestyle my music. I want to be able to freeform my playing and this will help so much. Lots to practice now 🎉.
You should explain also what are you doing with your left and cause you're doing a patron that's help a lot and it's frustrating not to reach that rithm
Whoa! I’ve only been studying for one week, but this hit so hard for me. Can’t wait to dive further into this, and ur channel -new sub here! Many thanks for your time and teaching style. 🙏🏻
Thank you,thank you,a great lesson,well explained,i will look the video againg,and will get back to practice. Sometimes it seems so far,but your video is encouraging
Thank you so much! I'm learning piano now that I have retired and you just gave me the answer to what an inversion chord really is! I was always wondering why the chord was played differently than the root position. You rock bro! Thanks again! Liked.
Could I ask you a favour? If you enjoyed this tutorial, could you hit the like button 👍 - it helps us massively! Thanks!
As a former professional drummer, I’ve been learning piano for the last 6 months. What a paradigm shift. It’s like learning a new language. Excellent video mate!
Thanks so much!
Yes I agree im a drummer and i drive a truck so I don't have room for a set in the truck so I decided to get a piano to fill in the down time instead of playing games on my phone its very satisfying to learn a new instrument
@@crazytrucker9210 I’ve worn out many a steering wheel learning inverted drum rolls! I always had good rebound on my steering wheels! Lol
as a former professional guitarist i am learning the drums recently. 😊
@@toneseeker87 I wish you well. Good luck!
Legend best piano explainer around on yt
EXCELLENT Lesson Adam!!! Thanks so much!🥰
Thank you! 😃
I just learned all the major/minor the chords and this is EXACTLY the next step I was looking for. 🎉
Awesome!!
Going to be working on this video Thanks
Excellent work - and an excellent guy behind it!
Brilliant Adam many thanks once again
🙌
Liked and subscribed. You’re fantastic sir. Thank you. I love your method and clarity of teaching - first class. Cheers.
Thanks Jeff! Much appreciated!
Thanks, you have a great way to explain the method.
Thanks! 🙏
Another great lesson
Thanks Pablo!
Finally someone who teaches REAL piano playing! I've felt stuck for decades, resenting my limited ability to play only what others have created. This is THE most informative and inspiring lesson about chords and keys for me ever. And now I know the plug in my play: I was ignorant about the simplistic beauty of adding color to my keys ... time to unplug!!
Thank you Adam, you're a Godsent for me.
Did you say... Decades😮
@@rodlinjunior9446 Yup, I just did not know what was lacking in my ability. Life happened, and now it's time !
Very informative lesson ! Definitely make the block chords much more interesting. You got a new subscriber 😊 Thank you 🌹
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks, Adam. Your lessons are improving my 'groove.'
Great to hear!
I absolutely love this. I just want to learn this chord progression and I will be good for a long time. Been trying to learn for a year now and this has been the best.
Lots more of this kind of stuff on the channel! Glad you enjoyed!!
You just demystified the last 50 years of popular music! Thank you. This is the missing link I needed to break into keyboard playing. (mind blown)
I’m so pleased! Glad you found it useful!
Beautiful session
I just ran across your videos. I’ve been playing for seven years now and found this video very helpful. Thank you for all you’re doing.
No probs! Lots more videos coming soon.
Nice video!
Best and most complete sharing and demostration of chord playing I ever watched in TH-cam. Really appreciate! Thank very much!
Thank you so much! 🙌
Best piano video I’ve seen in a long time! Thanks! 🙏🏼
Wow, thanks!
You made sense! Finally someone to streamline rock piano playing. Thank you!!
Thanks Lloyd!
The teacher I've been looking for..... Seriously!! 👍👌
Thanks Steve!
I have fallen love with this video. This help me improve my G chord playing. Thanks
Very good video thank you for the help
Glad it helped!
Superb! hope to see more videos from you sir my best regards.
Thank you this is what I’ve been looking for!
Me too. Thanks!
great tutorial🫡👍🎼🎹
Many thanks!!
Great video!
Thanks!
This video was very useful, thanks a lot💫
thank you, thank you. thank you.
You're welcome Les!
Thank you great video just subbed
Awesome, thank you!
Great stuff. Very helpful.
Thanks Mark!
This is the best musical instruction. Adams provides a lot of important information about how to play piano.
This was a fantastic video! I have seen many videos talk about chord progressions and even using chord inversions to make the fingering easier, this video took it up several notches! The way you explained how to embellish the various inversions was amazing, Thanks, you opened my eyes (and ears) to so much !
Thanks John! So glad you found it useful! There of plenty of other videos on the channel if you want to check them out!
Thank you for this video
No problem!
Great video, best introduction to chords on TH-cam
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
I came across your channel by mistake and this is what I wanted. I am a drummer and want to expand my keyboard skills. I love your teaching simple and effective. Cheers bro.
Welcome aboard! Thanks!!
Adam
You are the reason I am going out to purchase a keyboard today! I have only ever dabbled with the ivories and have always wanted to play piano and now I have a reason. Time to let my guitars, trumpet and clarinet gain some long overdue dust. Keep doing what you are doing. Cheers
Ah Anthony that has made my day! Best of luck with it! Lots of videos on the channel to get you going once you have your new keyboard!
Great video. Thank you 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am learning piano and I was searching for simple and useful piano tutorial videos on TH-cam and while scrolling, I found this.
I am from Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 and wanna thank you for your tutorial videos which helped me a lot to learn and play piano❤️❤️🙏🙏
You're very welcome!
Fantastic video as always thank you .
Glad you enjoyed it
Talk about timing - this is very helpful to one who grew up with organ background. Already downloaded and am sure material will prove to be useful. Thanks. Will become new sub.
Glad it was helpful!
Great ideas!
Thank you! 😊
thank you very much
No worries!
Adam, I have not looked at other comments so this is just an original response. I am 86, started out playing for sing-a-longs at the fraternity, in taverns while in the Army then at home parties. There was no internet, no personal computers, no coaches unless you knew a coach and had the means to pay them. Since the internet evolved and with TH-cam (what a blessing) was willing to invest billions into digital memory banks, there has been a plethora of piano teachers, many who are wonderful. I even studied with a fellow offering group lessons on Zoom half way around the world from (in Florida). So TH-cam and their AI development sends me videos that match my interests...and today you were upper/left and I clicked on this and watched the video (away from the keyboard) and must say that I have now subscribed, rung the bell and am so impressed with your skills, both musical and presentational that I believe I have found the teacher that I have been looking for. Congratulations. Keep those videos coming, others will discover your skills. Thanks for sharing your love of music and the keyboard.
Ah John! Thank you so much for your lovely message and I'm so glad you're finding these videos useful! I am so glad you clicked on the video! Great to hear from you and do let me know how you get on practising all these ideas! Cheers!
Thankyou..it is very useful for beginners like me..from India
Glad it was helpful!
You, sir, have just earned another sub. This vid has helped me enormously. Thank you.
Thanks Rob! So glad you enjoyed the vid!
Will u take this melody and tech how to play it in a video like the song specifically
Now that’s a real piano lesson, thank you
"We're going to find a way to practice them musically." I've been playing for some years now, and my experience was that learning that most practice time has to feel like I'm making music was the single biggest corner I turned. Practice becomes a tailwind instead of headwind. Beginners should really take note of this principle. In short: have fun while you work.
Thanks Dan! So true!
This is what I have been looking for for ages. Thank you.
I've been using TH-cam to learn keyboard for over 3 years. Your lessons are well planned and what you play sounds beautiful and worth putting in the effort required to learn it. Keep up the good work!
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks!! 🙏
great lesson! thank you from portugal!
Glad it helped!
Super!! Thank you.
Excellent .
Thank you! Cheers!
Probably the best piano teacher on Yt, awesome! Thank you
Wow, thanks!
Do you have a video on how to know what chords go in what key?
Very nice. Most useful bits f'me were the inversion/mini-melody stabs before the chord changes.. and the lil' bit of movement in the bass notes. Thanks a heap for posting.
Awesome! Thanks!
This is absolutely the best chord tutorial! My piano background is classical and I learned a lot from this video. ❤❤
I’m so pleased! Thanks for watching!
I never comment on TH-cam videos. But your videos are very good, thank you.
Thank you!
I am an older person, (mother of 3 grown kids) played the piano since I was 7 but never understood how to create and understand chord progression. I have listened to many podcasts .... but when I discovered yours , and tried out your lessons: I suddenly understood it! It was the clear way you explained it that did the trick. Now all I need is practice. Lots of it. In my own experience, ( with myself) it takes repeated practice to get good and understand. I am not retired yet . But I hope to play in the band where I work when I retire and possibly teach piano to young children or play in my church. I don't think I will do all three, but at least I will have some good choices!
Thank you for everything. It has been a great help. Best wishes always L
Thank you so much! So glad you’re enjoying the videos and the podcast! Lots more coming soon!
From port Limón Costs Rica Excellent video
Thanks for watching!
So great!!... just struggling to command my left base to jive with the right hand rhythm😂😂
Thanks! 🙏
Grt vid .. uve got a new sub here ...
Thanks for the sub!
I am a self tought keyboard player. Hold my own in a band vamping along to songs but what you just explained to me has made my keyboard breath a new life into my playing. Thanks so much for your skill and keep it simple stupid teaching. or ( Kiss) for short :)
Glad I could help!
Thank you. This has really helped me progress from music theory to music making...
Great to hear!
Sweet
This is exactly the lesson I was looking for!!! 😊 I was stuck with root position and maybe just one inversion. I want my piano playing to grow. Thank you.🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Another great video !!!! I’ve learned so much in all your videos in the span of two days. Could you eventually do a video in the future about learning songs by ear and recognizing keys and chords
Thanks Chaise! Glad you enjoyed them. Great suggestion!
Just as I was wondering what to do with the chords I know, your vid popped up. You have covered so much in this excellent tutorial. Thanks.
Awesome!
I like the way u teach and break down the concepts of techniques and theory together and how they can mesh so that now we can go and practice each small part because we now know what each small can do. Basically what you’ve shown us is a good formula to start free styling. Very few teachers know how to present it like this , Thks .
Thanks! So glad you're finding the videos useful!
Desperate to get my hands working together going to try and work on this video Many Thanks
Learned so much. Another great video from you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great, helpful and brilliantly delivered video. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing! Please, never stop making similar videos: Take a chord progression and beautificate it. Good luck to your channel!
Thanks Igor!
So happy to see your channel. This is what I am looking for. I am just only trying to play the basic chords and pass the knowledge to my kid who is a special need who got interest in piano playing, she will be regulated with her emotion with music and to be able to help her, I also need to equip myself first 😂. Thanks a ton! You are indeed a blessing🙏
Hey Adam, I note in your example under step 8 that all chords were 2nd inversion ... Was that just for the example and therefore we can change to other inversions or is it easier to do this on a 2nd inversion?
Absolutely Brilliant Adam! Superb teaching at a really easy pace. Understood everything …will just try and get the fingers going now 🤣. So grateful for such clear teaching…thanks again! 👍
Thanks Pamela!
You just got a new subscriber 🌟
Thanks for subbing!!
Nice clear explanations of concepts you covered👍🏽
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
The content on TH-cam for piano these days is mind blowing. This is super approachable and extremely welcome. Video has 50k views after all! I am very happy to say thanks and donate but not yet ready for another subscription so this format is just right for me. As I am a late intermediate classical player I would not mind some more complex technical stuff as well (maybe once in a while seperated by level). Thank you so much for the great videos in any case.
Thanks so much! Really glad you’re enjoying the videos!!
Easy way to visualize fingering for triad inversions.
In an inversion, the larger gap is always below the root note. So to make a first inversion, put a finger on the root note at the top, then visualize going down leaving a gap of 4 notes and placing a finger, then go down the usual triad gap of 3 notes for your last finger of the triad 1st inversion.
For 2nd inversion, the root note is in the middle, so put a middle finger on it, then visualize the 4note gap below that and place a finger, and then place the top finger the usual triad gap above the root finger.
You can easily picture where the fingers go for inversions, by remembering where the root note is (top for 1st and middle for 2nd) and then remembering the larger gap will always be just below that root note.
I'm not a musician at all. I listen to the channel Maximizer, I love his piano playing. I was listening and your video was in the sidebar and looked interesting so I clicked on it. I wish I could say I understand anything you discussed... but I don't! But you seem like you could be a great teacher so I'll give you a :) comment and like! Have a great day.
This is a great video!!! Thankyou. I trained classically as a child and have always struggled to freestyle my music. I want to be able to freeform my playing and this will help so much.
Lots to practice now 🎉.
Thanks Edward!!
You should explain also what are you doing with your left and cause you're doing a patron that's help a lot and it's frustrating not to reach that rithm
Whoa! I’ve only been studying for one week, but this hit so hard for me. Can’t wait to dive further into this, and ur channel -new sub here! Many thanks for your time and teaching style. 🙏🏻
19:43 “Why do birds suddenly appear…” 😂
😂 very true!
Great lesson, so simple indeed, looking forward to more!
Awesome, thank you!
So helpful! Thanks Adam. Can’t wait to put this into practice!!
Glad it was helpful!
Best lesson ever I now my inversion but never been able to get past block chord sound
You have taken me to the next level thank you
I’m so glad!
Thank you,thank you,a great lesson,well explained,i will look the video againg,and will get back to practice.
Sometimes it seems so far,but your video is encouraging
You can do it! Thanks!
Thank you so much my new guru❤
My pleasure!
Hello Sir I really like the way you teach the piano
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏 from Papua new guinea . This tutorial helped me a lot.
You’re welcome 😊
Very Very nice Very good God bless you please Moor video need sri ❤
I just learned how to play "Heart and Soul" really well ;-)
Wow! Great stuff man. I appreciate the way you share your wonderful knowledge. Thank you so much
Thank you so much! I'm learning piano now that I have retired and you just gave me the answer to what an inversion chord really is! I was always wondering why the chord was played differently than the root position. You rock bro! Thanks again! Liked.
Thanks so much Rick! Really glad you found this useful! Lots more videos on the way!
This is a very good lesson keep maling more videos like this