Jordan Leibel  /  Chord Theory
The Creepiest Piano Riff Ever?!
This is the stuff of nightmares...

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Identifying Major and Minor Chords
How to tell the difference when you hear them.

Jordan Leibel  /  Chord Theory
Playing With Minor And Major Seventh Chords
The simple mindset shift that will open musical doors.

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Adding Color to Simple Piano Chords
Some color and sparkle with "sus chords"

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Sus Piano Chords 101
Your introduction to sus chords and why I just love them.

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Identifying Inversions The Easy Way
How to tell the inversions apart (it's really easy)

Cassi Falk  /  Chord Theory
Music Theory For The Dropouts #5 – Learning Chords Is Easy
Chords are one of the most important tools in any musician’s pocket.  Everyone’s gotta know them.  Luckily, they’re very simple to learn! First, let’s get down to the basics and define a chord.  Chords are made up of 3 to 4 notes (sometimes more).  In the language of music, you can think of them like you […]

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Chord Hacks #6: Becoming A Better Piano Player
Now that you’ve become so familiar with the BIG CHORDS in pop music (the I, V, vi, IV chord progression), you might start to hear it everywhere. That’s because it’s one of the most popular chord progressions ever, found in anything from classical to synthpop.  ‘Let It Be’ by the Beatles, ‘I’m Yours’ by Jason […]

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Chord Hacks #5: Making It Fancy
It’s time to make things fancy!  Inversions and left hand patterns are awesome ways to sound pretty darn good at the piano, but there’s even more you can do to really make things sound awesome!   The first fancy trick you can learn…we’ll call the twinkle.  You can call it whatever you like, but it […]

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Chord Hacks #4: Putting It Together
Have you ever wanted to put both hands on the piano and just play without worrying about missing notes or screwing up?  Then this lesson is for you.   Now that you’ve learned about chord inversions and left hand patterns, it’s time to put both hands together.  You’re gonna be moving between chords and their […]

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Chord Hacks #3: Left Hand Magic
So now that you know some amazing chords in all of their inversions, you’re going to want to find some great ways to play them in the left hand.  It’ll make learning songs and cool keyboard patterns so much more fun!  Here’s how to add some magic to your left hand accompaniment.   The simplest […]

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Chord Hacks #2: Changing Chords The Easier Way
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to take simple triads and reorder how the notes are stacked to make new chord inversions!

Lisa Witt  /  Chord Theory
Chord Hacks #1: Intro To Chording
No piano player is gonna get very far without learning about chords.  Luckily, chords are pretty simple and highly addictive to learn, so it shouldn’t be too hard for you to get started.   The first question you might be asking is…what is a chord?  You can think of a chord as a collection of […]

Jordan Leibel  /  Chord Theory
Chord Extensions Made Easy
Add some flair (and notes) to your boring chords.

Jordan Leibel  /  Chord Theory
How To Play Beautiful Chords
Nobody wants to play ugly chords. Learn these beautiful ones.

 /  Chord Theory
Your First Piano Chords
Welcome to the piano! Let's get started.