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!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@crazytrucker9210

2 ай бұрын

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

@loslobos9461

2 ай бұрын

@@crazytrucker9210 I’ve worn out many a steering wheel learning inverted drum rolls! I always had good rebound on my steering wheels! Lol

@toneseeker87

Ай бұрын

as a former professional guitarist i am learning the drums recently. 😊

@loslobos9461

Ай бұрын

@@toneseeker87 I wish you well. Good luck!

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)

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

I’m so pleased! Glad you found it useful!

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.

@rodlinjunior9446

2 ай бұрын

Did you say... Decades😮

@alidapretorius5890

2 ай бұрын

@@rodlinjunior9446 Yup, I just did not know what was lacking in my ability. Life happened, and now it's time !

This is what I have been looking for for ages. Thank you.

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 KZread (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 KZread 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.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

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!

This video was very useful, thanks a lot💫

I've been using KZread 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!

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks!! 🙏

Probably the best piano teacher on Yt, awesome! Thank you

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

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.

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!

This is absolutely the best chord tutorial! My piano background is classical and I learned a lot from this video. ❤❤

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

I’m so pleased! Thanks for watching!

Best piano video I’ve seen in a long time! Thanks! 🙏🏼

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Amazing! Please, never stop making similar videos: Take a chord progression and beautificate it. Good luck to your channel!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Igor!

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 :)

@thekeyscoach

Ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

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

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Chaise! Glad you enjoyed them. Great suggestion!

Learned so much. Another great video from you!

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Nice clear explanations of concepts you covered👍🏽

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks!

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

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad you’re enjoying the videos and the podcast! Lots more coming soon!

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 .

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! So glad you're finding the videos useful!

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 have fallen love with this video. This help me improve my G chord playing. Thanks

Great, helpful and brilliantly delivered video. Thank you.

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Wow! Great stuff man. I appreciate the way you share your wonderful knowledge. Thank you so much

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.🙏

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Love this, Coach! Thank you!

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.

Great video. Well explained. Goes to show indeed you have the basic music concepts done, you can make some amazing music!

Explained beautifully.

@thekeyscoach

10 күн бұрын

Thank you Stephanie!

Great video, best introduction to chords on KZread

@thekeyscoach

23 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

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 !

@thekeyscoach

Ай бұрын

Thanks John! So glad you found it useful! There of plenty of other videos on the channel if you want to check them out!

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🙏

OMG ! What an eye opener ! Great work. It's perfect with the PDF. Thanks a lot .Looking forward to your next videsos

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the videos and PDFs!

Thank you this is what I’ve been looking for!

@patriciaulczycki6211

Ай бұрын

Me too. Thanks!

So helpful! Thanks Adam. Can’t wait to put this into practice!!

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

"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.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan! So true!

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. 🙏🏻

The content on KZread 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.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Really glad you’re enjoying the videos!!

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.

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Awesome!

Amazing! Thank you ❤

Great lesson, so simple indeed, looking forward to more!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

What an instructive and valuable video! Thank you very much and I am eagerly awaiting the future content! 🙂

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

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.

@thekeyscoach

Ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Thanks!!

I was so impressed with your teaching style I subscribed to your channel. Can't wait to see what you come up with next. Thanks.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great enthusiasm 🎉

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

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad!

I just learned how to play "Heart and Soul" really well ;-)

19:43 “Why do birds suddenly appear…” 😂

@thekeyscoach

Ай бұрын

😂 very true!

Awesome!!!! Very helpful! I can't wait to play around with this.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark!

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 🎉.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Edward!!

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! 👍

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Pamela!

Wow excellent Adam , I really enjoy all of your lessons , they always encourage me to spend more time on my piano because they are so well explained and achievable, thank you so much 😊 , also for the bonus PDF ! 👏👏

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Thank you so much my new guru❤

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

This is a very good lesson keep maling more videos like this

Brilliant. Thanks a lot 😮👍

Thank you very much for your simplicity

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Great stuff. Very helpful.

@thekeyscoach

21 күн бұрын

Thanks Mark!

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.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Rick! Really glad you found this useful! Lots more videos on the way!

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

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

You can do it! Thanks!

Brilliant tutorial, thank you 😊

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

You made sense! Finally someone to streamline rock piano playing. Thank you!!

@thekeyscoach

19 күн бұрын

Thanks Lloyd!

Thank you so much for this video and all of the tips! I will be practicing these techniques a lot. If I can get even just some of this underhand, it will definitely help make my accompaniments sound so much more interesting! Thanks again!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for creating a very helpful video.

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I am learning piano and I was searching for simple and useful piano tutorial videos on KZread 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❤️❤️🙏🙏

@thekeyscoach

Ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

Super!! Thank you.

This is a fabulous video. I especially like the section on rhythm.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

You, sir, have just earned another sub. This vid has helped me enormously. Thank you.

@thekeyscoach

Ай бұрын

Thanks Rob! So glad you enjoyed the vid!

Thanks for this informative tutorial!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you. This has really helped me progress from music theory to music making...

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Thank you Adam once again. You've have taught us such a lot. But you go so quickly. I can follow you however. It's just that when I go to improvise, I can't get it to sound anything like this. Not looked at the booklet yet but I am hoping you go through this and how you actually play this in the text. I really do despair. I just can't seem to get what musical theory and knowledge have to translate onto the keys. Help please lol! I really am enjoying your lessons and can't wait for the next one.

Sounds great

You just got a new subscriber 🌟

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for subbing!!

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.

@thekeyscoach

28 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very informative lesson ! Definitely make the block chords much more interesting. You got a new subscriber 😊 Thank you 🌹

@thekeyscoach

19 күн бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Thank you for a great video!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Fantastic info thank you sir 😁

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Thankyou..it is very useful for beginners like me..from India

@thekeyscoach

29 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Brilliant video !

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I love this channel

@thekeyscoach

3 ай бұрын

Thanks John! 🎉

Thank you for this video

@thekeyscoach

Ай бұрын

No problem!

Hi Adam, I am new to your channel, as your video just popped out and I found it very useful for me as a beginner. ☺️ Thanks for your teaching! Is very clear and I like the breakdown where you explained clearly. I am a beginner playing piano at church now. Would you do more teaching on the rhythm or pattern applying on both slow quiet songs or fast songs? 😅 I found myself always play it save, using 151 on the left, and strumming chords on the right steadily. As we always sing cover songs from western worship songs, e.g. Hillsong, Bethal, or Don Moen etc. I know that the groove is a very significant style to add the color, and there is always sycopation with 16 beats. I just want to learn more on this. Greetings from Hong Kong. 😊

Thankyou 👍 very helpful video ❤

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Because you asked so nicely, I subscribed. 😊 I don't play pop music but instead love to play backup piano for traditional fiddle tunes, and I do usually rely on chord charts, often with the sheet music as well. Maybe I can learn a thing or two here that I can add to my usual style. It was interesting to hear you recommend not using root positions in the right hand. I have always preferred inversions unless root fits better under the fingers when moving through the progessions, and I realize that you are right - inversions do sound better, so I must have been trusting my ear. Thanks for the lesson.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

So glad you found the video useful! Lots more coming your way!

Dude! This is mind blowing! Dzięki!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

Great video!

@thekeyscoach

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

You did It so good I like so much this video

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏 from Papua new guinea . This tutorial helped me a lot.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Thank you so much!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so much from Peru. Improving in piano and my second language.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Great job!

Really good video, happy to be a new subscriber, thanks! This is basically the video I've been looking for. How To Play the Piano Like a Singer-Songwriter is what I would call the video I wanted, and that's basically what you made. Thank you!! Also rhythm is SO important. It is the main reason people learn an instrument, they just don't know it yet! :)

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Col! Glad you enjoyed!

Great video, I’ll pass it on to my keys students!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Stuart! Glad you enjoyed!

Nice video!

Thanks!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Nico! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Excellent .

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Great ideas!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

New sub. Wow, you give insight into playing with a lot more attention.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Good vid

Thank you Adam for the inspiring video. Just found your channel and the information is clear, concise and easy to follow. I see a lot of piano players arpeggios their Left Hand and play melody on the Right hand. I'm always wondering how the notes in the LH stack up with the RH within a measure. Could you please do a video on this in the future. Thank you.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Great idea! So many videos to make! 😂

I appreciate your passing chord in the left hand. Other than the usaual d t, l, then l, s, f, , I can see if you use d___m, l, and then d f, and then r, s. You really teach us a lot on the basic foundation, cos I always play very rigidly and evenly. The rhythm and the sound gives more dynamics. I really like the rhythm you demonstrate. 😀 Hope that you can also teach you more how to apply to a song later.

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Really glad you're enjoying the videos!

Hvala!

@thekeyscoach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙏