#10: How To Play Chords With Melody
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- The video is a piano tutorial by Warren McPherson on how to play chords with melody.
Warren discusses the importance of learning to play chords and melody simultaneously as an intermediate skill.
He uses the example of Elton John's song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" to illustrate his points.
The tutorial is divided into several steps: learning the song's structure (verse, chorus, etc.), understanding the harmonic rhythm (how often chords change), learning the melody alone, combining chords with melody, and experimenting with chord distribution between hands.
Warren emphasizes the need to harmonize melody notes with chord tones, and he suggests harmonization techniques such as using thirds and sixths for a fuller sound. He also highlights the importance of keeping the melody as the highest note in chords.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:48 - Learn Song Structure
3:19 - Learn Harmonic Rhythm
5:16 - Learn Melody
8:20 - Play Chord in Left Hand Melody in Right Hand
13:02 - Basic Template of playing
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Thank you very much sir God bless you.
I am Davies and it's been 3 years now since I started playing piano. since then to now my piano level is very poor, 😔 and I hope and pray you could be my piano tutor. 🎹 ❤️🙏
This is where I am! Ahhhhh! I play every song with chords on left and melody on right. Finally a video to get me to the next point. Time to start dividing the chord between hands. Thank you so much!
That’s awesome, glad you found the video helpful 😊🙏🏾👍🏽
Same dude! Hows the progress going?
How do you count between the left and right hand?
@@janetteayers7166 I have no idea how to create the sound here. I'm very wonky! Help Warren!!
just came across this video and believe your method very effective -will continue watching older ones to help me get a better insight to.improve my piano skills-thank you so much for being a great teacher!
This tutorial was incredibly helpful in delineating what notes are foundational and what notes are simply included to enhance the song. It also taught me how essential it is to know the timing of the harmonic rhythm. Earlier today, as I was practicing, I said to myself that I really needed to learn how to combine harmony and melody. I believe God led me to this video because, as I opened UA-cam, this video was there in my recommended list. I believe many souls will be won because of this channel. Be encouraged and continue to play and instruct to God's honor and glory. God bless.
Thank you bro for this raving and heart-felt comment 😊👍🏽🙏🏾❤️
You are not only a talented performer, but also a gifted instructor. This level is great to help with technique and to add color to our playing. Thank you, Warren.
I only have 2 fingers on my right hand, so this is a God send. Thank you. ♥️🎹. I have no problem with playing chords with my left hand.
Oh to sorry about that, but that’s for watching. Glad the video helped 🙏🏽☺️
I live in Rwanda I m a Rwandan my name is Frank I like your lessons and it starts make me an improvement thank you too much warren
A big smile appear on my face every time you start doing your stuff. Thank you Sir
I can not read notes, as a 4-year-old I was given the chance to learn and as soon as I read the title "Mary Had a Little Lamb" I played it all by ear. So the teacher gave up she said I can't teach this kid anything. I had been playing since 2.5 years of age a Gift from God and I still play today that is why I have my channel. I love keyboards but for years I played piano. You play beautifully by the way. You can tell I play by ear because My fingering is all of my own doing not what is taught. hahaha. I also like Accordion and started out on Diatonic Accordion. I admire your work.
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There are no good teachers in Chile just People Who need a salarios no love for muzic .thank you for your clarity in teaching and you profesional work, so mindfullness to your good video. I learnt New ways to play melodíes.
A methodological approach! You are an awesome tutor and a real blessing to many who works to make their dream come true.
This was super helpful. Literally just started piano today, and this helped a ton. I've played guitar for 20 years, so I've got a bunch of music theory under my belt, and the way you layed it out on the keyboard made everything click. Subbed! Awesome job!
I actually think something went in to my brain as you explain everything so well. I will try this out so thanks so much.
oh my god. you're the legend! Thank you for this tutorial- I've been looking for something like this my entire life
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So do I
This is exactly what I was looking for. Amazing teacher and talent. I am mesmerized and encouraged. Thank you!
3 seconds in: HE'S PLAYING CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT!!!??? 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thank you Warren. Great video
Warren you did a a great service here by explaining things in a way that breaks things down and then putting it all together.. Great job man.
Peter Tarsio thank you for watching 😊
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my dad told me i can do first chords F, G, and C, from the C scale. You just kid according to melody. Like if a melody is, C, D, F, E, C. In the melody, you play C chord, but when play F, you change do F chord inverted. If melody is, C, D, G, F, C, so you play C chord, but when play G, you play G chord. Simple, isnt? But i want to improve know ;-
Super great.
Thank you x1000000. I will follow your plan on #10 until I can do it! So beautifully taught. You are a prince and you bless all of us!!!!!!!
I absolutely love this. I'm always learning. Thank you for sharing this. 🎹🎶
Thank you for explaining this tutorial in details and it’s so helpful!
I was finding for this kinda lessons for past 10 years. Thank you Sir.
Thank you Warren !!!!! Great lesson, the clearest explanation and presentation! Just beautiful ! I will follow you ))))
You are such a great teacher. Precise, concise, with great clarity. Thank you!
Thanks for watching 😊🙏🏾
You are a blessing and an inspiration to me thank you hope I learn this need lot of practice you give so much of information thank you 🙏🏽 💐 god bless
I love this tutorial and I just subscribed. Now, I'm going to watch the other 9 lessons I missed. Please keep making them, you're a talented instructor.
Yes thank you for your time and effort. I have been praying for wisdom as to how to play in chords and by ear . Thanks so much for the answer to prayer 🙏🏻 May God bless you so much more. 4-2-22
Warren, you are absolutely exceptional, so helpful, you are so blessed, im so greatful for your teaching skills , thanks for explaining each subject of the lesson so acutely
Thanks Warren! Found this video very useful. I’d been looking for this kind of tutorial and happy to got yours! Hope to have more of this lesson about putting a melody in a chord.
Carmina Bergonia thank for watching 😊👍🏾
Thank you for this lesson. It is exactly what I want to learn
Sir Warren, it's a super beautiful piano tutorial with amazing chord progression. Thank you so much.
thank you so much Warren you are a gifted teacher and so generous. God bless you. Billy Gebbie
this sooooooo amazing u are the man Warren .God bless......
thank you man, you are a good teacher, you making me learn about how to play melody
it was very complicated to me but now i am in way to know because of you.
WOW!!!!
This filled me up!
So much came alive for me in this video!
Learned so much! Thank you so much!🇯🇲
You rock Warren! Such a gifted teacher and a brother in Christ! WOW!
Thank you brother 😊👍🏽🙏🏾
Enjoyed this lesson. Showed I'm on the right track with what I've been trying to do. Thanks
Awesome 👏
Everything I have known today is through this platform, thank you guys, keep the good job going.
Kenneth Udoyo you’re welcome 😉
I started watching this, and thought that it might be for beginners. But you've convinced me the importance of the basics. I will practice my chords, but especially my inversions, in every key. I'm glad that I found your videos on scales and chords, and especially how to practice them. I started 7 months ago at 65 years, and I always joked that I had two left ears my whole life. But my Mom also bought herself a piano when she turned 65 and kept playing for another 20+ years. Thanks for being my tour guide.
Wowwwww😮 amazing!! Keep practicing!!
That was a classic way of showing adding chords. I was impressed the way 5ths and 7ths are synchronised into the chords. Thanks a lot.
Suresh Gupta 😊👍🏾
Thank you for your videos! Very helpful to my understanding as a beginner.
That's sound beautiful, keep up you good work!🎶🎵🎼👍
God bless you bro! Man you helped me out so much. Your tutorials are a blessing.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Awesome lesson. Thank you so much Warren. Great job.
How am I just now finding this channel bless you my brother 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you, I learn something awesome everything I watch one of your lesson!
You actually make me believe I can play as beautifully as you
...some day. A fine teacher and talented performer!
It's impressive for non-musicians to hear someone play as well as you do.
It's even more impressive for musicians to hear someone play with as much control, ease, and knowledge as you do. Remarkable skills.
Love you sir im from India your good teacher
Beautiful instruction Warren. Just what I needed to understand how to USE the chords and the harmony. Will be watching this vid many times to get this and I think it will be my "missing link". Very gifted sir.
Awesome, glad I could help 😊🙏🏾
Love your teaching method! I learned a lot of Harmony ideas! Thanks!
Very didactic. Your explanations on how to analyse this song and then gradually build it up to produce a superb composition at the end are well explained. Thank you so much for posting this video.
Im glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching command for the encouraging comment 😊👍🏽🙏🏾
Great tutorial Warren. I'm new to piano and videos like this inspire me to try harder. You are one of the best instructors I;ve run across on UA-cam.
Ed McColl thank you, I'm glad you find it inspiring 🙏🏿
Thank you Warren🥰🙏🙏🙏. Very HELPFUL LESSON🎉🎉🎉
Wow i’been blessed for your talent and the way of your instruction. Thank you God bless you
You are wonderful and amazing! This answers the root issues I have had for years...thanks so much! :D
Helena Maria you’re welcome 😉
Thanks warren for the tutorial, it really met my needs, I need more of this and how to harmonise
olumide taiwo thanks for watching.
Glad I came back to this vid. I feel like I'm really understanding this the second time around. I've been focusing on practicing my scales with both hands like you suggested a while back. And these days I'm playing major and minor scales comfortably with both at the same time.
AnDronE awesome, glad you’re working for you 😊👍🏾
I just came across your video and I'm very thankful because learning how to play chords with melody is what I've been looking for. And you do explain things very well. May God bless more
David Kizimou thanks brother 😊👍🏾🙏🏾
You're the best...this is the best video tutorial I ve ever come across. Thanks man
Abejide Damilare thank you 🙏🏾
Thank you dear Warren, gives me the hope to progress to using the chords I've just learnt. Very inspirational indeed. Regards from Sri Dham Mayapur, West Bengal India.
That's really great... You are awesome. Make me your disciple. You have showed me the way. God bless you Warren... 🙏
Thanks for the video, Warren!
For me, the easiest way to add left hand and improvise and spontaneously harmonize any melody with bass or root notes is to simply play the root note at one, three, or five note intervals plus one octave below the melodic notes played on the main downbeats. All I do is look at whatever note I’m playing on the right hand on the main downbeat and play with my left hand pinky the notes at 1, 3, or 5 note intervals below the current melodic note (then holding my left hand in a fixed claw, play or roll over the notes at 1,5, 8 and 10 above the root note for form the chords).
So while I’m playing any given song melody “by ear” on my right hand, I am harmonizing not by ear but instead “by sight”. When I discovered this simple trick, I was suddenly able to play songs by ear on piano (and play any song in any key and/or start a song on any note on the piano without having to pick in advance what key to play the song) which I was never able to do over my 40+ years playing the piano!
See bit.ly/howtoplaypianobyear
Excellent tutorial with great and thoughtful presentation.
I am inspired to work on my technique and use the method of breaking down my pieces into manageable parts.
Thanks
Thank you for watching :)
Warren, this is terrific! You really break it down well! You are a marvelous teacher!
Thanks so much bro. Your tutorials are so great and very well taught. God bless!
Lov the way you demonstrate your lessons.
It is a pleasure,I will tell my pupils as well,thank you again,Robert😀✋🏻
Roberto Favilla 😊🙏🏾
This is the most useful video I found on youtube.
Hi Warren😊 very glad to have ‘found’ you and your tutorials. As a classically trained pianist pretty much solely focused on reading music, I’m branching out with my own playing and teaching to play with chords and am enjoying this new challenge so much. Your tutorial is direct and clear and I welcome the step-wise development of the process in what you’re showing and teaching us. Look forward to studying all of these tutorials!
Thanks for watching:)
Thx Ryan, yes this is helpful. I wondered how to solo with chords and melody with chords spread over both hands.
WOW, congratulations for the excellent tutorial, and thanks for sharing your wonderful talents.
You’re welcome 😉
Great teaching! step by step.. i love it..
Bhaktha Singh thank you for watching
Thank You Warren!.... awesome sharing
You're really good with communicating... You are 1000% gifted with teaching...
Now this is what I need
Hey warren this is Everton , this is great man, u is a good teacher. I like the way u break things down ,keep doing what u doing sir God bless.
Everton Dunbar thank you brother 😊👍🏽🙏🏾
Warren - new to your video it is just what I was looking for thank you I will revisit this site again.
You’re a blessing Warren
INSPIRATIONAL and I haven't even started learning yet !
Thanks for the tutorial and I really loop enjoyed the skills and progression but unfortunately I don't have a keyboard to do my practice. Thanks again and I'll love to grab part of your skills someday
It pushes me to learn more, you are the best teacher in the world. God bless you sir
This tutorial is really dealing very effectivelly with what has always been quite frustrating to me when I observe players making it look like child's play ie chords + melody. Thank you very much.
Playing harmony and melody at the same time and doing improv over both is something I have been struggling to understand. This video is exactly what I needed. Your teaching style is wonderful. Thank you so much!
Thank you Warren. You have a superb playing skills. Very simplified tutorial easy to understand. This is just what I needed. God will richly bless you with more skills as you continue to enrich others with these musical skills.
Hey:)
Thanks🙏, so beautiful chords.
I loved your tutorial and loved how you play. THANK YOU, Mr. McPherson
I gotta say Bro that was excellent . Im just a learner really I've learnt more in this lesson than I have in the past 12mths watching other videos although Lisa W---- from another channel has got me this far in a week or two and today I believe that sound I heard was the penny descending thanks cuzz Dave From NZ
Awesome man, really glad to hear the video helped 😊🙏🏾
This exactly what I been looking for 🇯🇲
The Pop Bubble awesome 😎
I love your style of teaching. Bless up
I have learned alot of chords from you may God bless you more and more👏
God pless u warren ,this skill is my dream
Natnael Zekarias 😊👍🏾
Warren.. Thank you... I made so much progress in incorporating when/where chords and arpeggiating comes to play accordingly. I am now in my own journey into the wonderful world of adlibs and improvisation with passing tones (and maybe passing chords soon). You have freed me from SHEET MUSIC JAIL! I thank you once again, Sir!
Thank you so much. You are really a gifted instructor.
Thank you Warren for these lessons.
It's just awesome what you're doing with those chords man i'm confident i'm gonna add all that stuff to my play It's terrific man
Thanks for watching 😊👍🏽
This video right here Coach Warren is BOMB.com......you can finance your whole future move to Florida on just the Analysis of this tutorial alone.....that is a soft spot for most/all musicians of all levels.....especially those that do not read often or at all.....you have a real Gem inside of this tutorial Coach......
Awe thanks Donna 😊🙏🏾
Loved hearing your expression of the music! Also, a nice breakdown of the arrangement.
Ben Knowles thanks for watching 😊👍🏽🙏🏾
Outstanding tutorial! Very helpful. Thank you!
thank you for sharing your knowledge God bless. greetings from Okhy Channel from Indonesia
That was one of the most helpful lessons for me. Thank you so much, Warren. If you could do another video about rythm when playing open cords, would be perfect.
Thanks, This cleared up some of the questions I have about learning a song and playing the correct chords. Thanks again, you are a very good teacher.
Richard James thank you for watching
Thank you soo much. Been looking for this teaching for years...great vids...on my way to being better thanks to you
Tomeko Hornaday awesome, thanks for watching 😊👍🏽🙏🏾