Play the chords you actually hear on records
Not scales and exam pieces — the voicings, passing chords and reharmonisations behind neo-soul and R&B. Learn the shapes, then hear them worked out inside real songs.
What you will be able to do
- Voice extended chords — 9ths, 11ths and 13ths — so they sound full, not cluttered
- Move between chords using passing chords instead of jumping
- Reharmonise a simple progression into something that sounds like a record
- Work out what a song is doing by ear, chord by chord
- Build the shapes into muscle memory with etudes and drills
8 courses in this track
- Passing Chord Etudes Different etude to aid in getting passing chords under your belt
- Passing Chords Drill
- Etude 1 – Breakdown This etude is to help you get familiar with how you can use Major 13th chords to spice…
- Song Breakdown of Omarion “Tryna” A breakdown on Omarions Tryna'
- Song Breakdown of Eric Roberson “Dealin” Breaking down the harmony that makes up the song Dealin'
- Song Breakdown of Floetry “Say Yes” This lesson will go over the song Say Yes by Floetry... breaking down each chord so you can…
- Mastering Neo Soul Chords: Advanced Piano Techniques NEO SOUL PIANO: THE COMPLETE GUIDETransform your playing with the rich, emotive harmonies of neo soulWHAT YOU'LL LEARNNeo…
- The Book of Etudes TRANSFORM YOUR MUSICAL EXPRESSION Unlock the soulful essence of Neo Soul through our comprehensive collection of expressive practice…
Make it stick
Reading a lesson once is not learning it. This track has 12 review cards (Piano Chords & Neo-Soul) on a spaced-repetition schedule, so each idea comes back just before you would have forgotten it.
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