What will you in The Ultimate Piano Chords Course – for Piano & Keyboard Course
- Build and play all core chord types (major, minor, diminished, augmented) across the keyboard
- Master seventh, extended (9th, 11th, 13th), and suspended chords for richer harmony
- Use chord inversions and voicings to create smooth, professional-sounding transitions
- Apply chord substitution, modal interchange, and secondary dominants in progressions
- Improvise and compose accompaniment patterns using chord families and voice leading
Program Overview
Introduction & Course Foundations
⏳ 20 minutes
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Course overview, notation refresher, and keyboard geography for chord shapes
Major & Minor Chords
⏳ 30 minutes
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Building triads in root position and first inversions
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Hands-together exercises for stable voicing
Seventh Chords & Variations
⏳ 40 minutes
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Constructing dominant, major-7, minor-7, and half-diminished chords
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Voicing patterns and drop-2 techniques
Extended & Altered Chords
⏳ 45 minutes
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Adding 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths; creating augmented and diminished extensions
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Practical exercises for stacking tones cleanly
Suspended Chords & Modal Flavors
⏳ 30 minutes
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Sus2, Sus4, and modal chord flavors (Dorian, Mixolydian sus)
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Incorporating suspensions into standard progressions
Inversions & Smooth Voice Leading
⏳ 40 minutes
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All inversion shapes for triads and sevenths across the neck
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Connecting chords with minimal hand movement
Chord Progressions & Substitutions
⏳ 45 minutes
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Crafting common progressions (I–vi–IV–V, ii–V–I) and using tritone subs
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Walking bass and inner-voice movement exercises
Putting It All Together: Song Application
⏳ 30 minutes
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Applying learned chords to well-known standards and original sketches
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Tips for songwriting, arranging, and comping in various styles
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Job Outlook
- Advanced chord knowledge is essential for accompanists, session pianists, and band keyboardists
- Skills transferable to roles in songwriting, arranging, and music production
- In high demand for studio work, live gigs, worship teams, and teaching chord mastery
- Provides a strong foundation for jazz, pop, R&B, gospel, and contemporary keyboard careers
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