Lesson 35

Amazing Piano!
The Complete Piano Learning System
For Teenagers & Adults

Online Piano Lesson #35
Part 5 - How To Learn Complicated Songs

Reminder: Keep practicing "Piano Man", measures 1 to 4, as we will be covering the rest of the Chorus in this lesson.

R.H. Melody

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear the right hand melody for "Piano Man" - Measures 5 to 9 of the Chorus.

Both Hands

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear both hands for "Piano Man" - Measures 5 to 9.

R.H. Melody

Measures 9 to 12 are essentially the same as measures 1 to 4, so Video 35.3 will challenge you a little by covering the R.H. Melody for Measures 8 to 15.

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear the right hand melody for "Piano Man" - Measures 8 to 15 of the Chorus.

L.H. Chords

TAKE NOTE: In Video's 35.4 and 35.5, I use the bass clef in the left hand for the first measure. I then switch to the treble clef for the next four chords.

I then switch back to the bass clef for the next 2 chords, and then back to the treble clef for the last chord.

Watch the keyboard at the bottom of the video screen to see exactly where your hands are to be placed.

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear the left hand chords for "Piano Man" - Measures 8 to 15.

Both Hands

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear the both hands for "Piano Man" - Measures 8 to 15.

1-5-1 Magic

The 1-5-1 Broken Chord was absolutely magical when I first learned it -- and it's still magical to this day, which is about 40 years later.

The 1-5-1 is magical because it's the one musical tool that has a million-and-one uses.

Okay, I may be exaggerating a little, but for the piano player who likes to create their own piano arrangements, whether improvised or written, the 1-5-1 broken chord will be your most used musical tool.

Of course, you may not be ready to start creating your own piano arrangements yet, but nevertheless, you will see the 1-5-1 broken chord quite a bit in pop and rock piano arrangements.

I will introduce the 1-5-1 in Bonus Lesson 37 and show you how to build this amazing broken chord for all 12 major and 12 minor chords.