Arpeggios 101 - Piano Chord Workout - Have The Chords You’ve Always Dreamed Of!
With just 10 minutes a day on the Chord Master 5000, you can be on your way to the perfect chord shapes you’ve always desired… JUST KIDDING! It almost sounds like an ad for Bow-flex! If there were one exercise that I would do for fun and get good at my chords at the same time, I would play arpeggios.
The reason they are so helpful is because you practice finding the chord 8 times in each arpeggio in multiple different situations. AND THEY SOUND COOL! In the video below I walk you through how I play them:
I will play four octaves of the same chord. Lets use C for example:
- I’ll start with two C major chords in each hand, C E G.
- Then roll them from bottom to top, pinky to thumb in each hand (See video).
- Left hand finishes then switched to right hand rolling from thumb to pinky.
- While the right hand is rolling the chord, the left hand will start moving to the next highest C chord, crossing OVER THE TOP of the right hand.
- Left hand start rolling the chord, while the right hand begins crossing UNDER the left. It moves to the next highest C chord.
- Left hand then hits a single C note on the top when the right hand is finished and you play the opposite direction (from right to left).
NOTE: When you’re playing from right to left, this is the HARDEST part. You still play the C chord, but you’re starting with the top note G first, then E, then C. So you need to look for the G notes to correctly place the chord.
With my private lesson students that I teach in person, I ask them to play their 12 major chords and 12 minor chords in 30 seconds each and this is the exercise that helps them get up to speed! Some of them can even play 12 chords in 10 seconds!
Good for people to know.
i have to tell you, that you have a real great tallent, not only can you play great, but you have the patience to teach, and specially because you break it down and slow it down for the ones we need it slow like my self,, thanx again for all your help. i already know that i will love the stuff you have on your web site,, i am already learning new stuff …thanx Mario
I love the things you teach. Some are simple, - I can get them, - others are difficult, - I’ll eventually get them. Thank you so much for doing such a variety.
Hi Chris,
It’s Dave again after practising the intro to your song (Elton) I have got it off to a tee now, and thank’s is it possible for the next bit I know i have already asked but I am chomping at the bit to be able to play this song, I know it does infringe copywrite if you use songs for financial gain, but I am not so sure about just giving free instruction a little bit here and there, hope you can because I really do like the way you teach, thanks again Chris, all the best , Dave