How to Add Melody to your Piano Chords Without Sheet Music (3 Ways)
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If you're not sure how to add song melodies to your song chord playing without sheet music, this video is for you. Discover 3 ways to add melody to your piano chords without sheet music. ANY method takes some effort, but this takes less effort than the alternatives.
This is a "backstage" video that wasn't meant to be posted publicly, it was created for a Piano Genius member who was having trouble making sense of when a chord melody went up but the chords being played went down, it created a disconnect for him, and I made this video for him as a result.
A lot of the video training in the Piano Genius member's area came about directly due to member requests and questions, so if you have any piano related questions let me know!
⏰ Video Sections:
0:00 Overview / Plan
3:00 Root note chords vs Inversions
3:35 Putting the melody note on top of the chord
5:10 Write in the melody notes
6:30 Work out melody ahead of time (method #1)
9:30 Play full accompaniment with the first line
10:55 The melody note isn't in the chord, here's our options
11:48 Playing that chord as a slash chord
15:55 Method #2: EZ Play charts
18:52 Method #3: Lead sheets and write in the note names yourself
19:28 Download this "Cheat Sheet Note Converter"
20:46 Why understanding sheet music "timing" isn't very important
21:20 Summary of Key Points
Add Melodies To Your Piano Chord Playing Without Sheet Music
● Use your ear to sound out where the melody is going
● Go to EZleadsheets.com for links to EZ Play lead sheets with melody notes
● Use my "Cheat Sheet" to decode the melody you're seeing in sheet music
● Don't worry about reading note timing - You'll know the timing automatically if you know the song
● Don't buy any sheet music for popular music that doesn't also list chord names