How to Play Piano Ballads: 10 Tips from Beginner to Master

[@GGPGamesAndy]

At 7:36 the G 1-5-1, 1-5-2 and 1-5-3 that you play and speak about don't match what's on the written on the notes table.

[@JerryKolata]

Yes, I saw that too --- the chart for Chord G is wrong, but he played the correct notes 😊

[@MangoldProject]

Oops. You are obviously correct and you just got yourself pinned :)

[@GGPGamesAndy]

@@MangoldProject no problem :)

[@JerryKolata]

@@MangoldProject No complaints here! This is a superb lesson, just the right amount of content, I'll be practicing for quite a while! Thanks

[@docjun3588]

just a typographical error. no need to put emphasis on it.

[@OriginalRaveParty]

You are the only music teacher I've ever seen who can demystify the piano and show just how it's colours work like mixing paints on a palette.

[@MangoldProject]

The GP. You Gnomes sure know how to party, even when it comes to playing the piano.

[@stevenmartin1607]

Such a fantastic lesson. Thank you for taking your time and sharing. You're a wonderful teacher.

[@MangoldProject]

My pleasure!

[@dharryg]

What a comprehensive lesson. I know what I will be doing this week! Thank you so much!

[@dannuttle9005]

I really wish I'd had something like this back when I was first trying and failing to learn piano and dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

[@MangoldProject]

That's your mistake: Have you ever seen a T-Rex's hands? They're way too tiny to play piano. Everybody knows dinosaurs are meant for drums.

[@dannuttle9005]

@@MangoldProject How do you get a T-Rex off your front doorstep? You pay for the pizza.

[@richien7481]

Thank you so much..❤..Please do more on Ballad style videos

[@andrewrobson7212]

Wow!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowlege in such a simple and easy understood manner. Inspirational!

[@MangoldProject]

Glad it was helpful!

[@zitherzon2121]

A very nice lesson. Ballads are my favorite songs to play on piano. Thanks.

[@Explore_with.Prem.]

Thank you so much for such wonderful lessons got to know beautiful tips

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks!

[@jayagopi1]

Simple and beautiful as usual from mangold. Thanks for inspiring me buddy. 😊👍

[@shaneross64]

Thank you I really need this video. I hadn't been able to find such great instruction on playing ballads the beautiful way.

[@amusical12]

Sounds like you could sing Pink to it. Love it, once again thanks.

[@MangoldProject]

Now sure which Pink song, but this is a contemporary ballad style that would fit a lot of modern singers.

[@pc2nite]

Every video you make, I’ll be watching you.

[@MangoldProject]

Oh can't you see, your ad revenue belongs to me ...

[@foulmercy8095]

Always a pleasure to see a new video. Thank you for everything.

[@MangoldProject]

My pleasure.

[@rayb3000]

Beautiful! Thanks for showing me :).

[@CherryChauParis]

waow!That is fantastic tutorial!!crystal clear explanation!very acheivabld! Thank you very very much!

[@jonsmyth8353]

Thank you very much Sir. Simple, elegant nice sounding and easy to practice and understand. Keep up the great work. Many thanks 😃

[@Roberto_Zarate]

Having fun…awesome content!

[@ivangrec5347]

Thank you Sir for that amazing tutorial of piano playing, I like it a lot, and I will definitely practice that! 🔥👏

[@davidhyatt7550]

תודה רבה🧡💚 מורה מדהים!❤💙💜

[@BlagKoTo]

Thank you so much! God Bless More :D

[@theodorekorbos2804]

More than beautiful thank you I'm hearing a whole bunch of stuff

[@siciliostudios]

Great lesson…Appreciate it!

[@stephenanwar2143]

Very great Sir 👍

[@diamondbackcheeonn]

From your this lesson I’m much understanding the weightage on scale pattern ,chords tone ,arpeggios,pentatonics notes which most students don’t like to practice most of the time😂🎉👍👍👍👍👍🙏

[@donghodeotay]

Another amazing lesson. Thanks a lot! ❤

[@piano-music-for-all]

What a great lesson! Each tip separate seems easy but it's a challenge to combine and master them. Thanks for these tips 😀!

[@MangoldProject]

Indeed!

[@luckymusicofficial742]

I like your tutorial very much because you teach more effective than anyothers teachers in the world.

[@MangoldProject]

Why, thank you Santali.

[@luckymusicofficial742]

Sir please provide more and more new lessons which I follow you and your teaching 😊. thanks 🙏 u

[@jojayonline]

Entiendes tan bien la música, y tienes un corazón tan grande que puedes regalar un gran conocimiento simplificado al máximo para que todos puedan entender algo tan complejo de una manera muy sencilla.

[@janettasnyder3925]

As always another great lesson. I learn so much from you. Thanks for taking time to share your gift of teaching.

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks Janetta for leaving this comment and prodding the KZbin algorithm in the right direction ;)

[@PianoMatronNeeNee]

Another great tutorial.You are a very talented teacher. I’ve learned so much from you. Many many thanks! ❤️

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks!

[@jojayonline]

Gracias maestro.

[@deloresrobert8931]

Blessing.thank u. U explation is the best

[@ravisaranvlogsmedia1236]

i am from india, i watched your videos, its very intresting lessons and easy to understanding

[@tm4333]

You have covered so much material in so little time. Thank you for sharing your playing and gift for teaching. Sub

[@MangoldProject]

Welcome aboard!

[@davidhyatt7550]

You're amazing. Thanks so much.

[@MangoldProject]

Happy to help.

[@rojal2269]

I always love to hear the demonstration pieces in your vedios coz they're like your small compositions...And they sound awsome...❤️❤️

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks! I hate it when I can't hear the final result of what I'm learning, so I try to give my listeners an idea before they commit themselves to it.

[@rojal2269]

@@MangoldProject Oh!! Nice idea... ❤️

[@cesarleonardo7059]

Grandiosa clase !! Explicas tan claro los conceptos que lo haces muy simple de entender !! Gracias totales !!!

[@MangoldProject]

You're welcome!

[@marion_roberts]

Ah,another wonderful tutorial. I'll try to catch up, I'm still practicing the arpeggio through your older vids.

[@MangoldProject]

I'm on a roll these days. Give it enough time and work and real life will slow me down :)

[@JerryKolata]

@@MangoldProject Indeed, I agree you are on a roll! These are VERY helpful tutorials, and are definitely going to take time. Great job, keep going!

[@shastabob56]

Excellent!

[@MangoldProject]

Many thanks!

[@ronaldocampbell6484]

I LIKE YOUR STILE OF TEACHING PIANO

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks!

[@2freet]

Nice one! Thanks.

[@moejoe2245]

You are God sent for people like me.

[@MIRACLEADIL-ww7dt]

Thanx sir because your my roll model

[@ShivSadhak]

This was awesome. Thanks a lot. Please make a whole series on ballad improvisation and next step forward. Thank you once again.

[@vincele6174]

In the C major scale, you taught us to C,D,G,B as the magic notes to use in cases we are lazy, wanted to sound good, or in case we do not know what to improvise next. For Am scale, what would the "magic notes" be? Would it be A,B,E,G or 1,2,5,7? Thank you for a wonderful and practical lesson. You YT videos are very inspiring and help a lot of beginners believe we can play the piano.

[@lauriegarcia5811]

I enjoyed this. Some good tips. May see how i can incorporate in praise and worship music.

[@rjg999]

Excellent! Thank you very much!!

[@surajgipson913]

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[@davidnash8586]

Brilliant lesson !

[@jumzzyeah3554]

i can't wait to try it out!

[@6uitarbot]

Thanks so much

[@thebilliondollarsmom]

O , thank you , your tutorial are very good

[@MangoldProject]

You are welcome.

[@alejandropalazonurtubi3520]

Bro, awesome content!

[@komsakksm]

I will try to master itc thanx

[@MangoldProject]

Good luck! Take it slow and don't give up.

[@jacksonamaral329]

great. i enjoyed it.

[@theodorekorbos2804]

I'm hearing a violin and lead guitar coming in now😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@theodorekorbos2804]

Where were teachers like you 50 years ago

[@MangoldProject]

Not born yet.

[@aviationsongs]

Superb 💯✨️

[@remirobedillo6861]

Thank you sir for very useful lesson, awesome!....but i have one question "how do get the 4 magic notes"🤔?... again thanks 👍

[@MangoldProject]

You're asking what makes them special? Well, root and fifth degrees are always very strong and fit with all chords played. D and B are a little more difficult to justify, but I guess they also fit well (as opposed to F, for example, which doesn't fit with Am or C at all). But there isn't very deep and organized theory behind it.

[@remirobedillo6861]

@@MangoldProject thank you sir 🙂

[@michaelpappas6647]

Another fantastic lesson that I can add to my improv options. It would be wonderful if you could demonstrate these tips together with an actual ballad. BTW, I have learned so much from your piano class on udemy. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn the piano. Thank-you .

[@MangoldProject]

Wait, I don't have a udemy piano class. Did someone plagiarize my stuff?

[@julianho4774]

many thanks............................................

[@SnowAngelfish]

Great lesson! Question,,, F is not one of the 4 magic notes so that means we should never play D as a sixth fingering because it has F in it right?

[@JasonLowe777]

Absolutely wonderful, as always my friend 🙏☺ May I ask what digital piano it is that you own and are using in this video? Once again, thank you for all that you do, your instruction has benefited me tremendously, and I recommend you to others often. Sending love J

[@MangoldProject]

Yeah of course - it's a Nord Stage 3, and I'm pretty sure I'm using the Royal Grand 3D sample (the same sample is also available on most other Nord keyboards, including the Nord Piano and Nord Electro HP).

[@JasonLowe777]

@@MangoldProject Thank you dearly for your response my friend, I deeply appreciate it. 🙏 The Nord Stage 3 is truly a sublime digital piano. I hope to own one myself someday 🥰

[@strudelkopf]

Amazing, thanks. I wonder whats the technicality of the magic notes? Are they just common in most scales or something?

[@MangoldProject]

1 and 5 sound good with almost any chord in a progression because that's where the progression wants to resolve to (so they're either a resolution, or they create a tension that wants to resolve to them). As for D and B that's a bit more difficult to "explain" - not everything can be easily explained, but if you ever come across an interesting explanation do come back and let us know :)

[@cesarleonardo7059]

Master, will there be any way or method that serves to be able to play the songs only by listening to them, or is it only by ear? Thanks in advance for your time.

[@MangoldProject]

You're asking whether I'll make a video on learning how to play a song by ear? Sure, that's a good idea, why not.

[@cesarleonardo7059]

@@MangoldProject Exactly. I think a lot of people will be grateful to you. Since you have a very particular way of transmitting your knowledge. You make them simple and accessible. Thank you very much and I hope that soon we can enjoy "that" video.

[@crroozroad23]

Can anyone explain what right notes the right hand is suppose to be hitting and why the “magic notes” works ? Is it the scale / chord tones of the left hand chords ?

[@prasanth1969]

👌👌👌👍

[@patriciaann6380]

👍👍💖

[@anni1619]

Hi, I have got one questions. Do the chords change, when the key changes (when the song is not in C)? And also, how many songs are actually played in a different keys then C? Thanks for the answer!

[@hmr28]

The graphic for the 1 5 1,152,153, section on the g chord is not correct. You say d but it is written as gbg,gba,gbd

[@MangoldProject]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. However, there's no easy way I'm aware of for correcting these sorts of things :(

[@marshabraudrick2792]

My hands are not big enough for 1-5-2, 1-5-3....... sooo i dont know what to do any tips for that?

[@Gluckasz]

Why does the magic notes work? And how do I get them for another scales?

[@MangoldProject]

The root and fifth for most scales will likely work. The 2nd will work with high probability. The 7th ... that depends on the scale. Beyond that, you're on your own :) As to "why", well, that's a question for a neurophysiologist who studies the auditory system. Not me!

[@Gluckasz]

@@MangoldProject Haha thanks! I just wondered if it is some kind of music theory that I don't understand

[@NiKaHikari]

Do the magic notes depend on what scale I'm playing? Or do they sound good in any major scale?

[@MangoldProject]

They are scale dependent. Transpose with the scale.

[@NiKaHikari]

@@MangoldProject oh thanks, seems the 1 2 5 7 in the right hand are the magical notes, do these apply in minor scales too?

[@simsonsihombing5476]

Make an example of song Sir, so it become clear.

[@robwilks4816]

sounds like a version of fields of athenry

[@wilonweb]

SomeOne know the software to get a piano who color th pushed note on the screen ?

[@MangoldProject]

ChordieApp.

[@kathleenjones2718]

😢

[@MangoldProject]

:(

[@biayofficial8850]

thank you very much

[@MangoldProject]

No worries!