Learn *EVERY* Piano Chord Quickly in 2 Steps (FREE PDF!)

[@ARClazerbeam]

🤯.... seriously thank you! I've watched many many many videos touching on chords and nobody broke it down so simply as this!

[@abeanith3771]

Thanks a lot for coming up with this simple formula to create chords. I play guitar and never thought of this simple way of coming up with chords. You make me want to venture into learning piano now.

[@jackjohnson7299]

I absolutely love this video. You're the first person that has ever explained this clearly to me. God bless you.🎹😃

[@BQN_BQN]

As a self-taught “pianist”, this is going to send me SAILING!! Thank you

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Woohoo!!

[@scottypmusic3309]

Outstanding! I'm a long-time (self-taught) guitar player whose pea brain thinks in shapes and templates. This unlocks a lot for me as I start noodling on the piano for the first time. Thank you!

[@daviddougherty7289]

As a Classical Trained guitarist and with a Music Theory back ground it has made me to understand piano somewhat easily! Ive Always loved the Piano!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Woohooo! This is great news!

[@imoses]

Thank you! This is almost exactly how decades ago I learned how to memorize chord shapes and how to recognize chords by ear. Very useful tutorial.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Awesome - thanks for saying so!

[@Werner-er5eb]

I like to teach it like: MAJOR triad: start skip 3 keys play skip 2 keys play which can be truncated to: start, skip 3, skip 2 So minor triad is: start, skip 2, skip 3 and diminished triad is: start, skip 2, skip 2 and AUGMENTED triad is: start, skip 3, skip 3 The transition to official interval names is: the skip 3s are major (bigger) thirds and the skip 2s (smaller) are minor thirds etc.

[@Potencylogic]

You’re a great teacher.. I’m learning a lot everyday now.. as a musician it’s a very important to me to play my own stuff to avoid lawsuits etc

[@giggityhertz6347]

Always best to create your own

[@hope4463]

True.

[@sma31sylvie55]

Glad I am here this morning. Been learning the hard way (multi directions and sources of musical knowledge) . I am seriously beginning to see the Light and project that i can tackle my piano and soon upgrade it. Let's the fun times begin.😊

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Yayyyy! This is huge!!

[@jacobdavid]

This is so easy to follow. Most piano teachers put you to sleep. This is the fastest and easiest method to remember how to play your Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished and Dominant chords. Thank you Ashlee. I have subscribed and plan to watch your other videos.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Aw thanks for saying so! I’m happy to have you here, welcome!

[@the_changing_point]

Your communication skills are fantastic, I could listen to you explaining things like forever. Thank you for this tutorial, very clear and well understood.👌

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thank you thank you!

[@3eyei-hattrick]

Your positive energy is inspirational, and I like your approach to the keyboard, me I just search it for something new

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thank you for saying that!

[@jasonball6111]

Love this. Super helpful for a novice. I can't see the link for the PDF; apologies if I've missed it.

[@pianofortefun]

I love how you dot the keys in your tutorial! I've been using physical stickers (micro dots from Office Depot) for years to help kids jam out on the blues scale. I wish I had your film editing skills too this is nicely put together.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thank you! I can’t totally take credit for this, it is my assistant who does an incredible job editing the videos. But I absolutely love the dots as well, it really does something with the video that I used to think was only possible to do in person :-)

[@alabamaflip2053]

Amazing teacher with excellent communication skills. Thumbs up!

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Ashlee has done nothing wrong. Any Teacher will demo using different starting points. My brain prefers those variations from the same "tonic" starting point.

[@happyguycmb2883]

Well done, Ashlee. Very informative. Now I know the notes in the chords in this passage from "The Swan": G dim, C#m9, Bm, F#7. Now the hard part: Figure out the best ORDER of the notes in the chords to play this particular sequence of those 4 chords AND what fingers to what notes. Seems that music sheet publishers should help us out with that . . .

[@DonatelloFigliuolo]

Excellent explanation! I started playing the piano only with improvisations. This is very useful.

[@danielrosen4496]

Would U have anything on "Chord" Progressions❓I had a class a long time ago which taught how use a "Pivot" chord to modulate to a new key, but no longer have the notes. Thank you.♦️

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Just today I released a video on a chord progression!

[@jorgevaron8326]

Wow¡ Excellent vídeo¡ Not only by topic (I love formulas and patterns) but your clear explanation. Thanks for help me to love more the piano. Greetings from Colombia.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thanks for saying so!!! Glad to hear it :)

[@Robert-ts2ef]

The thing is that memorising the chords as you say in root position is good information but the real challenge and method for playing chords in a tune is to be able to quickly play them using inversions of the chords rather than jumping all over the place. This is my challenge to myself but at 74 I have give up numerous times as I find it overwhelming.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

I have one for that too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ-nnWybqrGZqc0si=mae2UCXTItyNJfti

[@velcroman11]

Practice SLOWLY! Slow practice is the “fast” path to playing finally at tempo.

[@earlhaywood4372]

There's no remedy or solution , you have to be patient with yourself and resort to trial and error. From my point of view , just be happy with what you know and enjoy yourself. We already have had the following MUSICAL GENIUSES , BEETHOVEN, MOZART, MILES DAVIS , and many others.

[@Devenshire11]

Best ever post, tutored very nicely, Thank you

[@richochet]

Please keep going it will come, inversions are not an instant learn. But take time.

[@76golong73]

Ashlee, you're on KZbin now?! I guess it's been awhile! Your video just randomly popped up on my KZbin feed. Subscribed, and now I'll have to go back and watch all of your videos. Former student here: Ashlee is an amazing piano teacher and a fabulous player herself! She met me at my skill level (a 40-something music teacher wanting to hone his piano skills) and helped me reach the next level. If she can help me, she can help you too!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

So great to see you pop up here! I suppose I started right after you stopped lessons! Thank you for the kind words - you are awesome and I hope to see you pop up around here more!

[@jrparsons8313]

Thanks for the clear pattern of the formulas! With the color dots. Great, now I can move through my modes more easily!😁

[@dinhfamily2377]

i love this. can i have the link to free pdf of Learn *EVERY* Piano Chord Quickly in 2 Steps (FREE PDF!)? i can't seem to find the link on this page

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

There’s several - here they are! 🎁 Triads of a Major Key Worksheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/triads 🎁 Chord Inversion Fingerings PDF - www.ashleejyoung.com/inversions 🎁 Major and Minor Chord Formulas Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorminorformula

[@dinhfamily2377]

@@AshleeYoungMusicStudio Thank you!

[@susanmorrison8403]

Your videos are so well done! Very good explanations. Thanks.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thank you thank you!

[@skabettispaghetti5451]

Thanks. This was a lot info for my beginner brain. I'll come back as I get better. I'm still not certain why composers use all these chords, especially adding more notes to a 3-note chord. Is it to get the exact sound and exact coloration they want in their piece?

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Yes exactly! And sounds like a plan 👍🏻

[@jeromebarbier5295]

Hi Ashlee. Wouldn't it be more logical to think of chords relatively to a major scale? That way I would be able to stack third, fifth and seventh intervals then alter them if needed to get a diminished chord or any other. Doing so would combine learning scales and relative chords at the same time. No?

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Both are valid. The way I present in the video is the fastest way but not the only way. Relating them to the key is smart, especially if you have longer-term goals of being able to understand music theory as a whole. I have some videos that delve into the tryouts of the key, and the primary triads, etc. I present chords this way that you were talking about in those videos.

[@geminidream4347]

I signed up to the defunct class site hoping it is the right place to get your PDFs from? I'm subbing, liking, alarming and commenting now. You are the teacher that teaches me the way I need to be taught. So thank you very much for this. At this point in my life, do to unfortunate circumstances not of my own making, I can't afford to pay for lessons.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thanks for the kind words! You’re very welcome and so happy it helped! Sounds like you figured out the PDF stuff which is ✅

[@catherine6653]

I have a laminated chord chart booklet I purchased from a music store. I can write down the formulas and use the chord chart as a visual, Thank you for this tutorial. 😊

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Great idea! You’re welcome

[@Makkal123]

Can u share it?

[@catherine6653]

@@Makkal123 Keyboard Chord Chart. alfred.com

[@signetulupan]

One of the best tutorials EVER! Thank u Ashlee dear!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re welcome! Thanks for saying so!

[@claire8120]

You won’t believe how much this video helped!!! Thank you sooo much!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Yay! I’m so happy to hear that!

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@@AshleeYoungMusicStudio Yah, a single triad per day; always returning to the previous one(s) learned. Repeat this next week, should become muscle memory. Simply adding new chords as time permits. TYSM !

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

@@R.Akerman-oz1tf exactly!

[@dominiquemarch4189]

Excellent piano chords presentation. Thank you so much.

[@tn-vp4vz]

Wonderful teacher .Real communicator.Congrats from India.Thank you.👍

[@BlockBangaz_1]

mam can I personally thank you for unlocking my brain !!!! I subscribed to you and will recommend you to anybody that ask me where I learned from!!! God bless you so much

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Aw thanks! Glad I helped and thanks for passing the channel along, I appreciate that!

[@FinestAccent]

Thank you for sharing this information with others. I love music. I’ve been playing keyboard for so many years.

[@Ralstro]

One piece I have always loved is Henry Mancini's Shadows of Paris. I have searched in vain for a full piano score but I did find a lead sheet. I have previously fought shy of using lead sheets because I didn't know how to play them but I had no choice on this occasion. Learning this piece, which is in Ab major, I found that the third bar starts with a Db but the chord is C7 which doesn't feature a Db. Looking through many pieces I see that it is fairly common for a chord to be used which doesn't feature the note being played. I would be grateful if anybody could explain why they do this. Thanks

[@Rayram555]

I enjoyed this lesson very much. Very informative. Loved it. Thank you.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re welcome, thanks for saying so!

[@SamMusico]

Ashley you did a marvelous job! Thanks you so much! 🎶🎵 🎹 🎼❤

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You are very welcome! Thank you for taking the time to say so 🙂

[@danielmundele]

I can now understand how chords work. Thank you Ashlee

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Bravo! That’s awesome 👏🏻

[@misterkerr7129]

Thanks for explaining that so well! You made it easy!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re welcome and I’m glad to hear it!

[@ukestudio3002]

Have wanted to play piano all my life (like many..). Never had the money for lessons . Now at 73 have decided i might try but about 1min 30 sec in, my eyes start to cross . Think it wasn’t meant to be. Thank you for your video .! 🌹

[@GloriaLugo-b1x]

Thank you for the chord lesson, it was very helpful.😊

[@CoachKareCastle]

Where do I get the free PDF advertised in the Learn *EVERY* Piano Chord Quickly in 2 Steps video?

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Here are all the freebies! 🎁 Major Key Signatures Cheat Sheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/flashcards 🎁 Major Scales Practice Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorscales 🎁 Triads of a Major Key Worksheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/triads 🎁 Chord Inversion Fingerings PDF - www.ashleejyoung.com/inversions 🎁 Major and Minor Chord Formulas Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorminorformula

[@J-EASTMUSIQ]

Thank you Ashlee!!!❤3 minutes in and I subscribed!!..🤯🤯🤯👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Awesome welcome!

[@elchapolin9618]

Great video! i'm learning how to play the piano! I dont know why, but you remember me the Kim Raver Cheers from Brazil!

[@BusiPianoTutorials]

Thanks for your Tutorial! I teach it similar in Switzerland. Have a groovy day! 😎Serge

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Oh so awesome! Thanks!

[@davidliles87]

Thank you for the info Ashlee

[@Ekomobong-vq5qv]

I really appreciate you for this exposition. God bless you

[@arsriram2401]

Hi Ashlee, couldn't find the PDF. Could you please provide the link to download? Thank you.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

‼️ Grab your FREE PDFs here Major Scale Fingering Freebie: www.ashleejyoung.com/majorscales Inversions freebie: www.ashleejyoung.com/inversions ‼️ The secret sauce behind beautiful and accurate piano playing that no one’s talking about? ✅ Sight reading. Want to learn how it helps and how to practice it correctly? 🚨 👉🏼Get access to a FREE class where you’ll learn that plus more HERE: www.ashleejyoung.com/speedreader

[@lb6034]

Got an email asking to confirm subscription…no pdf?

[@chrisbergonzi7977]

Excellent instruction here...thank you...

[@MultiGt1]

You made it look simple. Thank you🙏

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Awesoem

[@Fabiano.Bittencourt]

How about a video on how to quickly identify the key of a song? Specifically on the music sheet. Thanks for the content.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Love that idea - it’s on my list!

[@the_changing_point]

I think that learning Pentatonic Scale it will be easier to find the key of any song, at least I do that on guitar very effectively, piano is the same pattern.

[@GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff496]

Something to add to the daily practice routine … thanks! 🎼🎹😄

[@vietdo1978]

I love this video most! Thank you!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re so welcome!

[@Moykel]

Thank you but where's the link for 'free PDF'?

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

🎁 Major Key Signatures Cheat Sheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/flashcards 🎁 Major Scales Practice Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorscales 🎁 Triads of a Major Key Worksheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/triads 🎁 Chord Inversion Fingerings PDF - www.ashleejyoung.com/inversions 🎁 Major and Minor Chord Formulas Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorminorformula

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

🎁 Major Key Signatures Cheat Sheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/flashcards 🎁 Major Scales Practice Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorscales 🎁 Triads of a Major Key Worksheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/triads 🎁 Chord Inversion Fingerings PDF - www.ashleejyoung.com/inversions 🎁 Major and Minor Chord Formulas Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorminorformula

[@songbentre]

Thanks for video.

[@michaeltablet8577]

Thank you so very much!!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re welcome!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re welcome!

[@ALACGltd]

Teaching in intervals is so much easier. Thank you.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Of course!

[@HoseaHerb]

Great explaination! Thank you!

[@NathanShutes]

First, this is an amazing lesson. Second, for those like me that wanted to review some sections slower (she talks fast), just change it to half speed.

[@themiltongroupstudios7943]

Good Job Explaining Miss👌🏿

[@johnsunticoppa777]

Amazing!

[@EllieMonfared]

Thank you very much indeed ❤

[@bojohnson5520]

Never Had A Piano Lesson - Wish I did - "I've written over three hundred songs - Almost got major record deals several times - I still dont know anything about piano methods or reading music, anyways, I enjoyed this lesson - My songs are Bo Johnson - One Man Band - "Thank You

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@shawnwegner3746]

you do a good job , very cool . I like it

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thanks!

[@FranciscoRamos-pw5xh]

BRILLIANT !!!! THANK YOU !!!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re welcome!

[@sagayafranchis5600]

Thanks for the information about chords Amen

[@vijiind]

Very useful thanks a ton

[@AishaMoses-dp6rn]

Really interesting. Many thanks.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re welcome!

[@calixtosouza3845]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@KhabraMusicalTrain]

Thank you for sharing. very informative video

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re very welcome!

[@g.e.miller4335]

Brilliant, thank you!

[@craigdwillia]

Excellent. Thank you!!

[@austinlcarr7881]

Great Teaching 😊💯

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thanks!

[@juliechen6997]

You are the best ever! Thank you so much 😊

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Aw thanks and you’re welcome!!

[@PorpandPinky]

You are a great teacher! ~ Gen 🤩

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thanks!

[@JACKMUSICALS]

Thank you so much mam.

[@brucemarshall1439]

Omg Ashlee you make it so simple, I think I want to marry you!! I learnt the major 2212221 but never thought to extend that to chords, thank you for your enlightenment and I'm serious about the wanting to marry you lol 😎

[@JACK-dy3hq]

Fentastic thank you so much mam

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

You’re welcome!

[@GeoffreyLaureate]

This is inspiring!!!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Im so glad to hear it!

[@decembersend9760]

Very useful Thanks

[@jyotibara2113]

Hi great ideas U give that lesson wow ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jyotibara2113]

Thank for ur reply I am savio fernandes ………❤❤❤❤❤❤I want more lessons advance from u…for my nephew….❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kellyrichardson3665]

Brilliant video!

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thank you!

[@1225408]

Love your teaching, !👍😊

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Thanks!

[@shireenhendricks2194]

Thank you...

[@glenyswana1128]

Love this

[@WN8HGZ]

Ashlee this is soooo good and logical and well done. Thank u very much. From Brian in North Carolina.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Glad you’re enjoying it!

[@mikesosa1146]

Thanks!

[@craigjoseph9374]

How and where can I download the PDF?

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Here are several! 🎁 Major Key Signatures Cheat Sheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/flashcards 🎁 Major Scales Practice Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorscales 🎁 Triads of a Major Key Worksheet - www.ashleejyoung.com/triads 🎁 Chord Inversion Fingerings PDF - www.ashleejyoung.com/inversions 🎁 Major and Minor Chord Formulas Guide - www.ashleejyoung.com/majorminorformula

[@GeorgeAlexa]

I was looking forward to receiving the link in the email, but I didn't find it, and it was not in the spam.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Hmmmm can you email [e-mail] and we’ll sort it out for you!

[@avijayan2]

Awesome. Tqvm

[@fruitsnacks695]

❤❤❤ thank you!

[@geminidream4347]

I think I need more finger. lol Great idea, it is going to help me learn quicker and better, which is in my opinion the main reason people give up. You can only play mary had a little lamb with one finger for so long, before you explode with frustration and repetition. LOL

[@MaryCentin]

Thanks! This is a really cool video! I think at this stage I know all the chords from the theory, rather how to read the chords quickly from the music sheet, and thus practice, which is super important for sight reading... if you have any suggestions on how to train sightreading chords, I am interested. Thank you for your hard work on this channel!! :D

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Of course! Try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKKcYX1obtuUgLMsi=b1O4A6fxDD1QRLoO

[@ayisyenkonsekan9964]

Very interesting !

[@grandiosa86]

So this is where I should start, I assume?

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

This is a great place to statt

[@naimebond8284]

That's certainly the 'tried and true' classical formula for building chords, but it ain't easy and learning one per week will take forever when you consider there are root, 1st and 2nd inversions to come and you have two hands to train? I like 'all chords with E in the middle' practice, but how about combining with the 'circle' CFBEADGC or reverse CGDAEBFC and doing 7 at a time?

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

When you learn one person week, do it with the inversions. Sounds like it’ll take forever but I guarantee they learn about a deeper level and much faster than if you try to learn them all at one time (where you won’t retain)

[@georgezhalleon.O.263]

I loved this ❤ 👏👏🙏🙏

[@Krakatoa2x2]

Wow!! Thanks!.

[@AshleeYoungMusicStudio]

Yep!

[@shinysquirrelclub]

I'd love to see a part II with suspended, 9th/2nd