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Ballads for Beginners: A STEP-BY-STEP Piano Lesson

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0:00 From a melody to a ballad
1:30 The palette of chords
4:17 Harmonizing our melody
12:56 Playing the ballad
16:34 Taking things to the next level

Prepare to go from zero to piano ballad playing power hero! This video will teach you how to approach playing ballads, starting from melody, harmonizing it, and then playing it using left hand arpeggios and a bunch of other tricks, including sus4 chords, inversions, supporting notes and more!