![]() We are now creating a sound that mimics the texture of a drummer, quite a common technique for pop and contemporary piano: The more advanced groove to accompany ourselves playing melodies over the love progressionīe sure to practice and get this part down first (especially with the backing track), then you’ll be ready to play some beautiful right-hand lines over it! If you want to add even more cool rhythmic texture you can add another note on the other off beats. Check out an example of the latter below: Basic left-hand piano groove to accompany our melodies on the love chord progression As long as we aren’t playing too low on the piano, we can either play these two notes together (blocked) or break it up and form a sort of groove. That leaves us with only two notes on each chord. ![]() Simply remove the middle note of whatever chord we are playing. Our left hand can usually stay very simple for these romantic piano chords. Step 1: Learn The Romantic Piano Chords Left-Hand Accompaniment Using a C major chord in first inversion to harmonize the E in the bass, instead of a possible E minor chord Using an E minor chord in first inversion to harmonize the G in the bass is a nice variation than simply harmonizing it using a G major chord Instead, we used more tried and true chord progression patterns that have existed in music for hundreds of years with inversions to keep that descending bassline underneath! Check out these inverted chords (notated as slash chords, before the slash is the chord and after the slash is our bass note): We use a G chord in first inversion to nicely harmonize the B note in the bass ![]() However, that doesn’t always yield the most pleasant results. We could have just made each bass note the root of each new chord and stacked its thirds on top. Taking it to the next level is the chords that we chose to harmonize this bassline with. Our ears are so tuned to the major scale, and going down by step creates a specific emotional intensity that we associate with feelings that run deep within us like love, sadness, and nostalgia. It’s simply going down the scale by step (until the very end at least): The bassline in the love chord progression on piano moves down the scale by step on each chord The first and foremost thing about this chord progression that might jump out at you is the bassline. So you might be wondering, why is this chord progression so common and what makes it so special? Let’s take a closer look. Pretty sweet, right? Be sure to practice hands separately and then slowly put them together if you’re newer at the piano. Ready to turn up the romance? Let’s dive in! Getting Ready: Learn The Romantic Piano ChordsĬheck out how we might play the “love progression” on the piano below: The most romantic piano chords we call “love progression, “voiced for both hands
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