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When it comes to playing cocktail piano chords that are the among the easiest to play\u00a0while being\u00a0extremely effective, what we’ll be looking at here will rate high on the list. If you know how to play some simple triads (three-note chords), this will come easy to you. In addition, you’ll discover for yourself that, even if you don’t have a specific tune in mind, you can compliment a nice ambience with these cocktail piano chords when played subtlety and\u00a0legato.<\/p>\n
Again, we’re using simple triads here. For our example, we will look at the C Major triad in Root Position, 1st Inversion, and 2nd Inversion\u00a0 in\u00a0their closed postions:<\/p>\n
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By simply opening up these triads and playing them in their open positions, <\/em>we arrive at some very nice textures. When\u00a0supported with the use of the sustain pedal, sometimes played as we see below and other times played in a\u00a0arpeggiated fashion, you can easily grab a listener’s ear with very sparse playing…<\/p>\n If the concept of “opening” a chord is new to you, we are simply taking the middle chord tone of each position in our first illustration above and playing it one octave higher. Yes, two hands will be used, and this particular example that we just illustrated can be easily fingered with the right hand by simply fingering a Cmaj in 1st inversion (while allowing the left hand to take care of everything else). Doing so places your right hand fingers within easy grasp of E, G and C as they are played subsequently, as shown above.<\/p>\n Once you are comfortable with playing our example above in open positions, consider playing through a chord progression using these open positions. Doing so will accomplish at least two things: 1) Your confidence with playing triads in open positions will rise tremendously; 2) You’ll be playing something that sounds quite nice when taking those open positions through, say, a I –\u00a0vii – ii – V chord progression like Cmaj – Amin – Dmin – Gmaj.<\/p>\n Please consider putting the above suggestion to use in addition to understanding it intellectually. Actually take yourself through the three positions over each chord in that chord progressions. You’ll automatically have, at your fingertips, twelve interesting chord textures you can feel good about adding to that “piano playing toolbox” of yours.<\/p>\n Next, take yourself through an entire favorite song of yours and simply play the chords in their open position inversions as if you were accompanying yourself while singing the melody. Experiment with different inversions as you play through the chord changes of the song again and again. Watch your confidence with playing cocktail piano chords\u00a0grow!<\/p>\n Remember,<\/p>\n Always…<\/p>\n ALWAYS…<\/p>\n PLAY WITH PASSION!<\/p>\n Musically,<\/p>\n Dave When it comes to playing cocktail piano chords that are the among the easiest to play\u00a0while being\u00a0extremely effective, what we’ll be looking at here will rate high on the list. If you know how to play some simple triads (three-note chords), this will come easy to you. In addition, you’ll discover for yourself that, even … <\/p>\n![\"Cocktail-Piano-Chords\"](\"https:\/\/proproach.com\/piano-techniques\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/inversionsopened1.png\")
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