How to Play Triads and Inversions on Piano

[MrKai70]

cheers nice lesson!

[dem0n1kGwensta]

thanx, helped me heaps for my music exam !!

[Cheesybake]

LOL root position fingering.

[goodgooglegoo]

Thanks Mario ... Much APPRECIATED

[18gurly]

thank u :)

[PamPascua]

You're chords sound so "Filipino" like song. I was singing along on your video. LOL! Anyway, great video!

[vzlar0x]

Excelente Clase! Aunque me hubiese encantado recibir la clase completa de toda la cancion, muchas gracias.

[elvisinpersonator]

The most accurate version I have found so far. Congrats, and great explaning on the inversions. Paul's genious.

[tucsonaz7]

Another great video! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this for those of us who cannot take lessons :)

[ExpressStaveNotation]

Strictly speaking, it is the bass note that determines the inversion, not where the root it. Ist inversions simply have the 3rd degree as the bass note. 2nd inversions have the 5th in the bass. The upper voicings could be anything. What you are showing is "close position 3-note inversions" for the RIGHT hand. With the root note staying on the bass, they are all rreally root position chords, but the right hand is practicing inverted "voicings". But great teaching video!

[ArtLenLa]

You are an excellent teacher.

[johnnynoirman]

i agreed with you art.......for those who want to due piano tutorials...should check this vid out....he gives out all the info in a full and concise manner...i hope mariocast continue to make tutorial with triad and 7, 13 chords, polychords..ect.

[benfmo]

Real good lesson. Use of the technology was perfect.

[niallpg1]

Thanks Mario! Even though I already knew this info, I really liked the way you pulled it all together in a neat, memorable little lesson. I'll work on that little exercise till my inversions are super smooth.

[thess327]

Thank you very much you're a great teacher!

[Kim48berly]

Thank -You doe the encouragement.

[AlfieJ06]

Wow! Way to use technology to make it more accessible! Great work!

[chrismarx85]

great job mario!

i love your use of technology...

but this must have taken forever to edit!!!

[shakesbeer23]

Awesome lesson. I'm new to piano and this keeps me from getting bored!

[SilentRose537]

ahhh nice... ^^ great lesson to practice your inversions.. :P never thought of it this way.. i play by ear so it's always great to get tips like this.

[vietspan01]

This is GREAT - Thanks so much for taking time to make these clips to help folks (like me) to enjoy playing piano ..

You're TRULY a educator with good heart.

[PervisJohnson]

Thanks for helping people to learn to play the greatest instrument on Earth!

[chesurfdude]

great videos, keep doing what your doing

[ezekielthemack]

Thank you very much for this excellent piano lesson. Much appreciated.

[luckynedpepper99801]

thank you for the gift of this piano lesson

[CRAIGOSPEL]

Awesome instruction and demo 4 play'n triad inversions. It helps me immensely, I'm new at learn'n 2 play, so thank U Mario!

[luisdarkangel]

i have no idea i apprectiate all ur other vidoes but this one made my head heart

[brainyinaction]

Thanks!! I'm already practicing Clock , Apologize and today , I'll go for this one!!!. Excellent didactic skills, Mario. We like more songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks again

[Leonard0terabajt]

im a piano player, i were 6 years in music school, so its nice to meet male musican who isn't a guitar player :)

[rustyoo2006]

Bravo. Your video lesson is much better than the commercial videos I bought. The display of chords on the graphical keyboard is very helpful for beginners. You should market a video.

[juang73]

thanks another great one

Yeah if you'd like i have some music up on myspace you could check out. I go by "Death By Depression"

Thanks again for the lesson

[lisathebigdub]

thanks!

[whyldephaier]

hey man i like that "jazzed" up thing you did and that's what Im really looking to master, jazzing up the left hand and adding more notes. Is there a science to adding notes like that? What would I search to find out more about jazzing yp the left hand?

[daisy752]

That was a great lesson and it really helpfull to be able to read "C Major" etc. as you played.

[Kippyrox]

Awesome I played Let it be at my piano concert!

[llieske]

Excellent lesson, thank you much! I really need to learn the Beatles and this is a good start :)

[jay20072007]

thanks man ... always loved this song

[Chetspop]

Thank you very much! That song is beautiful and you teach it so simple! I'll be practicing right now! Keep on the good work!

[xipisman]

i love music

[MusicPianoLover]

Thank yoooohh!!!!lol! xxxx

[MusicPianoLover]

Can Anybody tell me where to find the first of these episodes..??!!!!! xxx

[mariocast]

MusicPianoLover: Just go to my YouTube Channel. You'll find all the other videos there.

[hayesjaygee]

You make it so simple. I finally understand some music terms like Cmj and what inversions are. I bet your students love having you as a teacher!

[pianolover74]

I like the way you taught. It is really easy to understand and it is interesting. However, I don't have the digital piano liked yours, mine is just a simple Clavinova CLP930, do you know whether I can add some devices to make it more liked yours? Hope to hear from your comment soon! Thank you!

[Char475]

aaaaaaah thank you thank you tank you

thank you thank you thank you!!

THANKS!!!!:D:D:D

[thepianocian]

hey mario, just to let u know i linked your video on my site as "video of the day" =)

it's on thepianocian . c o m

[mariocast]

Hey pianocian: Thanks for letting me know that you linked and featuring me as your video of the day!

[RyanKraner]

Thanks!! Your great!! Only if I could play the left hand. My keyboard is to small =(. I'll get back to you when I get my piano.

[mariocast]

RyanKraner: Instead of playing octaves, you can substitute them with single notes instead.

[RyanKraner]

I'll have to try that..Thanks

[stereo123]

this is really good, the graphics help A LOT! I think it would be better though if you didn't blank the screen when changing the graphic of the root for the inversions. If the root faded into the inversion, it would be easier to see the common notes. I'm not sure if i made myself clear. Anyway, keep up the good work! A lot of people on youtube know their stuff but can't teach well.

[mariocast]

stereo123: I actually understand what you're saying. It's a new bit of software that I'm playing with that allows me to display what I'm playing in real time. So in the future, I could probably do a bit of editing to make the connection between the chords a little clearer.

[nozzgolef]

Muchas gracias mario!!!!!!!!!

(espero y sepas hablar español jeje)

[jim1664]

Thanks mario. I really enjoy your lessons. I've been playing guitar for 16 years and thanks to you piano for about 5 weeks. You've made a lot become clear to me.

[SteelBlueRage]

pretty much awesome as always!

[Bli33ard]

Mario, I value all of this stuff that you're putting on - for people with the same skill level as me - who know how to play a few songs but lack the sufficient theory knowledge. Thanks again!

[ppetracco]

HAHAHAHOHOHOH! the best part is when you make the keyboard do the drum fills!

[Lula1789]

You're a great teacher..... I'm finnally learning one of my favourite songs :-) keep the good work

[brobrobrobrobrozzzzz]

Great lesson ; and this is one of my favorit songs.

[thepianocian]

Great video, as always. Being a music arranger/composer/teacher myself, I have to say your instruction in this video is one of the clearest lesson I've seen any piano teacher give.

[phallinangel]

Mario, thanks so much for sharing your skills. I love your "keep it simple" technique, it offers tremendous opportunity to add ones own styling. As one who can not 'play by ear', I am especially appreciative. So glad I found you!

[mariocast]

phallinangel: My 'play-by-ear' skills aren't that strong either. Knowing the triads and inversions allows you flexibility in playing chords more closely to one another without jumping around.

[FireIcyas]

Awesome video Mario, its nice to learn something useful, I didnt even know chords were made like that

[mariocast]

Firelcyas: Thanks! Hopefully with this new knowledge of chords, it will be easier when I talk about different chords in other pieces that I'll be teaching in future episodes.

[swatz25]

hey mario, thanx for the lesson..it was good, i actually learned a few things in this lesson....good work

[mariocast]

swatz25: I'm always happy to hear that people found something valuable that they learned from these videos. I appreciate your subscribing too!

[lukman4068]

how do you get that on screen keyboard? is it working off a live feed? please let me know! thanks

[mariocast]

lukman4068: It's a program called "Classroom Maestro" by Timewarp Technologies.  You can buy it at their website: timewarptech(dot)com

[lukman4068]

thanks so much for you fast response! Its great to see an actual teacher on here. Brilliant work. Thanks again!

[LeoRhey]

nice i miss you mario... someday i will meet you personaly and thank you for being so nice to us...

[mariocast]

LeoRhey: It's my pleasure!

[powerizer1]

Excellent, clear instruction. You are a very good teacher. Hope to see more playing tips/theory. Thanks much!!

[mariocast]

You're welcome, powerizer1! I've been a bit busy, so I haven't been able to put out as many of these types of videos as I like to. But I'm hoping to pick up the pace this year.