Easy Patterns for Piano Accompaniment - Play and Sing - Chords 101

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Learn how to accompany yourself in under 3 minutes. These patterns are REALLY easy. They work the best when you're reading and singing from a Fake book or lead sheet.

Here are the three basic ways I accompany myself on piano when I'm singing.

LRLR or LRR LRR for 3/4 time songs where you count 123 123.
This is good when you want the music to be uplifting or create some rhythms to dance to.

BLLL BLLL good for rock stuff

HOLD for 4 beats - Good for jazz and ballads. or if you are just learning a song and trying to get the hang of playing and singing it.

If you get these basic patterns down, its really easy to add a little variation in the rhythms to create a lot of new vocabulary for your playing.

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[hodarjm]

FOR YEARS !!! I was looking for this kind of simple and truly orientation that really works. You opened a door for me as a amateur pianist, chrismarx85, THANK YOU twice!

[chrismarx85]

@hodarjm - ive got a plan to make a great series of lessons for this. not enough time yet however! soon though!

[beeb1421]

man , you hit it on the head!

All the hours i spent doing hanon exercises when all i wanted to do was just accompany myself against some standards.

more accompaniment stuff chris. please.

great channel!

[chrismarx85]

hey beeb!

I'm actually working on a whole website just devoted to playing and singing... its not done yet, but i'll keep you posted through the email list!!!

thanks!

[johnfused]

This -- 'Just the way you look tonight' -- is just what, is only what, most people want: we want to play accompaniment, not become bloody concert pianists, not even to play melodies. Just banging a chunk of fingers down to sing against. The time I wasted learning really stupid detailed stuff, like embroidery detail when all you want to do is stich a couple of bits of cloth together. This is what people want.

Thanks Chris.

[chrismarx85]

Thanks JohnFused!

I appreciate the compliment. That one took some time to put together. Most people don't want to become a concert pianist... including me. We just want to bang out some chords and have fun with it :)

[maninthebox3863]

I can't believe you said "Summer of 69" is a Bon Jovi song...

[mart0419]

Summer of 69 is by Bryan Adams.

[Zzzzz5959]

Is it my computer or are his fingers spazzing? o__o

[khalid0423]

Great lesson for beginners like me. Thank you very much.

[narmibo]

Great stuff... very well explained.. now to go look at all your other videos..

[christina201067]

Thank You So Much That was What i Was Looking fOR

[yolindura1]

great!! thank you for sharing your gift =) i'll try it soon =D

[ShermanSung]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is really what I think the majority of people wanting to learn piano want... not become concert pianists...

Great video and awesome channel, again thank you!

[SuperVeeraya]

thank you very much. that is very kind of u. u r my master.

[DesiFuyuko]

I'm going to try this now. I write my own songs, but I can't acompany myself, it's like, I know the chords! But I can't do an acompaniment >.< I'm going to try these tips and hopefuly learn to add my own style to it or something hehe Thanks 4 video : )

[NotesAndMusic]

thank you soooo much! Is your 'playing and singing' website ready? It would help me a lot!