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Piano skills

Short exercises taken from real songs. Hear one, then practise it. All free.

Left hand

What the left hand plays under a song.

Chords: C, G

Walking roots

One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet.
Chords: C, G

Jazz walk

One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist.
Chords: C, G

Pop heartbeat

Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs.
Chords: C, G

Giant steps

A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking.
Chords: C, G

Three-step climb

Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring.
Chords: C, G

Heartbeat octaves

Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat.
Chords: C, G

Oom-pah

A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah.
Chords: C, G

Stride jumps

Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps.
All left-hand patterns

Right hand

What the right hand plays over the chords.

Chords: C, G

Steady chords

A full chord on every beat, steady and simple.
Chords: C, G

Soft chords

Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4.
Chords: C, G

Pop stabs

Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm.
Chords: C, G

Run-up chords

Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar.
Chords: C, G

Wait-a-beat chords

Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass.
Chords: C, G

Ticking clock

One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick.
Chords: C, G

Pausing chords

Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe.
Chords: C, G

Pumping chords

A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward.
All right-hand patterns

Scales

Major scales in every key, with the fingers for both hands.

Minor scales, five-finger positions and chords

Chord loops

The chords songs go round and round, shown in C.

More skills

Whole styles, ways to end a song and short fills.

Questions

Are the piano skills free?

Yes. Every skill here is free: hear it, practice it in any key and see the songs that use it.

Do I need an account?

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Where should a beginner start?

Start with Walking roots under Left hand, then the C major scale and the Happy chord loop (C G Am F). Each page shows songs that use it.