"Chord Piano In 10 Days!"  
 Piano for busy adults
using piano chords & chord symbols ... on close-up DVD video
...gets you chording really fast!

Gm7     C6     F7      Dm9    Bbm   Em6

 

Grand piano"Your lesson number 3 is invaluable, worth the price of the course. It finally looks like after all these years, I'm really going to learn to play the 88 toothed monster." 
 Kevin Barnes (email on file)

Grand piano"This course is so wonderful!  I took lessons as a child and have bought so many methods to try and relearn  as an adult.  This is the only thing that actually makes me feel I am progressing.  Thanks!"  Barbara F. (letter on file)

Grand piano"I'm feel like I'm making breakthroughs in rapid succession. Your stuff is especially good." Steve D. (email on file)

Grand piano"Your program is TOP notch. I am a retired concert artist (Organist) from the Wurlitzer  Company." Dan W. (email on file)

Click here for an unsolicited testimonial from Portugal -- It's so powerful it's almost embarrassing!

     You'll get a wonderful instructional DVD where Duane demonstrates each chord and explains everything clearly. (Plus a CD to use in your car, plus 3 chord charts, plus an  illustrated instruction course-book with pictures & songs & step by step demonstrations of all piano chords & each technique.....& a whole bunch of wonderful bonuses!)
     Perfect for beginners who don't know middle C from Tweedle Dee, and also for adults who already play, but don't know how to use chords...

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    Duane Shinn teaching chord piano lessons

Duane is the author of over 500 music books, DVD's, & CD's.

He has taught hundreds of thousands of people worldwide over the past 30 years in person and through his courses.

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Click on the button below to find out why playing the piano using piano chords
is so much faster and easier than reading sheet music note by note...
and a whole lot more fun!

Would you like to play

Chord Piano

the fast, fun, and easy way...using powerful
piano chords
& chord symbols?

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I'll teach you to play 

"Chord Piano" in 10 days, 

using piano chords galore

or it won't cost you a penny!

(even if you don't know Middle C from Tweedle Dee)

Dear Friend:

     I'm not kidding.

     I really will teach you to play "chord piano" within the next ten days with both hands, or it won't cost you a single cent. Piano chords will revolutionize your piano playing, and you'll LOVE playing with them!  Chords such as Dm7, Bb6, Dm9 -- and many more.

      I've been teaching piano lessons here in the Rogue River Valley of Oregon for over 20 years, and my Keyboard Workshop is known not only locally, but all around the world. If I couldn't do what I say I can do, I wouldn't still be around. But I'll leave that entirely up to you. If you don't learn to play "chord-style" piano in ten days, just send the course back to me and I'll give you an immediate refund -- no questions asked. I mean it. It's that good.

     Here's what you're going to be able to play 10 days from the time you receive your piano lesson course in Chord Piano:

Piano lessons on chords

1. You're going to be able to play all 12 major piano chords easily and quickly. Some of my students can play them in as little as 3 seconds! (Honest!)

     2. You're going to be able to pick out a tune with your right  hand both "by ear" and by reading notes. (Some people  play by ear, and some by sight-reading. You're going to  be able to do both -- and knowing piano chords speeds up both.)

     3. You will be able to play all minor piano chords, all diminished piano chords, and all augmented piano chords, just by changing each major piano chord slightly. But that's not all: You will also learn how to form and play 6th chords, minor 6th chords, 7th chords, minor 7th chords, maj7th chords (different than "regular" 7th chords), and even 9th chords! You will be able to do this for the rest of your life.

     4. You will learn to create a chording rhythm  pattern with your left hand, made out of the piano chords you learn, which you can use on a thousand different songs the rest of your life. If you like ragtime, you can use it on The Entertainer, and songs like that. If you like gospel music, you can use it on Amazing Grace, and a thousand other hymns or other Christian music (Actually -- any kind of "popular" piano music). If' you like Country-Western or Contemporary or Pop or whatever, you can apply this "chording bass" pattern to your favorite songs. (The only kind of piano music you shouldn't use it on is classical). You will learn to do this "swing bass" technique in both 3/4 and 4/4 time (and all the other variations). Then you will learn a left-hand technique called "arpeggios" -- where you'll "stretch out" the chord into a beautiful and full orchestral sound -- great for ballads, love songs, certain praise & worship songs, etc.

     5. You will learn a wonderful "harmonizing trick" you can do using piano chords. It's very easy to do, but adds a "duet effect' to your right hand melodies. (If you sing, or play another instrument, you can apply this technique to that as well!)

     6. You will learn how to "fill up the empty spaces" in a song with echoes, fills, and runs -- all made out of piano chords. This lesson alone is worth ten times the cost of the piano lessons, as only the very top professionals know how to do this. You'll learn rapid-fire runs, straddles, fills, melodic echoes, and cascading waterfall runs!

     7. You will learn how to arrange a song -- put an intro at the start of it, and an ending on the caboose. You can then take a piece of sheet music and play it your way, instead of just playing what's written.

     8. You will learn how to create a fantastic "orchestral pad" in your left hand part that creates a "river of sound" for ballads, love songs, Christian music, regular sheet music and any kind of song needing a "smooth" feel.

      By the way, you will not only learn how to do all these things, but you will also understand what you're doing! In other words, I teach music theory -- why piano chords work the way they do -- along with the specific skills, so you won't be doing anything by rote -- you'll understand exactly what you're doing and why you're doing it!

     The heart of the course is a big, 8 1/2" by 11" book with scores of illustrations so you can see everything and how it all works. Then along with the book I'll send you three bonus charts -- a " Visualized Piano Chord Chart" that shows  the 96 different piano chords I teach in the course, a " Magic Keyboard Chart" that slips behind the keys on your piano and guides you to the correct notes, and a " Major Piano Chords Locator" that lets you double-check your major chords to make sure they are right. The course comes in DVD video as well as in audio CD, so you get both. Get your enrollment in today, while you're thinking about it! Order right now!

Cordially,

Duane 

P.S. Don't forget that everything is guaranteed, so there is no way you can lose! The book, the 3 charts, the audio CD, the DVD video -- everything -- you get it ALL. Oops! I almost forgot -- if you order promptly you also get a book of songs to practice your new "chording" skills on!

 

 

Picture of chord piano course

 

Here are some of the things you will learn when you take the  chord piano course:

Chord Piano -- The Fun Way To Play The Piano!

  • 1st Day: You will SEE how to instantly recognize every note on the keyboard (you'll watch me do it on the DVD video, plus you'll have a "Magic Keyboard Chart" which will make it automatic!)

Rainbow of musical sounds

  • 2nd Day: You'll learn all about music symbols and what they mean. Rhythm symbols. Pitch symbols. Dynamics symbols. Never be puzzled again!

  Concert grand

  • 3rd Day: You'll learn all about piano chords and how to form them. You will  learn ALL of the major chords -- ALL of the minor chords -- ALL of the diminished chords-- ALL of the augmented chords -- ALL of the 6th chords -- ALL of the 7th chords -- ALL of the 9th chords! That's a whole bunch of chords...but...you won't be confused, because now for the first time you will know the formula for chords! Plus you'll learn all the SYMBOLS for chords so you can read "lead sheets" and "fake books" -- symbols such as F7, Gm, E+, Db6 and zillions more!

  Dbm  chord - fingers on notes

  • 4th Day: You'll learn how to create a left-hand chording pattern in 3/4 time that will let you accompany the melody of thousands of songs in 3/4, 6/8, 9/8, and 3/2. All made out of the piano chords you will learn.

  Dancing musical keys

  • 5th Day: You'll learn how to create a left-hand chording pattern in 4/4 time that will allow you to add a "swing bass" using piano chords to most any song in 4/4 or 2/4 time, and there are thousands of songs like that!

  Left hand

  • 6th Day: You will learn how to "harmonize the melody" in your right hand by adding 3rds and 6ths below the melody for a "duet" sound. (It's very easy to do, but not many piano players know about it!)

  Right hand

  • 7th Day: You'll learn how to play arpeggios ( arpeggios are piano chords that have been "stretched out") in the left hand for a beautiful flowing "orchestral" effect. If you want your playing to sound full and luscious, you will want to learn this technique for sure! (Great for love songs, praise songs, etc.)

  Musical 8th notes

  • 8th Day: You'll learn how to add "meat" to the melody for a bigger, fuller sound by plugging in piano chords under the melody in your right hand. Most people that use chords only use them in their left hand -- but you'll learn to use chords in both hands!

  Two hands playing the keyboard

  • 9th Day: You'll learn how to "fill in all those empty spaces" in the music by adding runs and fillers of various sorts, such as "straddles", "echos", "tinkles", "rapid-fire runs", and "cascading waterfall runs", all made out of piano chords!

 Music Staff Music notesMusic Staff Dancing

  • 10th Day: And finally, you'll learn how to arrange a song from start to finish by putting a "front door" (intro) on a song and a "back door" (ending) on a song to give it a professional feel.

  Keys playingKeys playing

     Whether you take 10 days or ten weeks or ten years is up to you, of course -- but the piano chord course comes in 10 dynamite piano lessons that will take you from where you are to where you want to go. You'll start by learning what music is all about -- the 3 parts of music -- melody, rhythm, and harmony -- and then your learn to read a melody line (if you don't already know how). Then you'll learn how piano chords are formed, and how to get a grasp on all 12 major chords -- and then learn to change them to minor, diminished, and augmented.

     Then after you know 48 piano chords (12 major chords, 12 minor chords, 12 diminished chords, and 12 augmented chords), you'll learn to invert them (turn them upside down) so you'll have 144 chords to work with. But then you'll learn to add extensions to the basic chords -- 6ths, 7ths, major 7ths, 9ths -- for those wonderful and exciting sounds that add so much to music. That will give you....oh, about 1000 piano chord possibilities. Piano lessons were never this much fun!

     But that's when the fun just starts! Once you know piano chords, then you will learn how to create exciting rhythm patterns using those chords in a variety of ways -- from "swing bass" to "western bass" to "broken chord bass" to..........and each style has many varieties, so there is really no end to the distinctive styles you can come up with to create your own sounds using piano chords!

Learn to play chord piano....using piano chords galore!

C major chord in left hand

all 12 major piano chords

all 12 minor piano chords

all 12 augmented piano chords

all 12 diminished piano chords

6th chords

7th chords

maj7th chords

9th chords

and most of all -- how to use them to create

color and power in your piano playing!

  Keys playing

Free Quiz to see if you are qualified to play chord piano.

In case you are wondering...

"Can I REALLY learn to play "Chord Piano"?

Click on the button below to take a quick quiz!

   
 

Qualification #1:  Raise your left hand about waist  high, and swing it back and forth -- left and right.  Left hand playing music

Can you do that?

Qualification #2: Now look down and see if you have at least 3 fingers on your left hand.  Got 'em?   Fingers
 

Qualification #3:  Now the hard part: Look at your right hand and call your thumb "number one". Right hand playing music

  • If your thumb is #1, what number is your index finger?

    Your middle finger?
    Your ring finger? Your little finger?
     

  • Were your answers #2, #3, #4, and #5? If so, guess what?
     

YOU can play "Chord Piano"!

keyboard  chords

  • How GOOD you get is up to you -- how much you rehearse, what your motivation is, and what your natural talent is.
     

  • But EVERYBODY can play "Chord Piano" to some degree -- at least enough to enjoy yourself and perhaps amaze your family and friends. Turn yourself into a chord piano player!
     

  • I apologize for being so obvious -- but I just wanted you to see how easy it really is!

Here is what you'll get:

 

  • Chord piano music course book

  • The big "Chord Piano!" instruction 10-day course! 

  •  How to play chord piano CD

  • The great CD on "Chord Piano" so you can hear! (Lots of people listen to it in their car while commuting -- then play what they have learned when they get home...great use of otherwise wasted time!)

  •  Chord piano course on DVD video

  • The DVD on "Chord Piano" so you can hear and see how to play!

Plus...you get...

Big Fat Bonus #1:

 A Magic Keyboard Chart that slips behind the keys and directs you to every note!

 

Piano playing

Plus...

 

Big Fat Bonus #2:

The "Visualized Chord Dictionary!" (96 chords in pictures!)

Sheet music

Plus...

Big Fat Bonus #3:

The "Major Chord Locator!" Find any major chord instantly!

 Plus...

Big Fat Bonus #4:

The "Amazing Secrets Of Exciting Piano Playing" resource guide!

(for those who might want to take more advanced courses later)

Plus...

Big Fat Bonus #5:

Bonus  Report:

"What Chords Do I Absolutely, Positively Have To Know?"

You'll be amazed at how logical it is!

Plus...

Big Fat Bonus #6:

A big, beautiful full-color binder with a CD and DVD page sleeve to hold the course, the discs, and all the bonuses!

                                                                                                               

 

Plus...

Big Fat Bonus #7:

Automatic enrollment in Duane's email newsletter for students only titled "Good Stuff You Really Need To Know About Music & Piano Playing!"
(Only people who have taken one or more of Duane's courses receive this newsletter -- it is not available at any price to anyone else.)

   Good Stuff You Really Need To Know About Music & Piano Playing 

For Duane's Students Only

 

Plus...
Big Fat Bonus #8:

Bonus chart that could change your musical life -- like it did mine many years ago:

"The Most-Used Chords Chart"

*Click here to read more about this amazing chart and how it turned my musical life around!

Plus...

Big Fat Bonus #9:

If you order promptly, you also get a Book of Songs with the melody and chord symbols only (like a professional 'fake book') to practice your new chording skills on!

Piano Sheet MusicPiano Sheet Music

  • The total price for ALL OF THIS is NOT $500. or $300. or even $200. -- but just $97. plus shipping using  fast Priority Mail delivery -- so you'll have the course pronto..

      Yes! I would LOVE to have the DVD so I can SEE as well as the CD and the 10-Lesson Book and all the wonderful & exciting bonus items -- which include:

  • "Magic Keyboard Chart" to guide you to all notes in both hands

  • "Visualized Chord Dictionary" that shows 96 piano chords at a glance

  • "Instant Chord Finder" that slips behind the keys to reveal all major chords

  • "Amazing Secrets Of Exciting Piano!" resource guide

  • "What Chords Do I Absolutely, Positively Have To Know?" bonus report

  • Full-color binder to hold it all -- the books, the discs, the charts...

  • Free enrollment in Duane's "Good Stuff" email newsletter for STUDENTS ONLY

  • "The Most-Used Chords Chart" --The priceless chord chart that can change your life

  • Book of "Melody & Chords Only" songs so you can practice chording --

  • And, of course, the DVD so you can SEE, the CD so you can HEAR, and the 10-Lesson Course-Book on "How To Play Chord Piano...In Ten Days!"

Plus everything is Guaranteed or money instantly back!


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Want to read what other people have said about the course?

Chord Piano!

 

"Your lesson number 3 is invaluable, worth the price of the course. It finally looks like,
     after all these years, I'm really going to learn to play the 88 toothed monster."  Kevin Barnes

"This course is so wonderful!  I took lessons as a child and have bought so many methods to try and relearn
as an adult.  This is the only thing that actually makes me feel I am progressing.  Thanks!"  Barbara F.

"I'm feel like I'm making breakthroughs in rapid succession. Your stuff is especially good." Steve D.

"Your program is TOP notch. I am a retired concert artist (Organist) from the Wurlitzer  Company." Dan W.

 

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