Chords for Piano Hand Independence Exercises (for Beginners)
Tempo:
98.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
A
G
Am
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
What's up my piano [C] friends?
Zachivitz here and one of the [A] biggest cries for help I hear from beginner piano [G] players is help my left hand isn't
cooperating with my [N] right hand and struggling to play things independently of each other.
And this is actually a [C] relatively [B] easy fix if you simply train your [A] hand independence using these seven core rhythm exercises.
These are specifically designed to get [C] your hands on [B] autopilot mode so that each hand kind of has a mind of its [C] own.
This system has worked for every single [A] beginner I've ever taught and it'll work for you [C] too.
Alright, I'm excited and ready to go.
[Am] Let's get started.
[F] [C]
Alright, so [G] for this entire video
we're gonna put our left [C] thumb on C, our right thumb on C, and our right pinky on G.
I'm gonna [N] start with core rhythm number one, which is super simple.
So where you see the black notes you play these notes and the gray numbers you don't play anything.
So for exercise number one, as you can see our left hand plays one, two, three, four.
[C] So one, two, three, four.
[Ab] Simple and our right hand just plays one.
So one, two, three, four.
So all together [B] it's gonna sound [C] like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
And once you speed it up a little more it sounds like this.
By [N] the way, I highly recommend actually counting out loud when you play this.
It'll help you solidify these rhythms more solidly into your brain.
So practice this rhythm number one slowly until you get it down pat.
Then we'll move on to core rhythm number two, which is just slightly more challenging.
It's the exact same as rhythm number one, except this time the right hand plays one and three.
[C] Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Once you get that you can move on to rhythm number three.
This time the right hand plays one, two, three.
Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So you get the point.
[N] Now there are seven of these core rhythms.
And before we go [A] on to switching up the notes a little bit,
[C] which is where these exercises get very, [A] very powerful.
If I were you I'd go download the [G] cheat sheet now so that you don't have to [A] remember all of these rhythms.
[C] So click the link, enter your name and [Am] email, hit submit and click here to download the cheat sheet now.
[N]
So if you look at the cheat sheet, there are seven of these rhythm exercises for each hand.
So we can choose, for example, rhythm number five in our right hand.
And it's [C] simply one, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Or we [Ab] can go on to left hand rhythm number one.
You know, this time our right hand plays one, two, three, four.
And our left hand only plays one.
[C] Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Now just a heads up, some of these exercises can sometimes feel like almost a mind bender.
So approach them with a sense of humor.
All right, now let's do one more example before we move on.
So for example, let's do left hand rhythm number seven.
Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
All right, so now you get how these work.
So feel free to work your way [Bm] through all seven rhythms in each hand.
Remember, [G] practice slow at first if you can't get it and gradually speed it up.
And if this seems doable to you, like, okay, I think I can really do this.
Go ahead and smash that like button now because the next step, it gets even more fun.
All right, so now that we've learned all the rhythms, we're going to play the exact same
rhythms, but now your left hand is going to change notes.
So let's do left hand rhythm number one, for example.
Now [A] we can switch our left hand to play any of these five notes.
[F] And it's always going to sound good.
So for example, we can start like [C] normal.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, and then we can switch it up to any of these notes.
Three, four, one, two, three, and then we can move here.
Two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
And we can move [Gb] to any of these five notes and [N] it already starts to sound like an actual song.
So check this out once you speed it up [C] a little bit.
And we [N] can do this with any of these rhythms and it makes it a lot more fun to practice this.
So for example, let's do rhythm number seven, for example, and it's going to sound like [C] this.
[G]
[Am] [C]
Or how [Ab] about left hand rhythm number five, which is going to sound like this.
[B] And if you really want to get creative, you can actually mix two rhythms together.
So for example, we could take rhythm number five and rhythm number seven,
and it's going to sound like [C] this.
[G]
[Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
So have some fun with it.
All [N] right, next up, we're going to talk about the final step to just taking
care of your hand independence once and for all.
But first, if you feel like you got a lot of this video so far and you want more of this very
structured, systematic learning, hit that subscribe button and hit the bell for [C] notifications.
I'd hate for you to miss out on an important video in the future.
[N] All right, so the exercise that you just learned will take you from a beginner level to an intermediate level.
But if you [C] want to get to that [A] advanced level and just take care of your hand independence [F] issues
once and for all, there are actually 80 [A] exercises like this.
They're [C] super simple.
You [N] just learn a couple of them a day.
Within a few months, you're literally going to look back and laugh at the fact [Am] that you
used to struggle with hand independence [C] issues.
You can get all these exercises in my Hands Together Domination Course.
I normally do charge [A] $14 for it.
But if you go through the link in this video, you can get it for half off.
So literally $7, which is literally less than the price of a Big Mac meal from McDonald's.
So if you want to help support [C] me as a musician or if you just want to get [E] these exercises to
dominate your hand independence once [N] and for all, click the link now to [Am] find out more.
[F] [G] [C]
Zachivitz here and one of the [A] biggest cries for help I hear from beginner piano [G] players is help my left hand isn't
cooperating with my [N] right hand and struggling to play things independently of each other.
And this is actually a [C] relatively [B] easy fix if you simply train your [A] hand independence using these seven core rhythm exercises.
These are specifically designed to get [C] your hands on [B] autopilot mode so that each hand kind of has a mind of its [C] own.
This system has worked for every single [A] beginner I've ever taught and it'll work for you [C] too.
Alright, I'm excited and ready to go.
[Am] Let's get started.
[F] [C]
Alright, so [G] for this entire video
we're gonna put our left [C] thumb on C, our right thumb on C, and our right pinky on G.
I'm gonna [N] start with core rhythm number one, which is super simple.
So where you see the black notes you play these notes and the gray numbers you don't play anything.
So for exercise number one, as you can see our left hand plays one, two, three, four.
[C] So one, two, three, four.
[Ab] Simple and our right hand just plays one.
So one, two, three, four.
So all together [B] it's gonna sound [C] like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
And once you speed it up a little more it sounds like this.
By [N] the way, I highly recommend actually counting out loud when you play this.
It'll help you solidify these rhythms more solidly into your brain.
So practice this rhythm number one slowly until you get it down pat.
Then we'll move on to core rhythm number two, which is just slightly more challenging.
It's the exact same as rhythm number one, except this time the right hand plays one and three.
[C] Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Once you get that you can move on to rhythm number three.
This time the right hand plays one, two, three.
Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So you get the point.
[N] Now there are seven of these core rhythms.
And before we go [A] on to switching up the notes a little bit,
[C] which is where these exercises get very, [A] very powerful.
If I were you I'd go download the [G] cheat sheet now so that you don't have to [A] remember all of these rhythms.
[C] So click the link, enter your name and [Am] email, hit submit and click here to download the cheat sheet now.
[N]
So if you look at the cheat sheet, there are seven of these rhythm exercises for each hand.
So we can choose, for example, rhythm number five in our right hand.
And it's [C] simply one, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Or we [Ab] can go on to left hand rhythm number one.
You know, this time our right hand plays one, two, three, four.
And our left hand only plays one.
[C] Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Now just a heads up, some of these exercises can sometimes feel like almost a mind bender.
So approach them with a sense of humor.
All right, now let's do one more example before we move on.
So for example, let's do left hand rhythm number seven.
Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
All right, so now you get how these work.
So feel free to work your way [Bm] through all seven rhythms in each hand.
Remember, [G] practice slow at first if you can't get it and gradually speed it up.
And if this seems doable to you, like, okay, I think I can really do this.
Go ahead and smash that like button now because the next step, it gets even more fun.
All right, so now that we've learned all the rhythms, we're going to play the exact same
rhythms, but now your left hand is going to change notes.
So let's do left hand rhythm number one, for example.
Now [A] we can switch our left hand to play any of these five notes.
[F] And it's always going to sound good.
So for example, we can start like [C] normal.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, and then we can switch it up to any of these notes.
Three, four, one, two, three, and then we can move here.
Two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
And we can move [Gb] to any of these five notes and [N] it already starts to sound like an actual song.
So check this out once you speed it up [C] a little bit.
And we [N] can do this with any of these rhythms and it makes it a lot more fun to practice this.
So for example, let's do rhythm number seven, for example, and it's going to sound like [C] this.
[G]
[Am] [C]
Or how [Ab] about left hand rhythm number five, which is going to sound like this.
[B] And if you really want to get creative, you can actually mix two rhythms together.
So for example, we could take rhythm number five and rhythm number seven,
and it's going to sound like [C] this.
[G]
[Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
So have some fun with it.
All [N] right, next up, we're going to talk about the final step to just taking
care of your hand independence once and for all.
But first, if you feel like you got a lot of this video so far and you want more of this very
structured, systematic learning, hit that subscribe button and hit the bell for [C] notifications.
I'd hate for you to miss out on an important video in the future.
[N] All right, so the exercise that you just learned will take you from a beginner level to an intermediate level.
But if you [C] want to get to that [A] advanced level and just take care of your hand independence [F] issues
once and for all, there are actually 80 [A] exercises like this.
They're [C] super simple.
You [N] just learn a couple of them a day.
Within a few months, you're literally going to look back and laugh at the fact [Am] that you
used to struggle with hand independence [C] issues.
You can get all these exercises in my Hands Together Domination Course.
I normally do charge [A] $14 for it.
But if you go through the link in this video, you can get it for half off.
So literally $7, which is literally less than the price of a Big Mac meal from McDonald's.
So if you want to help support [C] me as a musician or if you just want to get [E] these exercises to
dominate your hand independence once [N] and for all, click the link now to [Am] find out more.
[F] [G] [C]
Key:
C
A
G
Am
B
C
A
G
What's up my piano [C] friends?
Zachivitz here and one of the [A] biggest cries for help I hear from beginner piano [G] players is help my left hand isn't
cooperating with my [N] right hand and struggling to play things independently of each other.
And this is actually a [C] relatively [B] easy fix if you simply train your [A] hand independence using these seven core rhythm exercises.
These are specifically designed to get [C] your hands on [B] autopilot mode so that each hand kind of has a mind of its [C] own.
This system has worked for every single [A] beginner I've ever taught and it'll work for you [C] too.
Alright, I'm excited and ready to go.
[Am] Let's get started.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Alright, so [G] for this entire video
we're gonna put our left [C] thumb on C, our right thumb on C, and our right pinky on G. _
I'm gonna [N] start with core rhythm number one, which is super simple.
So where you see the black notes you play these notes and the gray numbers you don't play anything.
So for exercise number one, as you can see our left hand plays one, two, three, four.
[C] So one, two, three, four.
[Ab] Simple and our right hand just plays one.
So one, two, three, four.
So all together [B] it's gonna sound [C] like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
And once you speed it up a little more it sounds like this. _ _ _ _ _
By [N] the way, I highly recommend actually counting out loud when you play this.
It'll help you solidify these rhythms more solidly into your brain.
So practice this rhythm number one slowly until you get it down pat.
Then we'll move on to core rhythm number two, which is just slightly more challenging.
It's the exact same as rhythm number one, except this time the right hand plays one and three.
[C] Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Once you get that you can move on to rhythm number three.
This time the right hand plays one, two, three.
Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So you get the point.
[N] Now there are seven of these core rhythms.
And before we go [A] on to switching up the notes a little bit,
[C] which is where these exercises get very, [A] very powerful.
If I were you I'd go download the [G] cheat sheet now so that you don't have to [A] remember all of these rhythms.
[C] So click the link, enter your name and [Am] email, hit submit and click here to download the cheat sheet now.
_ _ _ [N] _
So if you look at the cheat sheet, there are seven of these rhythm exercises for each hand.
So we can choose, for example, rhythm number five in our right hand.
And it's [C] simply one, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Or we [Ab] can go on to left hand rhythm number one.
You know, this time our right hand plays one, two, three, four.
And our left hand only plays one.
[C] Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Now just a heads up, some of these exercises can sometimes feel like almost a mind bender.
So approach them with a sense of humor.
All right, now let's do one more example before we move on.
So for example, let's do left hand rhythm number seven.
Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
All right, so now you get how these work.
So feel free to work your way [Bm] through all seven rhythms in each hand.
Remember, [G] practice slow at first if you can't get it and gradually speed it up.
And if this seems doable to you, like, okay, I think I can really do this.
Go ahead and smash that like button now because the next step, it gets even more fun.
All right, so now that we've learned all the rhythms, we're going to play the exact same
rhythms, but now your left hand is going to change notes.
So let's do left hand rhythm number one, for example.
Now [A] we can switch our left hand to play any of these five notes.
[F] _ And it's always going to sound good.
So for example, we can start like [C] normal.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, and then we can switch it up to any of these notes. _
_ Three, four, one, two, three, and then we can move here.
_ Two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
And we can move [Gb] to any of these five notes and [N] it already starts to sound like an actual song.
So check this out once you speed it up [C] a little bit. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And we [N] can do this with any of these rhythms and it makes it a lot more fun to practice this.
So for example, let's do rhythm number seven, for example, and it's going to sound like [C] this.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Or how [Ab] about left hand rhythm number five, which is going to sound like this. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] And if you really want to get creative, you can actually mix two rhythms together.
So for example, we could take rhythm number five and rhythm number seven,
and it's going to sound like [C] this.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
So have some fun with it.
All [N] right, next up, we're going to talk about the final step to just taking
care of your hand independence once and for all.
But first, if you feel like you got a lot of this video so far and you want more of this very
structured, systematic learning, hit that subscribe button and hit the bell for [C] notifications.
I'd hate for you to miss out on an important video in the future.
_ _ _ [N] All right, so the exercise that you just learned will take you from a beginner level to an intermediate level.
But if you [C] want to get to that [A] advanced level and just take care of your hand independence [F] issues
once and for all, there are actually 80 [A] exercises like this.
They're [C] super simple.
You [N] just learn a couple of them a day.
Within a few months, you're literally going to look back and laugh at the fact [Am] that you
used to struggle with hand independence [C] issues.
You can get all these exercises in my Hands Together Domination Course.
I normally do charge [A] $14 for it.
But if you go through the link in this video, you can get it for half off.
So literally $7, which is literally less than the price of a Big Mac meal from McDonald's.
So if you want to help support [C] me as a musician or if you just want to get [E] these exercises to
dominate your hand independence once [N] and for all, click the link now to [Am] find out more.
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Zachivitz here and one of the [A] biggest cries for help I hear from beginner piano [G] players is help my left hand isn't
cooperating with my [N] right hand and struggling to play things independently of each other.
And this is actually a [C] relatively [B] easy fix if you simply train your [A] hand independence using these seven core rhythm exercises.
These are specifically designed to get [C] your hands on [B] autopilot mode so that each hand kind of has a mind of its [C] own.
This system has worked for every single [A] beginner I've ever taught and it'll work for you [C] too.
Alright, I'm excited and ready to go.
[Am] Let's get started.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Alright, so [G] for this entire video
we're gonna put our left [C] thumb on C, our right thumb on C, and our right pinky on G. _
I'm gonna [N] start with core rhythm number one, which is super simple.
So where you see the black notes you play these notes and the gray numbers you don't play anything.
So for exercise number one, as you can see our left hand plays one, two, three, four.
[C] So one, two, three, four.
[Ab] Simple and our right hand just plays one.
So one, two, three, four.
So all together [B] it's gonna sound [C] like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
And once you speed it up a little more it sounds like this. _ _ _ _ _
By [N] the way, I highly recommend actually counting out loud when you play this.
It'll help you solidify these rhythms more solidly into your brain.
So practice this rhythm number one slowly until you get it down pat.
Then we'll move on to core rhythm number two, which is just slightly more challenging.
It's the exact same as rhythm number one, except this time the right hand plays one and three.
[C] Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Once you get that you can move on to rhythm number three.
This time the right hand plays one, two, three.
Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So you get the point.
[N] Now there are seven of these core rhythms.
And before we go [A] on to switching up the notes a little bit,
[C] which is where these exercises get very, [A] very powerful.
If I were you I'd go download the [G] cheat sheet now so that you don't have to [A] remember all of these rhythms.
[C] So click the link, enter your name and [Am] email, hit submit and click here to download the cheat sheet now.
_ _ _ [N] _
So if you look at the cheat sheet, there are seven of these rhythm exercises for each hand.
So we can choose, for example, rhythm number five in our right hand.
And it's [C] simply one, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Or we [Ab] can go on to left hand rhythm number one.
You know, this time our right hand plays one, two, three, four.
And our left hand only plays one.
[C] Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Now just a heads up, some of these exercises can sometimes feel like almost a mind bender.
So approach them with a sense of humor.
All right, now let's do one more example before we move on.
So for example, let's do left hand rhythm number seven.
Sounds like this.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
All right, so now you get how these work.
So feel free to work your way [Bm] through all seven rhythms in each hand.
Remember, [G] practice slow at first if you can't get it and gradually speed it up.
And if this seems doable to you, like, okay, I think I can really do this.
Go ahead and smash that like button now because the next step, it gets even more fun.
All right, so now that we've learned all the rhythms, we're going to play the exact same
rhythms, but now your left hand is going to change notes.
So let's do left hand rhythm number one, for example.
Now [A] we can switch our left hand to play any of these five notes.
[F] _ And it's always going to sound good.
So for example, we can start like [C] normal.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, and then we can switch it up to any of these notes. _
_ Three, four, one, two, three, and then we can move here.
_ Two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
And we can move [Gb] to any of these five notes and [N] it already starts to sound like an actual song.
So check this out once you speed it up [C] a little bit. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And we [N] can do this with any of these rhythms and it makes it a lot more fun to practice this.
So for example, let's do rhythm number seven, for example, and it's going to sound like [C] this.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Or how [Ab] about left hand rhythm number five, which is going to sound like this. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] And if you really want to get creative, you can actually mix two rhythms together.
So for example, we could take rhythm number five and rhythm number seven,
and it's going to sound like [C] this.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
So have some fun with it.
All [N] right, next up, we're going to talk about the final step to just taking
care of your hand independence once and for all.
But first, if you feel like you got a lot of this video so far and you want more of this very
structured, systematic learning, hit that subscribe button and hit the bell for [C] notifications.
I'd hate for you to miss out on an important video in the future.
_ _ _ [N] All right, so the exercise that you just learned will take you from a beginner level to an intermediate level.
But if you [C] want to get to that [A] advanced level and just take care of your hand independence [F] issues
once and for all, there are actually 80 [A] exercises like this.
They're [C] super simple.
You [N] just learn a couple of them a day.
Within a few months, you're literally going to look back and laugh at the fact [Am] that you
used to struggle with hand independence [C] issues.
You can get all these exercises in my Hands Together Domination Course.
I normally do charge [A] $14 for it.
But if you go through the link in this video, you can get it for half off.
So literally $7, which is literally less than the price of a Big Mac meal from McDonald's.
So if you want to help support [C] me as a musician or if you just want to get [E] these exercises to
dominate your hand independence once [N] and for all, click the link now to [Am] find out more.
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _