How to Turn Beginner Chords Into a Pro Progression

by Arthur Bird

If you’ve ever played a simple chord progression and wished it sounded richer, fuller, or more “professional,” you’re not alone.

In this video, I break down the piano part from Another Love by Tom Odell and show you how to turn basic progressions into pro-level sounds using rhythm, passing chords, fills, and more.

You’ll see a before-and-after transformation — plus, I’ll apply the same techniques to a totally different progression so you can use them in your own playing.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

0:00 Intro

1:00 The Basic Chord Progression

1:47 Chord Inversions

3:00 Left-Hand Depth

4:15 Right-Hand Rhythm

5:22 Left-Hand Rhythm

7:10 Pushed Beats

9:35 Passing Chords

12:12 Fills

14:20 Push-Bumps

16:46 All Techniques Applied to Our Chord Progression

 

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