Learn Piano in 45 Days (Part two)

Explore dotted quarter notes and rhythm counting, learn the one-sharp key signature turning Fs into F sharps, and practice G, D, and C chords in this theory-focused lesson.

Learn a new inversion of the C major chord with G in the bass, and practice moving between chords with hands, using an Alberti bass pattern for a Mozart piece.

Practice deck the halls with both hands, learn smooth timing with dotted quarter notes, and gradually put hands together in the G position.

Play a simplified Mozart classical piece by mastering line 1 and line 3. Practice right and left hand coordination, chord changes, and Alberti bass, with block chord and waltz-style options.

Learn three new notes in the g position: high e, high f sharp, and high g, and explore accidentals and flats while practicing g and d chords with left hand.

Identify the piano's black keys as sharps and flats, with examples like C sharp and E flat. Build skill by starting with white keys, then blues on day three.

Learn to master a four-measure jazz blues piece, applying the accidental rule for flats and naturals, with focused left-hand energy and measured swing rhythms in the right hand.

Learn to deck the halls part two, master right-hand note patterns and under-hand technique, and coordinate with left-hand chords f-sharp, g, c, and d to play the full song.

Practice the melody of my country tis of thee by ear, starting each line on the given note while every F is an F sharp.

Explore the fake book lead sheet approach and learn to play chords with symbols and slash chords below the right hand, keeping the melody in the right hand.

revisit oh when the saints go marching in in fake book style, read the melody with the right hand and apply chord symbols and inversions like g/b and f/c.

Learn major chords by color patterns on the keyboard—all white keys, white-black-white, black-white-black, and miscellaneous—and practice one group per day to master them.

Learn a simple trick to turn major chords into minor by lowering the middle note a half step, and explore how major and minor chords convey mood across four groups.

Develop ear training by figuring out the melody and chords by ear, then identify G, D major slash F sharp, C slash G, and A minor chords.

Explore note naming and key signatures with b flat and b natural, understand triplets and seventh chords, then apply to amazing grace using simple chord shapes and rhythm.

Practice fingerings and chord symbols to play Amazing Grace in a fakebook style, aligning both hands with chords. Master hand overlap, octave shifts, and transitions into a jazzier rendition.

Practice jazzy triplet rhythms on Amazing Grace, adding seventh chords like C7 with B-flat and inversions in the left hand. Learn to interpret lead sheets and apply chord structure creatively.

Guide yourself through the final day of lesson nine, playing the G, D/F#, A minor, and C/G chords from the sheet music, and practice hands-together performance.