The I V vi IV chord progression has inspired countless pop songs and piano players should definitely learn them well. In this lesson, we focus on how to make the tried and tested progression sound a lot more exciting using a bunch of Music Theory concepts like Passing Cadences, Line Cliches, Secondary Dominants, and various voicing techniques.
00:00 Performance
00:31 Introduction
02:05 Plagal Cadences Galore
04:16 Passing Bass (Line Cliches)
06:24 The “Epic” & EDM Cadences
08:34 Secondary Dominants
11:47 2ing the 5 and 5ing the 1
16:19 BONUS “Without Changing” - Voicing - Fifths, Extensions, Upper Structures, Spread Thirds, Adds & Suspended Chords
21:22 Conclusion