Coldplay Keyboard Pack

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Clocks - Piano Lesson

  Clocks is a song based on a piano riff that popped into Chris Martin’s head late one night and was developed into a song by all the members of Coldplay. It was released in 2002 on the album, A Rush of Blood to the Head and got as high as #9 in the UK and #29 in the US In this lesson, we’ll talk about the 5 different triads used in the song. One of them is played with bass notes other than the root – so we’ll cover slash chords. As usual, we’ll first go through each part of the song with chords in root position – we will then follow that up by moving from chord to chord taking advantage of nearest inversions – I will also show the specific inversions that Chris Martin uses in the recording. In the song specific techniques section, I’ll spend time on the signature piano riff that the song is based on – and also some thoughts on how to use dynamics to create the feeling of a band when all you have is yourself, a piano and a voice.

• Lesson 2: Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Piano Lesson

  Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall is a song by the band Coldplay. It was released in June of 2011 as a single and later that year on the album, Mylo Xyloto In this lesson, we’ll talk about how chords are used to drive the melody. You can think of this song as using only 3 chords – but with a wide variety of added or suspended notes. We’ll spend quite a bit of time talking about these chord alterations As usual, we’ll first go through each part of the song with chords in root position – we will then follow that up by moving from chord to chord taking advantage of nearest inversions – I will also show the specific inversions that drive the melody.

• Lesson 3: Paradise - Piano Lesson

  Paradise is a song by the band Coldplay. It was released in June of 2011 as a single and later that year on the album, Mylo Xyloto In this lesson, I’ll introduce the 7 different triads used in the song. Three of them are played with a bass note other than the root – so we will cover “slash chords As usual, we’ll first go through each part of the song with chords in root position – we will then follow that up by moving from chord to chord taking advantage of nearest inversions – I will also show the specific inversions that support the melody. In the song specific techniques section, I’ll show you how to add the melody and baseline to the INTRO, OUTRO, and INTERLUDES. And I’ll also share some thoughts on how to use dynamics to create the feeling of a band when all you have is yourself, a piano, and a voice

• Lesson 4: Viva La Vida - Piano Lesson

  Viva La Vida was written by members of the band Coldplay. It was released in 2008 on the album “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends” and reached #1 in both the US and UK. It also got as high as #2 in Australia. In this lesson, we’ll talk about the 5 different triads used in the song. One of the chords in the song is played with a bass notes other than the root – so we’ll cover slash chords. Additionally, 2 chords are played with a 4th note – so we will touch on 7th chords As usual, we’ll first go through each part of the song with chords in root position – we will then follow that up by moving from chord to chord taking advantage of nearest inversions In the song specific techniques section, I’ll show you how to use the choice of WHERE to play the chords as well as dynamics to create the feeling of a band – and add intensity to the song - when all you have is yourself, a piano and a voice.

• Lesson 5: The Scientist - Piano Lesson

  The Scientist was written by members of the band Coldplay based on a piano riff from Chris Martin. It was released in 2002 on the album, A Rush of Blood to the Head and got as high as #10 in the UK and #18 in the US.In this lesson, we’ll talk about the 5 different triads used in the song. Five chords in the song are played with bass notes other than the root – so we’ll cover slash chords. As usual, we’ll first go through each part of the song with chords in root position – we will then follow that up by moving from chord to chord taking advantage of nearest inversions In the song specific techniques section, I’ll show you how to add the extra notes that connect one chord to another in the Coldplay recording – and I’ll show you how to use dynamics to create the feeling of a band – and add intensity to the song - when all you have is yourself, a piano and a voice.