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  • I am able to play the melody part of the songs by ear.. I am also able to figure out the chords.. now the thing is when i play just the melody and the chords the song sounds boring and bland. I have seen numerous cover songs on youtube, where the melody is played in the right hand with beautiful left hand arrangement.. Now when they play it that way, the song feels complete.. I dont feel the need for any background beats or anything.. My question is, how do you figure out the left hand arrangement? I mean, i have observed that the left hand arrangement differs with every song... How do i know what to play in my left hand? If you stil dont understand what im talking abt, check out these videos:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN8nD09SCTA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLatcjKE7lY

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    Actually, it's not just the left hand. In piano solo style, like these videos are, it's a combination of left and right hand. The best way to start playing this style is to play 3 notes in the left hand: root, fifth and another root an octave higher. Alternate these notes in a rhythmic pattern and you have your background beat. With the right hand, the top note will always be the melody, but in that first video the player was filling in other notes under the melody note. This is the most common way to play in this style. What makes it sound more professional is the rhythm between all the notes and not just the notes themselves.

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If you know the chord, and you understand chordal structure, the most typical usage with the left hand is to play the root note of the chord, while using the left hand for melody. You can also use another note in the chord for the bass note, this would mean the chord was inverted. Or a combination of notes in the chord, or notes leading to the next chord. It really depends on the style and feel of the music you want to play. In baroque style (think Bach), they commonly used what's called contrary motion, if the melody in the treble/soprano (right hand) was going up, the bass (left hand) went down, and vice versa.

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I understand EXACTLY what you are saying... you are saying that you are either TOO STUPID or TOO LAZY to LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO.. contrasty to what you believe in your DELUSIONS OF GRANDER... you can NOT PLAY THE PIANO and until you learn how to PLAY WITH BOTH HANDS and READ MUSIC you will NEVER be able to play the piano... THAT is what I understand you to be saying

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