Here are some nice notes to add to your major and minor chords, rather than playing them ‘straight’.

As the above video illustrates, you are basically adding the major 9th and major 7th notes in the case of the major chords, and the minor 9 th and 7th in the case of the minor chords.

They then lend some sounds which are typically heard not only in ‘New Age music, but a lot of the contemporary songs, and even Jim Brickman’s piano stylings.

When you playing left hand chord, or even right hand meldy with more than one notes, try adding touches of these extra notes. Doing this, coupled by your hearing of how other pianists apply them as well, you’ll start getting a feel of which parts of the song to best apply these notes.

Thank you.