I grew up with the luxury of having a piano around at all our family gatherings. My sisters and I would always end up noodling away. I would like to formally apologize and also thank my aunts and uncles for not stopping what I am sure was absolute noise in the early years…

Eventually I learned some songs and basic triad chord shapes. As I got older I taught myself more via YouTube or memorizing sheet music found in our piano bench.

As I began writing my own music and learning basic music theory I was looking for new novel chords to add character to my progressions.

Matt Johnson, the keyboardist from the English funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, has a ton of great videos to improve your keyboard proficiency.

This one specifically is a great “hack” on how to play minor 11th chords. Useful and easy to implement as long as you know major and minor triad shapes.