Now let's see how you can use broken chords to put some variety into your accompaniment.
Below you'll see one possible accompaniment for the song "Heart and Soul." You'll recall that we played the solid chord version of this accompaniment in the section about Chords. Now we'll try playing it a new way.
Play the 1st note or root of the chord first. Then play the remaining two notes of the chord (the 3rd and 5th) together. And that's all there is to it. Try it yourself before moving on to step 3.
