Elton, Billy, Ray, Bruce, Jamie, John, Paul, Alicia, Freddie, Prince, Stevie...
Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to read sheets to play piano. Think of guitarists. They learn to understand chords - music's building blocks. Piano and guitar are in fact very similar. Chord Piano Formula teaches piano using this "guitarists' approach" - you won't need sheets.
Even though music might already be the coolest thing ever, it still requires discipline to learn. Chord Piano Formula eases that pain, making learning fun by being set up like a game. Grow levels by acquiring eXPerience- & Ability Points completing lessons, exercises and passing quizzes to earn badges, certificates and unlock cool extras.
The Hack the Piano methodology is based on years of experience from within the field. Made by actual musicians who have been doing this for a living for decades. This is how we do music. With the Chord Piano BootCamp we add that level of unprecedented guidance to help you learn the language of music.
There’s a reason this program is so popular. Our strategies work across all styles of music and for musicians at virtually every stage of their journey.
Next to a carefully planned out, comprehensive, step-by-step online course plan, as a free bonus we've now added the 12-week MasterClass BootCamp Coaching Program which adds workshops, accountability, exercises, assignments & guidance. It's the closest you'll get to actual private lessons from a professional musician.
We’ve always backed our programs with a 100% satisfaction money-back guarantee. So you can rest assured that your investment is safe with us.
Our Chord Piano BluePrint is a proven, step-by-step program that shows you exactly how to play pop-piano without sheets in precise detail.
the Chord Piano MasterClass helps you implement and apply all the Pop Piano concepts in a clear, 12-step plan.
Chord Piano Formula is a synergistic bundle of integrated programs, consisting out of:
1: The Chord Piano BluePrint;
2: Chord Piano MasterClass, (Self-Serve "LikeLive" BootCamp.)
+ Exclusive Bonuses
All course materials - including workshops, streaming videos, audios, transcripts, handouts and add-on modules - are within the online student environment.
the knowledge
Playing music shouldn’t be so hard to learn. Sadly though, for many people, it forever remains a “cloud of sound.” Structures lift the cloud to show you the fundament hiding below and how to use that framework to quickly learn, remember and play any song by heart.
Most budding pianists don’t sound like the real deal at all, because they approach music on a by-note-basis. Real musicians play by Chords, which is why they sound so full. Chords show you the way real musicians play, using the full harmonic spectrum, which opens the door to playing full and rich-sounding.
Unfortunately, for most people, creating flowing piano parts is like trying to speak fluent Chinese - hard, at best. Patterns will teach the building blocks that allow you to turn any set of notes into a flowing, grooving, moving piano part.
Unfortunately, most chords played on piano still sound bland. Extending & advanced voicing will show you the next phase in voicing, “sophisticating” your chords to take them from juvenile to mature.
Licks, riffs, fills. Alluring to most and - as nothing but “cheap tricks” - misused by many. These 2 mini courses will show you the correct ways, mindset, origin and application of any type of improvisation - from a quick grace note, to a full-blown solo.
Expressing yourself through music shouldn’t be a mystery. Sadly though coming up with anything not written on paper remains a guessing game for most people. These 4 mini courses will teach the different value each chord has within a song and how you can use that to your advantage when composing yourself - either when improvising, adapting a known tune, or when writing your own, full-blown songs.
blueprint implementation & application
*Every "Period" can be a week or a month, depending on your available time, commitment and preference for speed or depth.
Chord Piano Formula Platinum bundles and integrates your Chord Piano BluePrint with the Chord Piano MasterClass BootCamp to create a complete, synergetic experience much greater than the sum of its parts.
Learn the Chord Piano concepts.
The MasterClass holds weekly lessons, exercises, materials, assignment and workshops to help you study, implement and apply.
Deep-dive workshops & song-breakdowns. Hands on demonstrations of how to use Piano Hacking in practice.
Follow along training-routines in the virtual "practice room", to improve your timing, feel & technique.
Chords are music's words, patterns it's conjugation. Licks are the final piece - standard phrases and fillers to spice up your sound.
Step-by-step song specific tutorial lessons, without ads, interruptions or restrictions.
Even thought the Chord Piano MasterClass BootCamp + BluePrint allows you to choose and play ANY song you want, we've added a bunch of song courses that demonstrate the concepts. Explained and animated in Piano Couture's typical Chord-Piano style.
Our lessons are hosted in Piano Lingo - the Piano Hackers members' area, where you can find whichever tune you are looking for with speed and ease.

Here’s what Piano Hacking did for me...
..play anything within minutes, without ever having to decipher any sheet music...
... which has saved me a cumulative years of precious time, not spent slogging, but spent with loved ones ...
...improvise...
...get myself into the Conservatory of Amsterdam after just 4 years of playing (no I’m not that talented - I simply found this better way)...
...write my own music and publish a solo album...
...get collaboration deal offers and my system (this very system) featured by Yamaha and Roland...
...be the “Piano Man” when having the best time singing our favorite tunes at family gatherings...
...find dear friends through playing music...
...hone an amazing creative outlet for relaxation and fun.
And it’s not just me.
Over the past 8 years, thousands of people from all over the world have been learning to play their favorite tunes in no time using my system:
the Chord Piano BluePrint, will give you the key to...
That’s right. A skillset that - might you even be able to find the right person to teach it to you - would cost you over $20000 and years of tedious lessons... is yours for only a fraction of that amount.
the Chord Piano MasterClass adds the guidance that will help you implement, apply and improve on all the BluePrint's concepts in an effective, easy-to-follow, fail-proof way.
Together they form Chord Piano Formula, the complete Pop-Piano system, which we used to sell for €999, but I'm offering it here to you for only €499 €299 (nuts).
PLUS you'll get all the amazing bonuses (extra deep dive workshops, licks library, follow along practice sessions and premium song tutorials library) all included for FREE.
And you are 100% safe to try it out. That’s all I’m suggesting. Just try it for 14 days to see if it works for you.
If it does, you’ll be delighted - and I think that’s exactly what’s about to happen. If for some reason you’re not delighted with all the new musical insights and ideas, the speed you’ll improve, learning the songs you love and the way you’ll make them sound - just like they do on the records - then just let me know and you’ll get all your money back.
You have a choice to make: Do what you’ve been doing (or worse, do nothing at all). You know where that will lead. Is that really where you want to go?
Or take a new approach, and get a new result:
Finally understand what makes the Eltons, the Billies, the Stevies, the Pauls, the Jamies or any other favorite artist of yours sound the way they do and play like that yourself - without being a slave to your sheet music ever again.
Which do you really want for yourself?
Here’s what to do now… just click the “Get Access” button below, then click "sign up now" and fill out your details on the next page to join the program.
Don't be surprised if this turns out to be the best gift you’ll give yourself this year.
Thanks for taking the time to read this page and I hope you enjoy this program!
We can't wait to welcome you inside.
Yours Truly,
In case you're one of those people (like me) who just scroll to the end of the page to find the TL;DR - here's the deal:
Chord Piano Formula is our all-access bundle.
It consists out of a few different, step-by-step, integrated parts.
the Chord Piano BluePrint is the core of the curriculum - a self-paced program that teaches (aspiring) singers, songwriters, pop-pianists and accompanists how to play arrangements just like the pop-piano greats (think Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Jamie Cullum, et. al.).
You'll sound like them because this course will teach you how to think like them and approach piano in the actual way they do too - by Chords, by Ear, by Heart.
All those great players are completely free from needing sheets, and so will you be - you won't need sheets, ever again.
Just playing freely, from the heart.
Add our *NEW* fail-proof, 12-step implementation plan with our Chord Piano MasterClass BootCamp PLUS the unbelievable and unbeatable bonuses (extra workshops, song breakdowns, follow-along sessions and more) - that tie everything together with clear scheduling, step-by-step trajectories to follow, practice routines and so much more and....
Together they form Chord Piano Formula — the Complete Edition
This bundle gives you access to a Pop-Piano curriculum that represents +/- 10 years worth of music education (were they to ever teach you how this actual "real deal" approach works - which they don't) and will thus save you roughly €20000 in tuition fees (PLUS it will help you, step-by-step, with implementing it in the fastest way possible, on music that YOU love).
The difference?
It will take you mere months to learn to play and sound like you've always wanted to.
Heaps of money & time saved.
(besides sounding legit and being able to create any type of rendition, on the spot... imagine the wonderful feeling of such freedom)
Step-by-Step Core Curriculum + One Year Mastery
✅ Full Chord Piano BluePrint (HtP Online + Advanced Piano Hacks)
⏳ 1-Year Access to Chord Piano Mastery, with:
✅ 12-Week Chord Piano MasterClass BootCamp (guided weekly plan)
✅ Practice Room follow-alongs (feel & timing)
✅ Licks Library (fills & embellishments)
✅ Premium Song Tutorials library
✅ Deep-Dive Workshops
✅ Clear learning path • 100+ guided video lessons
✅ Exercises & practice guides
✅ 14-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Step-by-Step Core Curriculum + LIFETIME Mastery
✅ Everything in Classic
✅ Lifetime Access to Everything
✅ Piano Hacker’s Toolkit — downloads & resources (Complete-only bonus)
✅ 14-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Full Pop-Piano curriculum.
10 years+ worth of music tuition, at not even 1% of the costs.

A well balanced mix between HD videos, text, audio and exercises. Clear, bite-sized, step-by-step and easy to grasp - so you'll make exponential progress.

Always-and-from-any-device-accessible to fit your schedule. Open your laptop, tablet or smartphone at the piano.

Cement your knowledge with step-by-step exercises and assignments - clear, to the point, effective. NO guessing.
Whether you are more of a beginner looking to get a full-scope pop-piano education, or a more advanced player, diving deep into chord-piano practice & theory to finally break free from constraints and get that sound you're after - our complete and scalable program will boost any player's progress.
How to play anything you want, by ear.
We will learn Pop Piano tricks, traits and techniques to actually understand music. This works on ALL songs and you are free to choose your own songs, to do the exercises and assignments with.
Since we are Amsterdam -and thus Europe- based, you'll be charged in Euros. The dollar price depends on the current conversion rate and optionally costs your bank or credit card company charges for the conversion. These costs are outside of our control unfortunately and conversion rates vary by day.
Please note that we cover any taxes.
No — here’s how it works:
When you join "Complete" you just buy this program and all its components and thus get lifetime access to everything.
If you buy "Classic" you’re purchasing the Chord Piano BluePrint — our complete course system (valued at €499) — for just €199.
As part of this special offer, you’ll also receive:
🎁 Bonus: 1 year of Chord Piano Mastery (our ongoing training membership) included for free — normally €99/year.
After your first year, Mastery access will automatically expire.
You can then chose to activate it again to keep access at €99/year — but you don't have to and if you do you can cancel anytime with just a couple clicks.
No hidden fees, no tricks — just a great deal with one full year access (to Mastery) included for free.
No subscriptions.
Chord Piano Mastery is our extensive premium library of 200+ exclusive in-depth lessons, including deep-dive workshops, detailed song breakdowns, creative lick tutorials, practice sessions, and the comprehensive Chord Piano MasterClass BootCamp. It’s designed to perfectly complement your core curriculum (Chord Piano BluePrint) by giving you detailed, practical examples and step-by-step guidance to master chord-based piano playing in real-world songs and scenarios.
When you join Chord Piano Formula, you receive one full year of Chord Piano Mastery included for free (normally €99/year). After your first year, you can easily renew your access for just €99/year—or cancel anytime. Even if you choose not to renew, you’ll still keep lifetime access to all your Chord Piano BluePrint courses.
Chord Piano Mastery is your ultimate resource for accelerating your skills, mastering your piano playing, and becoming fluent in the language of chords.
No.
When you don't decide to renew your Mastery membership after the year you're getting free on us, you will only lose access to everything included with Chord Piano Mastery (BootCamps, Workshops, Song Breakdowns, Practice Sessions etc.).
The BluePrint is yours to keep for life regardless.
Lifetime Access to the BluePrint courses.
Depending on the version you pick —
For "Complete":
Lifetime Access to the MasterClass and Bonuses.
(= lifetime access to everything)
For "Classic":
You'll get a full year of Chord Piano Mastery included for free too. If you want to stay a member after the year, you can do so at just €99/year.
If you do not want to stay a member, you don't need to do anything.
The membership will expire automatically. There are NO automatically recurring costs, unless you decide to subscribe after the year.
Everything in this program is scalable and using the 6 pillars of chord-piano, we'll deconstruct and then build everything we do back up, gradually growing in level of difficulty.
You can "stop" (stick to) the level that's challenging, but not too difficult for you, which -whatever level that might be for you- will get you sounding very close to original records you listen to.
You can then redo the course later, going up to the next level.
Everything you need to know to play and sound like your favorite pop-piano singer-songwriters is there.
Everything you already know is easy to skip, or adapt to make it suitable for a level more advanced. (plus - repetition has never hurt a soul).
With that said, select the course that fits your current situation (see their descriptions).
Let me ask you this: Have you ever seen your favorite artist look at sheet music at any of his or her performances? Exactly.
That's because they play pop-piano: piano by chords. They know their chords, harmony-theory, voicings, patterns and how to play with those. This is how they form all of their piano parts and this is exactly what you'll learn in this program too.
Chord-piano. No sheet-music (only chord-sheets every now and then).
That's not a question! 🙂
Just kidding. You can ask me anything by simply sending an email to coen@piano-couture.com
A time when there were no other ways to record a tune that showed you how to play it (or let you even hear it)
Today, we live in a day and age where music is written, played and recorded differently.
So - why revert to that ancient system, when you want to play pop music and can use modern means to learn?
Why not learn the same approach your favorite pop-musicians use?
That's Chord Piano..
... a uniquely different system that teaches the actual approach that professional modern musicians use too ...
... an approach built on understanding music's foundational building blocks Chords ("what" to play) and Patterns ("how" to play).
It's much like learning a language - the language of music
Chords = words, Patterns = pronunciation.
And like with any language, you'll understand and be able to repeat what someone else says (plays).
For everyone it’s different…
For some it means being able to just sit down at any piano and "be the piano-(wo)man" - entertaining the crowd, accompanying your vocals or their singing along, blasting out the occasional impressive lick...
For others it means creating your own arrangements, whether for existing songs to make covers and post them to Youtube, or even composing your very own music, in the studio or with a band...
and yet others … are just looking to enjoy yourselves and/or your friends and family in the comfort of your own home.
What will be the same for everyone though, is how to achieve their goal in the absolute fastest, most convenient way possible — with Chord Piano.
Chord Piano Formula (the Chord Piano BluePrint + Chord Piano Mastery) will show you how.