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A. A quick look on google will probably help
here's some stuff i found
http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/
http://www.scotthouston.com/store/product.php?productid=16166&cat=250&page=1
http://www.peachycomics.com/pianochords.JPG
Learning Piano Chords?
Q. Where do I begin? Majors? Is there a good free site which has pictures included?
Would it be good to learn scales before chords? Or after?
Thanks in advance
A. I was taught to play piano classically and I'd say if you want to be able to sightread and play classical pieces of music then there's no substitute for learning the scales. It was boring as anything but it'll stand you in good stead when playing piano generally because you'll already know the key signatures/fingering.
However, I know some other types of piano-playing particularly jazz and blues (and to some extent I guess rock) are built more around chords. This method is also supposed to be a fast-track method to learning to play? So if you're wanting to learn more for fun - to play around with songs or maybe write your own then maybe you don't need to know the more "correct" fingerings.
There's plenty of websites out there doing this kind of stuff but be warned a lot of them are trying to sell you something.
I've just had a quick look and I think this is my favourite because it shows you all the variations and how they should sound: http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/
If you prefer videos this is kind of basic but shows you exactly what you're doing and what fingering etc.
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/464_basic-piano-lessons-chords.htm
I think the normal order would be to learn them in the order of fewest sharps and flats so starting with C, G, D, A and F majors and A and D minors. (look at the ABRSM syllabus for the order they teach the scales: http://www.abrsm.org/resources/pianoComplete0608.pdf)
I think if it was me I'd learn both at the same time, so start with a basic scale like C major, and then learn the C major chord at the same time - maybe playing around with some of the variations a bit too.
I'm sure some other people will disagree though and if you're already familiar with music theory or play another instrument pretty well you can probably skip the scales. Or if you're not too serious about piano and doing it just for fun by all means learn the chords.
Need help with naming a chord (Abmaj7add9?)?
Q. I've recently been messing around on the piano, and have found myself using a really beautiful chord. To the best of my knowledge, its an Abmaj7add9 basically it goes
Ab Eb Ab C Eb G Bb
When I asked my band teacher she said assume whenever you have a ninth, that you also play the seventh. I've taken piano lessons for years, but only classical so I've never dealt with much more than major or minor chords. Thanks in advance for any input! =)
A. You have it right...
AbM7add9 is exactly right.
When you play a 9th, assume you add the 7th, but when you play an 11 or 13, ONLY add that pitch... don't play the intervals inbetween... (so it would be 1 3 5 7 11... or 1 3 5 7 13)... hope this makes sense?!
Here's some quick, basic theory about why you put the "maj" or "M" before the 7...
If it's AbM7 (or Abmaj7), it is a major chord with a major 7th... Ab C Eb G
If it's Ab7, it would mean it's a Dominant chord... it would lower your 7th a half step... Ab C Eb Gb
If it's Abm7 (or Abmin7), it's a minor chord with the dominant 7th... Ab Cb Eb Gb
So great job! Keep it up... you might find that you have a talent for jazz piano! Have fun! :)
*EDIT: I also found a neat little chord chart... this'll show you how to play a TON of chords, including most jazz chords with sus4, etc! http://www.8notes.com/resources/notefinders/piano_chords.asp
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