Q. I am a singer and read sheet music easily; however, I would like to teach myself to play the piano...especially since I have been given one as a gift. Does anyone know of any good programs/lesson books out there that can give results?
A. Would you like to accompany your own singing or just play popular song? There are a few courses that are good in teaching piano accompaniment.
There is also a fake book course that teaches you to play favorite songs using lead sheet and chord notations.
Is there a way to make normal piano sheet music into finger picking guitar tab?
Q. I want to play a song that I only have piano sheet music for. I want to play it by myself on my guitar and just playing the melody on one string at a time I was wondering if there is a way for me to put some bass notes and stuff in to make a nice finger picking song. So is there a way?
A. Yes you can!
The first question that comes to mind is do you know the notes and where they are located on your fret board?
Such as the the 2 spots you can play your middle C?
A good understanding of the different scale patterns and correspoding modes will help also. This will help you maintain a clean counterpoint and stay in "position" for the melody (would not recomend a one string approach for the melody)
Also remember that piano music is actually and octave below what guitar notes are written. So keep that in mind -- example the middle C on piano music is actually the high C (the C on the 3rd line of the staff).
Another thing to look for when transposing piano to puitar is to remember that the piano uses alot more notes (you have 10 fingers for the piano but only 5 for your fret board) so keep a look out for unnecessary passing tones or added notes to the basic chords (your add4, sus's, b13's, #9's) that is more piano oriented and those are usually passing tones that sound good with a piano but horrible on a guitar.
Just focus on the melody then look at the bass line of the piano score to find out the best bass notes to use. Try to stick with the root notes at first but you can look into using the counterpoint rythym to add the 7ths etc of the chords.
Time consuming but definately fun!
You can also try downloading Power Tab. It will allow you to place the notes (both melody and bass lines) in standard notation form (point and click) and it will show a tabbed version as you enter in the information. Also hs a MIDI capable playback so you can get an idea if what you are writing "sounds" correct.
good luck!
How to write a piano cover of a song?
Q. I know so many songs that I love and think would sound beautiful if there were a piano version of them, and I want to write one. It's been almost five years since I played the piano, and I was never very good at it, and I've forgotten everything I learned. I've tried just pressing random keys on the piano and seeing which ones sound right, but if I hit a wrong note then the melody of the song leaves my head. Any advice?
A. 1. Record the melody ahead of time by singing into a tape recorder.
2. Work out the melody on piano; writing it down in standard notation.
3. Work out the chord structure; write chords over your melody.
4. Arrange the whole of the thing into your final arrangement of piano music.
... 5. Figure out licensing and copyright issues before trying to sell your work.
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