Q. Ok, so i have lyrics to some church songs but on top of the lyrics there are some chords like "C" pr "Am" and stuff like that, i know those are chords..right? But how do i play them so the piano and the lyrics go together, and make a song? help please.
A. The easiest to find out which key to press is to measure the distance between the keys. I'll teach you the foundation so it will be easy for you.
Basic chords only consist of three keys. so for:
C - C, E, G (distance is 2 between C-E and 1½ between E-G) - assuming the distance between 1 key to its neighbour is ½ . It will be the same for all Major chord. G will be G B D , F will be F A C and so on. You will notice the distance will always be the same.
for Minor, its the opposite. 1½ and 2 . so for
Cm - C Eb G instead of C E G
Am - A C E instead of A C# E
just move your middle key down by ½.
if you see number 7 , as in Am7, you just need to add the fourth key at the end. Number 7 means the seventh note of a key - and that key is always ½ down of the key written.
So if you move down ½ from A, it will be G# . then just play A C E G
If it is Cm7 , it will be B = C E G B
Read slowly while putting it into practice straightaway and you will thank me for this :)
How do I read piano chords in this format: Em7, Dm7, F#m7?
Q. Please explain how a se of notes, such as c,d,e# would be written in this format. I do not understand music theory at all so please, keep it simple.
Thanks
A. Well you'll need to learn a little music theory to understand chords. It's not too complicated, it just takes a little bit of practice and playing around with chords and scales.
For any chord, imagine a basic major scale starting with the note that the chord is called. For example, a C scale (the easiest to play on piano) goes C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C with no sharps or flats. The most basic type of chord is called a major triad. If you just see a chord like "C" or "E," it's a major triad. For this you just play the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of the scale. So a C chord would be C-E-G.
Then there's a minor scale. It starts like a major scale, but the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes of the scale are flat. So a C minor scale would be C-D-Eâ-F-G-Aâ-Bâ-C, and a C minor triad (written Cm) would be C-Eâ-G.
The rest of the chords are variations on the major and minor triads. A 7th chord means you play the triad (1st, 3rd, and 5th), plus the 7th note in the scale. A C7 chord would be C-E-G-B, and a Cm7 would be C-Eâ-G-Bâ.
Here are the chords in your question, see if you can figure out how to find them:
Em7: E-G-B-D
Dm7: D-F-A-C
F#m7: F#-A-C#-D
They're tricky at first, but once you play around with them enough to get the hang of how they work, they're actually pretty simple. There are also other chord types, like 6th and 9th chords (you should be able to figure out how to play those just by the name), or augmented and diminished chords, which are a bit trickier.
Where can I find the sheet music for the instrumental version of Monk TV show theme song by Randy Newman?
Q. What I want is sheet music for just the piano, guitar, and drums parts to the instrumental version of the song "It's a jungle out there" by Randy Newman. I don't want to have to download the sheet music and I would also like to know what the tempo of the song is if it's not on the sheet music.
A. I don't know where you can find the sheet music, but I figured out the chords myself long ago (I love Randy Newman, he's one of my favorite songwriters/composers).
It starts out in C minor, but ends up in F minor.
-intro-
Cm - G7/D - Cm/Eb - G7/D
-verse-
Cm - Eb°7 - Dm7b5 - G7 - Cm - Dm7b5 - Eb°7 - C7/E
then that whole section plays again in Fm, which leads to...
Bbm - Fm - G7 - Cm7 - Bbm7 - Abm7 - G7 - F°7 (basically G7b9) - Db7 - C7 - Fm7
Hopefully you can figure it out from there. If you have further questions, feel free to e-mail me.
Powered by Yahoo! Answers
Title : How do i play these songs on teh piano?
Description : Q. Ok, so i have lyrics to some church songs but on top of the lyrics there are some chords like "C" pr "Am" and stuff...