Q. I started on the C chords and now I have to learn the Sharps. I don't feel I'm ready to learn these yet until the C chords are sunk well and truly in, That said I don't want to be learning each one for months at a time. I get it, I have to practice but as a rule, how long each day would you suggest a beginner learn his chords for?
Cheers.
A. The only rule is learn the chords until you know them. It might help to remember this:
All major chords are constructed this way: first play the note that is the name of the chord, then go up 4 half-steps (counting all notes, black and white) and play that note, then go up 3 half-steps and play that note. You can actually play the notes in any order and it is still the same chord; whether you play C, E, and G, or E, G, and C, or G, C, and E, it is still C chord, but to find the notes of a particular chord, start this way.
It should not take long to remember what C chord is.
When you play a guitar and a piano together should you play in the same key?
Q. I was playing a song with my friend and the song is in the key of G. The chords are Am, F, C, and then G for like the whole song but when we played it together it sounded off key....so what were we doing wrong?
A. If both instruments are in tune playing the same chord on each will match.
Hopefully the piano is in tune, because you cant really do anything about it yourself.
The guitar needs to be tuned every time you take it out, and usually a few times while playing.
The guitar should tune to a reference pitch from the piano. If it just tunes to itself, it may be off from the piano, so each would sound ok alone, but not good together.
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Oh... were you using a real piano or an electronic keyboard?
Sometimes people accidentally hit the transpose button on the keyboard... so if that happened, different notes come out. But again it sounds fine by itself, so you might not notice until you play with someone else.
How do I take Piano or Guitar Chords and make them notes for a Flute?
Q. I have to play songs for the Student Ministry at my church on my flute. My worship leader gave me the Piano chords and i want to learn how to play some Breaking Benjamin stuff too. I have the chords but i have no idea what notes to play. I've messed around with the notes that are in the chords but they don't make sense. Especially the minors and majors..any help??
A. Figure out the key (scale) of the song then play around in that scale. Since you have the piano chords you could simply play the root note of the chord followed by other notes of the scale, or you could walk up or down to the root of the chord using the notes of the scale. You can use non-scale notes also but only in passing.
Really there is no such things as a wrong note. It's just a innate ability you develop to know when to play it and when to release it, e.g. placement and duration of a note. The ability to play your scales really fast, and skip around in them knowing where you are at all times will make it easy for you. Though you must control yourself and not overplay.
Your ear will develop and you'll eventually figure out how to play any melodic line you want or desire to play.
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Title : How long should I ideally learn piano chords before moving onto a different key?
Description : Q. I started on the C chords and now I have to learn the Sharps. I don't feel I'm ready to learn these yet until the C chords are s...