Q. I was wondering, if I just wanted to use my left hand to play a song could I use the same chords a guitar uses to accompany a guitarist in a song? I'm talking about grade 3 keyboard chords i.e. C chord = G C E.
A. Bass lines are played with the left hand on piano and right hand plays chords and melody. You could use the same chords to play a song on piano as guitar. Most guitar chords (basic 1st position chords) have their root as the bass, C = C,E,G,C,E but this is not chiseled in stone, you can use whatever chord voicing you like. If you want to have a more guitar-ish sound try rolling thru the chords like a strummed guitar or when using a guitar synth set on a keyboard sound pluck as many notes as possible to get a piano attack.
help with piano chords?
Q. could you please answer with the notes in these chords.
you dont have to answer all.
Em9
D9
C9
Em9/D
Em9/C
Em
Dm/F
C/G
Gm
they're on piano
is Em (9) the same as Em9 but just written differently?
and finally what exactly is Em9/D , Em9/C?
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A. Em9 - E,F#,G,B - This is going to sound a little strange. If you play E and G with your left hand and play F# and B with your right, it sounds okay. You know chords can be split between the two hands. You also have the option of playing F instead of F#. F would be the minor 9th, but since it's a minor chord anyway, a minor 9th would sound good.
D9 - D,E,F#,A - This sounds okay in a higher register - above middle C. If you play it lower, I would play D,F#,A with my left and E and F# with the right.
C9 - C,E,G left C,D,G right - this sounds good. The D in this chord is the 9th.
Em9/D This is easy. The slash and then note just means you begin on the note after the slash. D is the 7th for E. So this would be D,E,F#,G,B (However since it's an Em alot of people would play the ninth also as a minor, so it would be an F, not an F#) The thing with ninths is you end up playing three notes in a row, in this case with the seventh - four notes in a row. You just have to experiment and see how you can make it sound okay - using two hands and switching inversions. An inversion is the order. There are three inversions.
Like with a C chord - The first inversion is C,E, G
The second inversion is E, G, C
The thired is G, C, E
Em9/C C,E,F,G,B (You could also play a D, since the D would be the 7th and anytime you have a 9th you can also play the 7th) The only set rule for this one is that is has to start with C. So the bottom note of the left hand has to be C. Try it different ways. CDF - left CE right sounds okay. Of course this leaves out the B, but sometimes you have to play it a little different to get it to sound okay.
Em - E,G,B When I play it I play it E,G,B,D - Technically the D makes it a 7th, but it sounds good.
Dm/F - F,A,D - Again if you play it as a 7th it sounds better. Add the C. F,A,C,D I like minor chords with 7th's
C/G - G,C,E
Gm - G,Bb,D
I don't know if Em (9) is the same as Em9
There is a book called "Ultimate Keyboard Chord Book" You can get it at any music store that sells instruments and books. Its by the Hal Leonard Corporation. It has all the chords.
Chords are based on scales. The basic chord is 1st, 3rd, 5th.
A 9th is really the 2nd note.
So the C scale is C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C
The 9th is D
They call it the 9th because they are thinking of it as being in the next octave. So it would be 7 notes above the 2nd note.
Here are the scales
C - C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C
D - D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D
E - E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#,E
F - F,G,A,Bb,C,D,E,F
G - G,A,B,C,D,E,F#,G
A - A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#,A
B - B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#,A#,B
The basic chord is 1,3, 5
The ninth is the second
The seventh is the seventh
The 11th is the fourth
The 13th is the 6th
There are also scales for the flats - Bb, Db, Eb, Gb,Ab
Without writing them all out, just think of it this way. Think of the chord with the same letter but not flat. Like for a Bb, think of B. Now which notes were a half step higher? In B, the notes a half step higher are C,D, F, G, and A because those notes were all sharps. So for Bb, those notes would also be a half step higher, meaning, C,D,F,G and A would be played as regular notes and B and E would be flat. So for any scale, the flat scale would play the regular notes as flats and the sharps would become the regular notes. Like in D - you have C# and F# - So for Db- C and F would be regular, everything else would be flat.
Db - Db,Eb,F, Gb,Ab,Bb,C
Wanting to learn keyboard/piano?
Q. Hi,
I play guitar and am wanting to learn the piano. I was thinking of buying a keyboard to learn on and to practice with. The one I was looking at was a Yamaha 61 key for about $300 Australian.
What sort of things should I learn on the keyboard first and how will I be restricted compared to having a piano/full number of keys?
Thanks :D
A. Any keyboard that comes with a 61 manual layout should be fine to start with beginner piano and will provide both learning, and entertainment value, for the next few years to come. And Yamaha is a good brand for consumer, digital keyboards.
As far as to restrict anyone from not having to have a full '88' keyboard is only when one has to have a full orchestral compliment for their playing. And that is only practical when one is already well into piano and have had a few years of experience, and can read full composition and manuscript arrangements. Or, really meaning full orchestra.
Smaller range keyboards start out with (should) the range of the 'singing' voice at the very least. About 4 octaves or the 49er's. And the 61-key offers up a full 5, to cover most any music to be played that has been written for popular users, other than (again) orchestral compositions and scores.
More keys just brings (total) instrument 'compliments' and harmonics into play for that 'complete' sound and reflection of all the instrumental voices other than the theatre or cathedral organs' ranges.
Be sure to try out any keyboard hands-on before purchasing, to get a better idea of what you expect from any digital keyboard in question.
Oh, and anything short of an instructor and lessons, get any learning aids as the books on piano chords and progression, CD, and DVD instructional material to help you get started out properly.
Always listen to the music, and let your ears be your guide as well.
And, a comfortable player's bench that is padded.
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