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.
Piano players, Dm/F chord?
Q. Hey there, just a beginner :)
But I'd like to know which keys you use to play a Dm/F
Help is appreciated :)
Thankyou.
A. It means that you play a D minor chord in the right hand and the note F in the left hand.
A D minor chord, abbreviated Dm, contains the notes DFA. In your right hand, you would play DFA, FAD, or ADF -- whichever inversion sounds and feels best to you. (If your right hand is big enough, you can play DAF or AFD, but you probably wouldn't want to.)
In your left hand, play the note F. Depending on how heavy you want the chord to be, you can play a single note F, or you can play it in octaves.
Good luck.
What are the piano chords for F major ?
Q. I'm taking a beginning piano class, and I need to know what the I, IV, V, and V7 chords are in F major key. Specifically, what are the notes for each? How do I find out what the chords are?
A. I: F A C
IV: Bb D F
V C E G
V7 C E G Bb
to find out what the chords are, look at the scale. in f major, the 4th note is Bb, so the IV, or 4, chord is built off of Bb, and so on...
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