Q. I've got my major scale down and I'm starting to understand the basics of music theory. But learning all of these chords seems really overwhelming. I understand triads and the formula that goes with them to create minors and all. But what about larger chords. What is the best approach to learning those? Should I pick a new chord everyday and play it up and down the scale and play the chord in every note? What would you say are the best steps to take?
A. Short answer: Jazz.
Long answer: Every chord, and I mean every chord, has a name. The first step to learning chords is learning intervals. In numbers, that is. That is, G is C's 5. Then, you have to be fluent in the difference between major and minor intervals, and diminished and augmented intervals. Then, you have to learn the skeleton structure of each chord. In numbers, that is. For example, the skeleton structure of a 7 chord is 1, 3, 5, 7. What, in the name of the chord, precedes "7th" determines the minor, major, diminished, or augmented status of each of those numbers. Then, you have to learn about inversions. For instance, instead of 1 3 5 7, you play 5, 7, 1, 3. Then, you have to PRACTICE. The names are just that, names. There is no substitute for experimenting with the chords on your own instrument. I wish you good luck.
Can you please translate these piano chords, I dont know how to read them?
Q. These are the chords.
Ab Bbm7 Cbm7 Bbm7 Ab Bbm7 B Ab Verses: Ab Bbm7 Cbm7 Bbm7 (x4) Cbm7 Bbm7 Cbm7 B Bbm7 Chorus: Ab Bbm7 Cbm7 Bbm7 Ab Bbm7 Cbm7 C# C#m Bridge: B Bbm7 Ab (x2) C# C#m Ab Fm F# Ab Bbm Ab F# Please Help!
A. Ok this is in no way going to teach you how to play piano, but a basic understanding of music theory would help a lot. Chords are structured based on scales and keys yadah yadah. the letters (i.e. A B C D) are root notes to the chords. Now for the symbols. b=flat so Ab= A flat major chord. It's major because is has nothing denoting it's not. anything with a little m next to it is minor. That means that rather than playing the chord major, you drop the third note in the chord down a half step. The 7 means you add in the 7th note in the scale to that chord. # is the opposite of flat. It means sharp, so c# is a C sharp chord. Verse chorus and bridge are self-explanitory. Chords are generally 3-5 notes on average played together. So the first chord on there the Ab chord is an A flat major chord. your root note is Ab, and the other two notes you play are C and Eb I believe. If you don't know the notes on a piano, you need to buy a book. If this makes sense, it should be easier to figure out now. Another note. A major chord consists generally of three or four notes. Your root note, the next note is 4 half steps above that, and the next note is 3 half steps above that.
A minor chord has the root note, the next note is three half steps above that, and the last note is 5 half steps above that. I'm certainly not saying "this is how you play piano". I play, and it's not something you can just pick up and learn, but this should give you somewhat of a better understanding of how to read these charts. If you go out and spend like ten bucks at a local music store, you can get a music theory book that will explain all of this in great detail. btw what song is this?
Hope this helps and good luck.
How do I change piano notes into guitar chords?
Q. I have a lot of music books with piano music that does not have guitar chords on them. What I want is to transpose the notes into guitar chords. I can figure out most of them, but some are very hard to do with all the sharps and flats involved.
A. What you should do is study the structure of the cords. The staff is the same for guitar as it is for piano. Learn the notes 100% on your fretboard. The key is rememberingthat the same note appears more than once on a guitar. ( example...6th string 5th fret is the same as 5th string open). study the fretboard to find the least complicated fingerings.
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Description : Q. I've got my major scale down and I'm starting to understand the basics of music theory. But learning all of these chords seems r...