Q. I'm trying to compose a song and I would like to use a lot of minor chords. However, I'm a little stuck. I've got a bad case of writer's block and I'm looking for some assistance. I don't need a melody, just a list of possible combinations of chords that I could use to make the song sound sad and/or dark. Any ideas??
A. I don't know what key you're in, so I'll give you some in the key of Am, which has no sharps or flats (unless you add some). See if any of these work for you.
If you want the chords in another key, use
http://www.autotransposer.com/transpose/
It's easy and free. (You'll need to remove the bar lines because the transposer doesn't understand them.)
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Am |Dm |Em |Em |
Am |Am/G |FM7 |FM7 |
Am |Dm |Esus4 |E |
Dm7 |Am |Em7 |Dm7 |
Am |Bm7b5 |Dm/E |E7 |
Am |Am/C |Dm7 |FM7 |
Am |CM7 |Dsus4 |D |
Am |E |FM7 |Dm7 |
PIano chords help please!?
Q. Im trying to learn a song. The chords are pretty basic but there are some that I don't know and im on a piano chord website but I cant seem to find it. Bear with me. The chords are written as:
D7-5
G7
theres also one that says G+ but im not sure if that's just a typo or if that's an actual thing,.
Anyway I have no idea what these mean seeing as I taught myself everything I know when I was young and never had proper lessons or training. Any help would be lovely
Thank you!
A. Whether you're playing piano or any other instrument, the names and notes in a chord are the same.
G7 = G-B-D-F
G+ (G augmented) = G-B-D#
I haven't run across D7-5 before, but I'm pretty sure the -5 means to flat the 5 note.....so it could also be called D7b5 which would be: D-F#-G#-C
Memorizing piano chords?
Q. My piano teacher is making me memorize all major and minor chords on the piano by sound. So next week, wednesday to be exact, he will test me to see if I know all 24 chords by sound. Any ideas as to how I can do this?
A. Try this... Start with a minor chord. Play the block form of the chord (all three pitches at the same time) and speak the quality of chord out loud. Then play the same minor chord in the broken form. Do this slowly and sing each pitch you play from root to third to fifth. You can use "la" or sing the names of the pitches (C - E flat - G), etc. Repeat this process with each major chord. Either way, speaking and singing while you play will help your brain reinforce what your ear is hearing and your fingers are feeling. It might seem a bit strange at first, but the more senses you involve (sight, hearing, touch, singing, etc) the better your chances of memorizing these chords. Hope this helps!
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Description : Q. I'm trying to compose a song and I would like to use a lot of minor chords. However, I'm a little stuck. I've got a bad case...