Q. Where do I begin? Majors? Is there a good free site which has pictures included?
Would it be good to learn scales before chords? Or after?
Thanks in advance
A. I was taught to play piano classically and I'd say if you want to be able to sightread and play classical pieces of music then there's no substitute for learning the scales. It was boring as anything but it'll stand you in good stead when playing piano generally because you'll already know the key signatures/fingering.
However, I know some other types of piano-playing particularly jazz and blues (and to some extent I guess rock) are built more around chords. This method is also supposed to be a fast-track method to learning to play? So if you're wanting to learn more for fun - to play around with songs or maybe write your own then maybe you don't need to know the more "correct" fingerings.
There's plenty of websites out there doing this kind of stuff but be warned a lot of them are trying to sell you something.
I've just had a quick look and I think this is my favourite because it shows you all the variations and how they should sound: http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/
If you prefer videos this is kind of basic but shows you exactly what you're doing and what fingering etc.
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/464_basic-piano-lessons-chords.htm
I think the normal order would be to learn them in the order of fewest sharps and flats so starting with C, G, D, A and F majors and A and D minors. (look at the ABRSM syllabus for the order they teach the scales: http://www.abrsm.org/resources/pianoComplete0608.pdf)
I think if it was me I'd learn both at the same time, so start with a basic scale like C major, and then learn the C major chord at the same time - maybe playing around with some of the variations a bit too.
I'm sure some other people will disagree though and if you're already familiar with music theory or play another instrument pretty well you can probably skip the scales. Or if you're not too serious about piano and doing it just for fun by all means learn the chords.
How to do chord variations on the piano?
Q. When playing the chords of songs, my teacher can do these variations on the rhythm and the notes of these chords instead of just playing it solid once every beat. Can someone please explain how I can do these and make it sound nice? Thanks :)
A. Your teacher used different ways to arrange the music. There are tons of tricks you can do to make your playing sound interesting:
1. Chord inversion
2. Chord substituition
3. Varying rhythm
4. Broken chords, etc
Here are some helpful lessons to make your playing sounds exciting:
http://www.playpianotips.com
http://www.pianoimprov2.com
Can someone give me a list of piano chord variations?
Q. A website to show the key's to play it?
A. Hi, maybe this can help you!
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Play-Piano-Chord-Variations-in-the-Key-of-2459451
and this too maybe will help you
http://www.pianored.com/acordes-de-piano.html
http://www.maestrosinfronteras.com.ar/acompanamiento_musical_teclado_clip_image002.gif
Greetings!
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