tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61577271281991146402023-07-17T22:10:58.252-07:00Piano Music Chords QAFind popular and new piano chords to play everyday.KickAnswershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956333226802856897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2729125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157727128199114640.post-37123891473769981552014-06-24T22:14:00.001-07:002014-06-24T22:14:06.525-07:00first time performing piano with singer. Advice?<div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>ive been playing piano for 15 years now and im trying to finish my diploma abrsm now so i dont really have a problem with playing. This girl asked me to play piano for her while she sings 4 songs. The songs are 1) Stand by me -Ben E King, 2) Dancing queen -Abba, 3)wouldnt it be nice- (i think police) and 4) i just called to say i love you- stevie wonder. The problem is ive only be learning classical pieces for my abrsm exam most of my life. I can play these songs on my own but is there anything i should watch out for? Btw this is going to be played in front of students in a bar/nightclub. I was worried incase it didnt create a dance atmosphere as we dont have a drummer. Its just me and her(singer)</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> * I know this a really simple minded reminder but remember to play by chords. Don't play the melody the majority of the songs because it will compete with the singer's voice and sound amateurish.<br />* Watch out for her skipping around a bit lyrics while. You should know the songs inside and out and have a definite feel for each chords wise.<br />* Overall, just know the chords to each song well and which lyric goes with the chords just in case she forgets a certain line or to. <br /><br /> Remember to get practice in with her, not just having the only playing time being during the show. Practicing lets you get a feel for her and she gets a fill for you. If she's fast during one song then you know that you might have to play faster. If she slows the temp for, lets say, Dancing Queen to you know not to go faster than her. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110530195809AAPguZW' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>How do I get my mom to let me quit piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I just to need to get this out there. I fucking hate piano. My piano teacher is a fucking pain in the ass. She NEVER shows up on time. And then sheâs the most bitchy degrading person. If I play a wrong note, sheâll make a whining sound. And she ALWAYS has to make some comment about me never going to get anywhere in life. Iâm so fucking sick of it. She has made me and my brother cry numerous times. Weâve tried to tell our parents to quit, and our dad is cool with the idea, but my mom thinks weâll hurt the piano teacherâs feelings and that we NEED to play it until college. Itâs just a waste of money. Iâve been playing piano for like 10 years and I canât stand it anymore. She makes us play the same boring piece for like a year until we get it right. Iâve stopped trying, which of course caused her to make more degrading comments. Sheâs the most negative, downer person I know. Encouragement is the rarest thing ever from her.<br /><br />I hate it even more that all because of this, itâs caused me to not like piano. I really want to get back to loving it like I used to. I kind of have a band now (because I also play guitar) and they want me to do keyboard also, when needed. But I can't even bring myself to that because piano has been ruined for me. I don't want it to be that way. <br />Should I just get a new piano teacher? How can I convince my mom to let me quit for right now?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> I was once like you. At the moment you probably wont want to listen to what I have to say, but a few years from now you might feel differently. <br /><br />I used to hate piano. My mum kinda forced me into it. Everytime I tried to quit my mum would guilt me into changing my mind. She said that 'playing music uses the same part of your brain for maths' or something like that, and that if I quit my schooling would suffer.<br /><br />My piano teacher sounds similar to yours, but not quite as bad. I just had no interest in piano; no motivation, and I didn't practice, and that just seemed to make her even more disappointed in her. I WAS JUST SO SICK OF IT.<br /><br />I was trapped into playing piano ever since I was ~5 years olds. I'm now 17 (tomorrow I turn 18 yay!) and my perspective on piano has changed dramatically. When I was about 15 or so I started listening to music by Queen, namely 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' That song quickly became my favourite, and still is today. Most of this masterpiece is played on piano, and it became an obsession of mine to learn how to play such a difficult song. <br /><br />I actually started practicing piano because of one song. And the more I practiced piano, the more I started to appreciate different kinds of music; even the ones that didn't really appeal to me. The crummy songs my piano teacher made me play didn't seem so crummy anymore! <br /><br />Now I have stopped taking piano lessons because I'm in my final year of high school, but I am so grateful that I never quit piano lessons earlier. I am so fortunate for having the opportunity to actually learn music. And not only that, but having a good, solid basis of understanding of piano is incredibly useful in learning other instruments, like guitar. I have so many friends who struggle with picking up new instruments because they never learned piano. <br /><br />I practice piano every day now. I'm learning the piano solo of the song 'Butterflies and Hurricanes' by Muse. Actually, that's a lie, I'm already really good at that solo, but I just LOVE to play it on the piano now. And I really enjoy playing other songs on the piano, too. <br /><br /><br />I hope you can learn from my experience. Even if you don't like piano RIGHT NOW, it doesn't mean to say a few years down the track you will LOVE it like I do. <br /><br />But what can you do right now about your current situation? Well, I suggest you try to learn songs you like on piano, like I did. The song doesn't even have to have piano in it for you to be able to play it. For example, a lot of house music don't have...well any instruments really! (everything's done on computer) But you can still learn the chords in those songs, and have fun playing them. And maybe...you might find you like piano after all.<br /><br />So stick at it! Like I said, you wont wanna hear that right now, but just keep at it! </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20130605010504AA36emr' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Skeeter Davis song 1963 I Can't Stay Mad At You?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Can anyone give me the chord progressions for this great old Carole King song recorded by Skeeter Davis? Thanks!<br />Jason, thanks, but Cowboy has only the lyrics. Please do your research before you answer a question. I'm looking for the chord progressions.<br />Thank you Missy, but I've already clicked on over a dozen links and none of them have the chord progressions to this song. Please do your research before you answer a question.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Jason was right. Cowboy Lyrics.com has a link to Tabs and Chords. It will hook you up to Top 100 Tabs.com or you can go there yourself. Your question was not an easy one to begin with.<br /><br />**Edit** Here's some research for you. You will find the song you requested listed in alphabetical order. There is an email address for this company at the bottom of the ad. Hope this helps.<br /> <br /> Checkout<br /> View Basket<br /> (0) Total: £0.00<br />International Store Locator Wish List Your Account Help Home Sheet Music <br />& Songbooks Digital <br />Downloads Tuition <br />Books Tuition <br />DVD & CD Music <br />For Schools Examination <br />Material - New! 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It will give you names of chords, and finger positions.<br /><br />But here is a short explanation of how it all works:<br /><br /> Guitar chords are simply a combination of certain notes played simultaneously. <br /><br /> In order to play a single note on a guitar you only need to hit any of the six strings. in order to change the note on any given string you can use a finger on your left hand (if you are right handed) and apply pressure to the string (against the neck of the guitar) so the string will be pressed against the metal fret immediately adjacent (on the right side) to the finger you are using to press. The string being pressed against the metal will tighten the string slightly, causing it to ring at a slightly higher frequency. This higher frequency is designed (by those calculating the distance between the frets) to be one half step higher then if you were to press on the neck one fret to the left (or down, or lower) . <br /><br /> In music one half step is a one note difference, when you include all of the twelve natural and sharp notes in your count. These notes are as follows: A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#. (These make up the black and white keys on a piano, between any key and it's higher pitch twin that you will find twelve keys away, which will appear the same in it's position in the shape that the black and white keys make). <br /><br /> On a guitar these twelve notes are distinguishable only by knowing the note that a string will make if it is played without any interference from your left hand. These default notes are set when you tune your guitar, they are (from low (fat) string to high (slim) string) E, A, D, G, B, E. Now you know that if you were to press the low or high E string on the first fret you would create a F note (effectively moving the E string up by one half step). and the same for the other strings (A string first fret is an A# etc.) <br /><br /> Now, in order to make a guitar chord you would need to place your fingers in the appropriate positions on the neck of the guitar (pressing each string at the note that you want) and play all the strings together. Assuming that you chose the right notes, the result will be the beautiful sound of your desired chord.<br /><br /> There are two ways to know where to put your fingers. One, is if you know the nature of the notes, and which combinations will give you a desired sound. This is relatively simple if you know two things, the names of the notes on the guitar, and the sequences of the various forms of chord construction. There are many different types of chord combinations. The basic ones that most of us deal with are: Major chords, Minor chords, and Sevenths.<br /><br /> Let's take a Minor chord for a moment and discuss the difference between an A-Minor chord and a G-Minor chord. The notes that make up an Am chord are: A, C, and E, and the notes that make up a Gm chord are: G, A#, and D. Now if you go back to where I listed all twelve notes and you count how many notes I didn't play, between the notes that I chose for my Am chord, you will find that there are two notes passed over (A#, and B which would be two half steps making one full step) and not played between the first two in the chord (A,and C) and you will also see that I skipped three notes (C#, D and D#) between the second two notes in the chord. Now if you were to count the spaces between the notes that I chose for the Gm chord you will see that I started at the G note but I skipped that same number of notes between those that I chose for that chord. So a chord is a set shape started at a chosen point. Any note you start at will be the name of your chord, and the number of notes that you skip between those that you choose to make your chord will determine the nature of the chord (Major or Minor etc.) <br /><br /> Take an A Major chord: A, C# and E; and a G Major chord: G, B and D; and you will find it set up the same way<br /><br />The difference between a Major chord and a minor chord is the middle note (referred to as the third) which is moved up a half step in any Major chord.<br /><br /> Now, since we know how to play an Am chord on the guitar, and that the only difference between an Am and a A#m is where you start your shape, it simply follows that if you move all six notes of the Am chord one half step up on the neck you will make an A#m chord! Move it a full step up and you have a Bm chord. <br /><br /> These are called Bar Chords and are achieved by using your left index finger to move all six strings up a half step by placing it across all six strings on the first fret and using the rest of your fingers to make an Am shape, only now since it is all moved up a half stem it would be an A#m, A full step or the second fret would be a Bm the third fret would be a Cm the fourth a C#m and then to the Dm and so on.<br /><br /> The same applies to the A Maj </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20081223075946AAmUpHD' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>I REALLLY love⥠the song vanilla twilight does anyone have the piano sheet music on it? pleassse share(:?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>p.s. im not that reat a player so easy please(:</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> I couldn't find actual sheet music online, sorry. However, I can tell you the chords they use and and give you a chart that will tell when to play them. Almost as good as actual music. <br /><br />B (B,F#)<br />F#(F#,C#)<br />Gm(G,Bb,D)<br />E(E,B)<br />G(G,D,)<br />C#(C#,G#)<br /><br />B B F# F#<br /> The stars lean down to kiss you<br />Gm Gm E E <br /> And I lie awake and miss you<br />B B F# F# Gm Gm E E <br /> Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere<br />B B F# F# <br /> 'Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly<br />Gm Gm E E <br /> But I'll miss your arms around me<br />B B F# F# Fm Fm<br /> I'd send a postcard to you dear<br /> E E (B B F# F# E E Gm Gm)2x{lead into next verse}<br /> 'Cause I wish you were here<br /><br /><br />B B F# F#<br /> I'll watch the night turn light blue<br />Gm Gm E E <br /> But it's not the same without you<br />B B F# F# Gm Gm E E <br /> Because it takes two to whisper quietly <br />B B F# F# <br /> The silence isn't so bad<br />Gm Gm E E<br /> Till I look at my hands and feel sad<br />B B F# F# <br /> 'Cause the spaces between my fingers<br /> Gm Gm E E<br /> Are right where yours fit perfectly<br /> (B B F# F# Gm Gm E E)2x<br /><br />B B F# F# <br /> I'll find repose in new ways<br />Gm Gm E E<br /> Though I haven't slept in two days<br />B B F# F# Gm Gm E E <br /> 'Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone<br />B B F# F# <br /> But drenched in vanilla twilight<br />Gm Gm E E <br /> I'll sit on the front porch all night<br />B B F# F# Gm Gm <br /> Waist-deep in thought because when I think of you<br /> E E B B F# F# Gm Gm <br /> I don't feel so alone<br /> E E B B F# F# Gm Gm<br /> I don't feel so alone<br /> E E B B F# F# Gm Gm E E <br /> I don't feel so alone<br /><br /><br />B B F# F# Gm Gm <br /> As many times as I blink<br /> E E B B F# F# Gm Gm E E B B F# F#<br /> I'll think of you tonight<br /> Gm Gm E E B B F# F# Gm Gm E E <br /> I'll think of you tonight<br /><br />*switching chords*<br /><br />C# C# G G <br /> When violet eyes get brighter<br />F# F# G G <br /> And heavy wings grow lighter<br />C# C# G G F# F# G G <br /> I'll taste the sky and feel alive again<br />C# C# G G <br /> And I'll forget the world I knew<br />F# F# G G <br /> But I swear I won't forget you<br /> C# C# F# F# G G <br /> Oh, if my voice could reach back through the past<br /> F# F# G G <br /> I'd whisper in your ear,<br /> F# F# G C#<br /> Oh darling I wish you were here<br /><br />You should listen to the song to get the timing right but hopefully this will help a lot. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20090812190334AAtPmZ9' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Can i learn to play the piano by using a keyboard?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I am thinking of playing the piano because it runs in my family, and I cannot afford a piano right now. I have 200 dollars so I am going to probably buy a 61 Key Keyboard. I am willing to teach myself and for about 1-2 hours, and Im used to stretching my fingers with playing the guitar alot. Basically, how can i learn with a 61 keyboard? And are there any books or games or lessons online or to buy at a store that you reccommend?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Of course-I actually started playing the keyboard before playing piano.<br /><br />But I should warn you there are 2 different styles-1 is called keyboard-accompaniment, where your left hand plays chords which control the background music played by the keyboard, and your right hand plays the melody.<br /><br />But of course normal pianos don't do this!<br /><br />The other style is where you play melodies with both hands, which is the same as a normal piano.<br /><br />I started playing keyboard-accompaniment before I learned piano, using The Complete Keyboard Player series, but if you only want to aim for piano then you should learn to play melodies with both hands. I took me a while to adjust to piano because of my keyboard style, but I did enjoy playing both styles.<br /><br />You should also be aware of the fact that keyboard keys are a lot lighter than piano keys, and you should play with something called "touch response", which means the harder you hit a key, the louder it is. Don't keep this turned off as you will find it difficult to adjust to piano when you come to it.<br /><br />If you go to any music store you will find lots of books that can teach you.<br />Read through them and only buy ones you feel you will understand, i.e. easy ones. to begin with. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20101220003351AA99ZOE' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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The numbers refer to the base note's position in the scale of the key. The last two chords will sound like the "Amen" at the end of a hymn.<br /><br />If you want to do a standard pop song-y chord progression, I, IV, V, I would be a safe bet. (In this case with your key of Ab, that would be AbM, DbM, EbM, AbM). If you want to do something that leads into the end of the piece, ii, vi, IV, V, I is about the most standard ending chord progression there is. (Bbm, fm, DbM, EbM, AbM). <br /><br />You can read more about chord progressions on wikipedia here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_progression<br /><br />Or really, you should just take a music theory class if you want to learn anything about this stuff. Order matters and how you get from one chord to another and how chords are built, etc. etc. It's not like cooking soup where you can just throw all the ingredients in and have a song. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20120403080925AA1e5Jr' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>who knows how to play guitar or piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>im trying to find this rock song, i dont know the lyrics: the chords are like: Cm# 2 x<br />Abm 2 X, A major 2 X, then Abm 2x , then A major 2 x , and finally E major. Then the guitar riff is like: D major 2 x, A major 2 x, and E major 2x</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Are you sure on the chords? The only song that comes close to it that I know is Placebo's "Every Me Every You" but that's in D, Odd that you can find the chords, and not pick up one line of the lyrics </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070418195203AASdpCn' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>What are the keys to play these chords on a piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>F#<br />B<br />Abm<br />Ebm<br />Eb<br />C#<br /><br />Thanks!</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> For any major chord, play the note that is the name of the chord, then go up 4 half steps and play that note, then go up 3 half steps and play that note.<br />For any minor chord, first go up 3 half steps, then 4 half steps. They all work that way. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20111217093954AAfzTlH' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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(what notes are they) thanks !</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> The notes in the chords:<br /><br />Dsus4: DGA<br />Cadd9: CEGD<br />Em7: EGBD<br /><br />How you might play them:<br /><br />Dsus4:<br />RH: DGA (or GAD, or ADG)<br />LH: D<br /><br />Cadd9:<br />RH: CDEG (or GCDE, or DEGC, or EGCD, or DEG, or GDE, or EGD)<br />LH: C<br /><br />Em7:<br />RH: BDG (or GBD, or DGB, or BDEG, or GBDE, or DEGB)<br />LH: E<br /><br />As you can see, there are lots of ways to voice the chords. See what sounds best to you. Feel free to email me if you have questions. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110219104833AAlRDR1' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Here are the chords in your question, see if you can figure out how to find them:<br />Em7: E-G-B-D<br />Dm7: D-F-A-C<br />F#m7: F#-A-C#-D<br /><br />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. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080905202042AA6cUDv' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>I'm sort of new to the piano, pianists can you help?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I take music theory at school and I started the piano when I was in second grade I believe. After a year I stopped because the guy stopped giving lessons so now I'm 15 and in that time in between I played a little but not enough to say I've been playing for 7 years. <br /><br />Well anyways I'm really really slow at reading chords in songs like every time it's like....C......uhhhhh.....E....uhhh....G.......i think...... (well thats just an example i know the c major but with other more complex chords i mean) <br />Can you help me with tips on how to read music and apply it to the piano faster? You would think with practice I would get better but it's the same thing every time. Do I just need to see a lot more music?? It just doesn't feel like I'll get better because each time I struggle with playing songs because there a lot of chords and it's bad because I won't be able to sight read music if I go as slow as I do.<br />Also with playing with both hands synchronized will it get easier with a lot more practice? It just takes me SO long to piece together both hands, I mean eventually I can because I can read music and count beats but it shouldn't take me that long to be able to and once again I don't feel like practicing is helping me. I mean it helps me play that particular piece better but it's the same thing all over again when I'm learning a new song.<br /><br />Basically I just don't feel like I'm making any progress, any tips from an experienced or just any piano player in general is welcome:D Well thank you if you can help me</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> As a piano teacher who specializes in the chord method, I'd like to suggest a few things that you can do. First, you should know that you can play any song ever written if you know your 12 major and 12 minor chords. There's a logical way to learning these chords...see link 1 below. These are all 3-note chords which will fall underneath your hand very quickly and easily. I suggest that you learn them in root position first.<br /><br />Even if you're learning a song with 7th chords and suspended chords etc., you can simplify a 4-note Gm7 by playing the 3-note Gm: (G - Bb - D)...or an Fmaj7 by just playing the F major triad: (F - A - C), and so on.<br /><br />Once you get comfortable with the 12 major and 12 minor chords, then start learning the dominant 7th chords, such as C7, D7, G7, etc. Once you know all the dominant 7th chords, the next logical chord group is the minor 7th chords.<br /><br />I suggest this particular order because all you're doing is adding 1 extra note to make a major chord a dominant 7th, and the same is true for minor. A C7 is C - E - G - Bb....a Cm7 is C - Eb - G - Bb. There's only one note difference between a C7 and a Cm7 chord. This is true for the remaining 11 dominant 7th and 11 minor 7th chords. (see link 2 below)<br /><br />In fact, once you know the 12 major and 12 minor chords, all you do is make minor adjustments or additions to these two chord groups to create more complicated chords. <br /><br />For example: A C major chord is C - E - G...to make it C augmented, all you do is raise the 5th (G), a half step to G#. You would do the same thing to make the remaining 11 major chords augmented. <br /><br />To make a C major chord a suspended chord, you would raise the 3rd (E), a half step to F....Csus is C - F - G. You would do the same thing to make the remaining 11 major chords suspended. I could go on and on, but this should get you going in the right direction. Hope this helps! </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110416151537AA9DpE7' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Chord notation in a fake book on piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>So, I'm learning to play piano....<br /><br />I have a fake book, which has single line melodies of popular songs, so it's easy to play. It also has chord notation. I'm wondering if someone could explain that to me. What does it mean? For instance, Cm7 or G7 or G. There's usually one per measure. Whatever chord it corresponds to, do I hold it the entire measure? Or do I improvise based on that chord?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> find out how many beats are in the measure, then how many chords. if there's 4 beats and 2 chords, then play 2 of each. i'm not sure that i entirely get your question but that's the best i can come up with. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20090420181812AAvYFqW' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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However, if it is a number and only a number, it means add that note and the one(s) before it. So D11 means add the 7th, the 9th and the 11th.<br /><br />I've probably got this all wrong, but hopefully I've helped. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100905002117AAYFwy2' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>I want the chords and lyrics of the song Back to me by: Cueshe?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I want to learn my guitar</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Cueshe is back with their latest single "BAck to me", <br />which is also the title of their sophomore album which will be <br />release this coming August. Their Sound got more matured<br />and serious for this album.<br /><br /><br />Chords used in the song:<br /><br />C#m: X46654 or X46600<br />A2: 002200<br />E: 022100<br />F#m: 244222<br />B: X24442<br /><br /><br />----------------------------<br />Instruction in using the tab|<br />----------------------------<br /><br />In the Intro and Verse, use a keyboard or piano.<br />In the verse, The C#m is open, you will use this <br />C#m : X46600 While in the chorus, YOu can use the usual<br />C#m : X46654.You use a STANDARD TUNING In all the chords<br /><br />Please RAte my tab!<br /><br /> <br />------<br />Intro | E (piano here)<br />------<br /><br />-------<br />Verse 1|<br />-------<br /><br /> C#m A2 E<br />SOmetimes I can feel like im all alone<br /> <br /> C#m A2 E<br />Wondering of what i have done wrong<br /><br /> C#m A2 <br />Maybe im just<br /><br /> F#m B<br />Missing you all along<br /><br /> F#m B<br />When will you becoming home<br /><br /> E<br />Back to me<br /><br /><br />-------<br />Verse 2|<br />-------<br /><br /> C#m<br />There were times<br /><br /> A2 E<br />I felt like giving up<br /><br /> C#m A2<br />Haunted by memories<br /><br /> E<br />I can't give up<br /><br /> C#m A2 F#m<br />Wish that i never let you go<br /><br /> B<br />And slip away<br /><br /> F#m<br />Had enough reasons<br /><br /> B<br />for you to stay<br /><br /><br />-------<br />Chorus |<br />-------<br /><br /> E<br />Can you feel me<br /><br />C#m F#m-B<br />See me falling away(see me falling away)<br /><br /> E<br />Did you hear me,<br /><br /> C#m F#m-B<br />Im calling out your name(im calling out your name)<br /><br /> F#m B<br />Cause im barely hanging on<br /><br />F#m B<br />Baby, you need to come home<br /><br /> E<br />BAck to me<br /><br /><br />------<br />Adlib | C#m-A2-E ; 2x<br />------<br /><br /><br />-------<br />Verse 3|<br />-------<br /><br /> C#m<br />Sleepless nights<br /><br /> A2 E<br />Cause you're not here by my side<br /><br /> C#m<br />Cold as ice <br /><br /> A2 E<br />i feel deep down inside<br /><br /> C#m A2 F#m B<br />Maybe im just missing you all along<br /><br /> F#m B<br />When will you be coming home<br /><br /><br />-------<br />Chorus |<br />-------<br /><br /><br /> E<br />Can you feel me<br /><br />C#m F#m-B<br />See me falling away(see me falling away)<br /><br /> E<br />Did you hear me,<br /><br /> C#m F#m-B<br />Im calling out your name(im calling out your name)<br /><br /> F#m B<br />Cause im barely hanging on<br /><br /><br />F#m B (hold)<br />When will you becoming home<br /><br /> E<br />BAck to me </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080207223902AAuC4jQ' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Need help transposing guitar notation to piano chords?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I have started to play keyboard with a group. The music score has only guitar notations. I have found what each of the chords relate to on the piano except for "X"2 ("X" = note, like A or G) (For example: A2 or C2)<br />It's probably really easy like a second inversion triad / 6/4 chord where the fifth of the triad is the bass and the root and the third are above. But when they played it sounded as though it was a resolve or chord progression.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Anvil Studio is an excellent (and free) staff-ware music writing program. You can enter notes on screen with a standard piano keyboard or a guitar neck. You can enter the guitar tablature string an frets, and the notes will appear on the staff. <br /><br /> http://www.anvilstudio.com/ </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20090321192221AABaKzh' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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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.<br /><br />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?<br />Hope this helps and good luck. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110316124610AAKf5xb' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Help with these piano chords?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I'm trying to play "Lithium" by Evanescence out of this song book I just got. For now, I decided to learn the piano chords it lists and then go back and learn all the intricate piano. But there are some chords I don't know. I know them on guitar, but I can't find anything about them on the piano. They are: A flat 2, E flat 2, and G flat 2. Maybe there's another name for them I don't know? Any help with this would be really appreciated! Thank you! :)</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> A chord with the 2 is a condensed version of a 9 chord, but without a 7th. Ab2 would be Ab Bb C Eb, while Ab9 suggests the Bb on top (though it could really go anywhere in the chord except the bottom). </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100719102615AA8YSpC' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Practice to play piano chords?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I teach myself keyboard and have the most trouble when I need to play chords more than 3 notes at a time. Like I'm learning Chopin's prelude in c minor - this is so hard when it's chords like that. Can anyone please recommend exercises I can do to help? Thank you.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> There are several technical difficulties happening all at once in the c-minor prelude. Try eliminating the inner notes of the octave chords first until you are comfortable with the octaves and big stretches. For example, for the first RH chord G-C-Eb-G, just play the G as an octave and play the LH as is. Gradually add the inner notes. I suspect you also need some finger stretching exercises. I recommend Hanon #20, 49, 58. Try them in both c and c minor. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20121023185613AAxzYFC' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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I was fumbling with my piano just now and found out what you can do:<br />You know how when your left hand is in C position? Well on your thumb is the G key right? You could just cross under and replace your pinky and put where your thumb us to be. Then re-arrange all your left fingers again, where now your pinky is on G, ring finger on A, middle on B, index on C, and thumb on D. Now all you gotta do is press down on your pinky, middle and thumb ;P </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110630191213AAAQmnG' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>What is the correct left-hand fingering for the chord, D major7, on piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i></i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> It depends on what position (arrangement of notes) the chord is in. In all of these explanations:<br />5 is your Left hand pinky<br />4 is your ring finger<br />3 is your middle finger<br />2 is your pointer<br />and 1 is your thumb. <br /><br />The order of notes is from lowest to highest.<br /><br />In root (basic) position, you would play D F# A C# using 5, either 4 or 3, 2, and 1.<br /><br />In first inversion, you would play F# A C# D using 5, 3, 2, and 1.<br /><br />In second inversion, you would play A C# D F# using 5, 3, 2, and 1.<br /><br />In third inversion, you would play C# D F# A using 5, 4, 2, and 1.<br /><br />Generally however, only root position and 1st inversion are used in 7th chords unless the voice leading calls for it. In everything except for 2nd inversion you can drop the A out of the chord, as it is the least important member. (In second inversion, the A on the bottom is what makes it a second inversion chord.) <br /><br />Also realise that the fingering for a chord changes depending on where your fingers need to go next in the song as well as how comfortable a particular position is for you. Don't think that there is only one "right" way to finger a chord. You need to do what makes the most sense in the context of the piece you are playing. Generally, however, the fingering I gave you will work if you just need to show what a Dmajor7 would look like. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070331172245AAWmHxP' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>What is the proper left-hand fingering for the chord, Bb(sus4), in root position on piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i></i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> The sus chord is generally assumed to include a 7th and has a dominant function so:<br /><br />Bb - Eb-F-Ab would best be played with 5-3-2-1<br /><br />Without the 7th, (the Ab) 5-2-1 -- but this robs the chord of some of its color<br /><br />Often it is played without the 5th (the F in this case) so 5-2-1<br />But this takes the dissonant bite out of it. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070928132622AAv4cDp' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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The student who works over small sections, perfecting the sound of each phrase while studying their own physical motions, is improving their playing of a particular piece as well as improving their overall musicianship. Practicing is work, but if organized properly, it is enjoyable and soulfully rewarding.<br /><br />PROFICIENT SIGHT READING (the strange term used to describe playing from printed music) is one of the most important skills a musician develops. First, it allows one to perform unknown music with a decent degree of fluency â normally, such a performance can be brought off proficiently if the music requires less than the technical level the pianist has attained. Second, it makes the work of learning a new piece immensely easier.<br /><br />DEVELOP A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THEORY. Integrating theoretical concepts relevant to the music being studied is essential to musicianship. Scales and chords, which are the foundation of music theory, must not be taught as isolated exercises. Balanced teaching includes introducing each element of theory as it becomes needed to help a studentâs understanding of how music is put together.<br /><br />Many âclassically trainedâ musicians are notorious for lacking an understanding of theory due to training not received. For the most part, they are typists who can only play from the printed page in front of them, maybe with feeling, but without any knowledge of why the notes sound like music. Ironically, many classical only piano teachers degrade rock and roll musicians, but pale by comparison when it comes to playing their instrument from a knowledge of theory rather than from reading sequences of notes.<br /><br />MEMORIZING a piece of music and making it part of you is the goal almost every musician has towards a composition they love. The good teacher follows a comprehensive procedure for solid memorization: building a base of theory through scale recognition and chord progressions; teaching the steps and methods of memorizing; and allowing the student to experience how their ability to play by ear is developing as they bring the physical and intellectual elements together.<br /><br />CONCEPTS THAT GO BEYOND WHAT IS ON THE PRINTED PAGE â there are many qualities about musical sounds that are too subtle to be communicated properly in symbols, or properties of music that composers or editors leave off the score. One example is the layering of simultaneous musical lines, so that the melody is louder than the low (quieter) and middle (quietest) voices. The growth of a musician is facilitated by teaching them that there is more to creating music than playing the right notes. Getting to the spiritual core of a music composition, whether it be classical,<br />jazz or popular, requires developing a range of physical and intellectual skills. One of the greatest joys of teaching is experiencing that first time a student changes from a player of notes into a musician. The hours of struggling finally pay off for them. They suddenly find, while playing a piece they have practiced diligently, that they hear the inside of the music.<br /><br />Neil Miller, author of The Piano Lessons Book<br />Enter in Amazon.com search: Neil Miller Piano Lessons Book </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080620200735AAtFMhD' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Playing piano by ear?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Hey, I've been playing piano for just over 2 years now (I'm 16), and I've completed my grade 6 ABRSM for piano. Due to changing college and increased work load, I've had to stop having piano lessons, and as such, it's now just me playing piano whenever I feel like it. I was originally hoping to complete my grade 8, but I've just lost motivation for that; I'm starting to feel really bored of having to practice endless amounts of scales and arppegios, alongside learning pieces that I just do not enjoy.<br /><br />As a result I've been trying to learn piano music by ear. However, despite having tried several different pieces over a few weeks, I've been unable to progress beyond the basic melody of any song that I've tried. I have no idea where to start, nor how to combine a left hand with the melody, and so I normally end up playing the majority of keys until I find the one that sounds correct (and usually then, I'm still playing it incorrectly!) I've started to wonder if this is actually possible for people like me. The pieces I've been trying to play by ear include Iris (Goo Goo Dolls) Concerning Hobbits (Lord of the Rings) and Turkish March. So I ask, at the end of my long post, how do you actually start learning to play pieces by ear? <br /><br />Sorry about the long post - and the section I have posted this in - I wasn't sure where this would be most relevant.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> You have a great advantage having gone through a couple years of piano lessons. All that basic recognition of notes, keys and established dexterity pay off big. Playing by ear isn't discussed much in standard lessons and the scope of exactly what it is, is so broad, it's hard to get a handle without some good direction. <br /><br />The good news is you're not that far away from success. Start concentrating on learning the basic 24 major and minor chords and developing the right kind of mindset. Got to the blog "Everything You Need To Know To Play by Ear" and get the free book "The Play By Ear Discovery" and that -in part- will set you on your way. <br /><br />You're the same age I was when I discovered what I wanted to know and figured out exactly how I was going to do it on my own. Check in with me there and you'll find the things you are looking for. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20130429112014AAQBdzI' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Practicing piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I want to get good at the piano and i heard this guy on the radio play a very challenging song (one of those songs where there is no main motive or theme to it, just technical godliness)<br /><br />I decided that it is very worth it and wanted to practice. But i dont know how to practice. My teachers dont believe in me (i dont blame them) and they never go over techinque with me.<br /><br />Im oblivious to how or what im suppose to do when practicing.<br /><br />All that you can fill me in about would help</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Sounds to me like something is wrong with your teachers, not you.<br /><br />CHOOSING A PIANO TEACHER <br /><br />WHAT TO LOOK FOR <br /><br />The most important concepts you want to learn from a piano teacher:<br /><br />HOW TO PRACTICE. One of the questions teachers are constantly asked during interviews with new students is âHow much should I practice?â Itâs not how much you practice, but how well you practice that really counts. A student playing a piece of music over and over again making the same mistakes is hardly getting more than increased circulation in their fingers. The student who works over small sections, perfecting the sound of each phrase while studying their own physical motions, is improving their playing of a particular piece as well as improving their overall musicianship. Practicing is work, but if organized properly, it is enjoyable and soulfully rewarding.<br /><br />PROFICIENT SIGHT READING (the strange term used to describe playing from printed music) is one of the most important skills a musician develops. First, it allows one to perform unknown music with a decent degree of fluency â normally, such a performance can be brought off proficiently if the music requires less than the technical level the pianist has attained. Second, it makes the work of learning a new piece immensely easier.<br /><br />DEVELOP A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THEORY. Integrating theoretical concepts relevant to the music being studied is essential to musicianship. Scales and chords, which are the foundation of music theory, must not be taught as isolated exercises. Balanced teaching includes introducing each element of theory as it becomes needed to help a studentâs understanding of how music is put together.<br /><br />Many âclassically trainedâ musicians are notorious for lacking an understanding of theory due to training not received. For the most part, they are typists who can only play from the printed page in front of them, maybe with feeling, but without any knowledge of why the notes sound like music. Ironically, many classical only piano teachers degrade rock and roll musicians, but pale by comparison when it comes to playing their instrument from a knowledge of theory rather than from reading sequences of notes.<br /><br />MEMORIZING a piece of music and making it part of you is the goal almost every musician has towards a composition they love. The good teacher follows a comprehensive procedure for solid memorization: building a base of theory through scale recognition and chord progressions; teaching the steps and methods of memorizing; and allowing the student to experience how their ability to play by ear is developing as they bring the physical and intellectual elements together.<br /><br />CONCEPTS THAT GO BEYOND WHAT IS ON THE PRINTED PAGE â there are many qualities about musical sounds that are too subtle to be communicated properly in symbols, or properties of music that composers or editors leave off the score. One example is the layering of simultaneous musical lines, so that the melody is louder than the low (quieter) and middle (quietest) voices. The growth of a musician is facilitated by teaching them that there is more to creating music than playing the right notes. Getting to the spiritual core of a music composition, whether it be classical,<br />jazz or popular, requires developing a range of physical and intellectual skills. One of the greatest joys of teaching is experiencing that first time a student changes from a player of notes into a musician. The hours of struggling finally pay off for them. They suddenly find, while playing a piece they have practiced diligently, that they hear the inside of the music.<br /><br />Neil Miller, author of The Piano Lessons Book<br />Enter in Amazon.com search: Neil Miller Piano Lessons Book </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080620082648AAnDRg4' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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A minor third is always 3 half steps apart (E to F to F# to G is three 1/2 steps).<br /><br />A minor chord is built by taking a minor third (like G an Bb) and placing a major third on top (Bb to D). <br /><br />An easy way to find the parallel minor chord from a major chord is to simply lower the middle tone a half step. <br /><br />By raising the top note by a half step on a major chord, (thus you have a major third stacked onto another major third) you come up with an augmented triad. <br /><br />If you lower the top note of a minor triad you have two minor thirds on top of each other, and this is a diminished triad. <br /><br />This is just some of the basics of chord structure... there's a LOT more.<br /><br />It's important to understand chord structure because that's what almost all instrumental and choral music from Bach on up (until the 20th century and 12-tone series and stuff) is based on. Chord structure and progressions are absolutely necessary in the analysis of music. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080610231508AA5UHbm' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>piano chords??</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>who knows piano chords here by numbers it's fingering...i don't know how to play it with notes so i prefer to have it on numbers,,not numerals but numbrs..like 2345345367</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> There are numeric ways you can build chords - counting keys.<br /><br />For example, a major fifth is root note, then 4 keys up, then 3 keys up. (key = half-step)<br /><br />A minor fifth is root note, then 3 keys up, then 4 keys up.<br /><br />A 7th is root, then 4 keys, then 3 keys, then 3 keys.<br /><br />A major 7th is root, then 4 keys, then 3 keys, then 4 keys.<br /><br />You can use this sort of technique to get your hands used to building the chords - at some point, visual and muscle memory will take over. You may also find it helps to group chords by their hand shapes - e.g. C, F, and G major 5ths are 1-3-5 on the white keys, D, E, and A have the 3rd finger on a black key, and B is weird (3 and 5 are both on black keys).<br /><br />A major scale is whole whole half whole whole whole half.<br /><br />A whole step is 2 keys - a half step is 1 key.<br /><br />Try it out! Whatever technique you use to learn and memorize - practice it! </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070409083012AAlEssm' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Need help with some piano chords?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I've been trying to play all sorts of piano chords, to match up with the melody i'm playing, and i can't seem to find the right chords. For example if i play a E or a G#, how would i know what type of chord would go with that?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Write all twelve of your major chords out on a piece of paper.<br />Now you'll notice that each note appears in three chords. For example A is in the A chord, it's in the middle of the F chord and it's the last note in the D chord.<br />Now write out all twelve minor chords and you'll see that A is Am, F#m and Dm.<br /><br />Now that you have all 24 M+m chords written out, if your melody contains E and G# (As in your example) Then you look for a chord that contains both those notes. In this case you would use E, or C#m The choice of which one is totally up to you, whichever one sounds best.<br /><br />You can of course go into 7th chords and Major Sevenths and extend the list from above, but you'd still be working fromthe same rules. Fromthe 7 group (just write them all out again) you'll add the choice of E7 (not much difference from group one huh?) and from the Major Seventh group the AM7 and the AmM7.<br /><br />Of course then theres the 9's, 11's and 13's, but the ones listed above are the real answer=choose between E Major and C#minor (Which by the way are the same chord: E6=E G# B C# and C#m7= C# E G# B = exactly the same notes.)<br /><br />All the best<br />Cat </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100715052422AArvS6G' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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Compose music using chords and different instruments.<br /><br />http://www.jamstudio.com </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080616145921AA90FYp' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Does anyone have the chords, or the notes for "Bastard" by Tyler the Creator ?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Or really anything by him or other OFWGKTA members...<br /><br /> *I cut my wrists and play piano 'cause i'm so depressed*<br /> :D</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> He can't read or write music, so I don't think he ever put it out. I saw a tutorial for Yonkers on piano, but its not very good.<br />Try asking this on the Odd Future Forums and you might get a better answer http://www.oddfuturetalk.com/forums/ (HiQueFHR yo!)<br />Y </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20120325103315AA9nLGI' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>I need a sheet music creator?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I have just recently picked up playing the piano. Self taught through Youtube tutorials and such. Most of the time they mention the keys or chords to play. I normally write these down, but would like to transcribe them to notes on sheet music. (to start to learn how to read music) Is there a program that will do this? IE I type in the letters and it spits out sheet music.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> I have Finale Songwriter. Finale Songrwriter cost $49.95 but you can get a 30 day trial and such </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20101202203334AAXyVyD' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! Answers<br>KickAnswershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956333226802856897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157727128199114640.post-15330550970162755372014-06-23T02:14:00.001-07:002014-06-23T02:14:04.679-07:00The most difficult you've played?<div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Mine was Sonata Facile. God, the piece's so brittle and transparent! I have played a lot of other pieces that are supposed to be A LOT harder, though I still think that sonata is so hard to get smooth and clear. <br /><br />And the most difficult scale (along with its arpeggios, chords, etc).<br /><br />Mine's C major.LOL. It's RIDICULOUSLY hard. So annoying. And yes, I have played every single key and its chords and arpeggios, etc.<br />I have NO IDEA why I am asking this stupid question! LOL!<br />Music, that's so funny! LOL!<br />That concerto's crazy!<br />Lisa, your story made me laugh so hard! I just know what you mean. Because I am playing Prokofiev's March and I've got the entire thing down, but this stupid measure and I practiced it for a friggin hour and it's not perfect yet. It actually sounds horrendous. LOL!<br />And it's impossible to practice Sonata Facile after eight years of playing. It just makes you feel stupid. And it makes you feel pathetic because you can't concentrate; it's sort of too easy.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Musically the most challenging thing was Chopin's b minor sonata. To hold that piece together is so difficult. So many themes, the key modulations, pacing of the phrases, dynamic nuances. A challenge musically.<br /><br />Technically - Bartok Sonata for Two Piano and Percussion. Never have I worked to hard for months and accomplished nothing. But performing that piece made it all worth it. The accents, rhythms, poly-rhythms, use of double forths, displaced accents, texture, tempo, articulations made this the hardest thing I have ever done. And then to coordinate it with another piano which is doing everything opposite of me and multiple percussion instruments makes this one of the most difficult ensemble pieces ever. Lots of slow practice and counting out loud. <br /><br />Close Seconds - La ci darem la mano variations by Chopin, Prokofiev 7th Piano Sonata, Tchaikovsky Bb Concerto, Dream of Amphion by Andrew Macdonald, and Ravels Gaspard de la nuit. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080324155130AAZtOxl' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>xylophone?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>some of you probaby saw my bass guitar notes...HELP question. im glad for all the great info, it helped a lot!<br />anyways, the reason i'm so scared about that was because, see, i played piano for about 3 years about 4 years ago, and i told my band teacher and my bass teacher that i played piano and i think that might be why the bass teacher might have pressured me a little harder. anyways, i told my band teacher i would like to play percussion in the band, and he suggested xylophone. i already got my mallets, and i was wondering if i could somhow prepare for xylophone without the instrument. I know the layout and notes are the same as piano, but as i said before, REALLY rusty on the notes. how can i practice notes without specific assignments with the notes? I know it seems like im pushing the limits with starting new things, but since i went to a private school, i didnt have those oppurtunities, and need to learn everything really quick befor i get into high skool. accepting all answers</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> YO!<br /><br />well, this isnt going to help your technique as much, but it might help you get the idea of note relationships down better, so when you're playing with the band you'll know how you fit into a chord progression....<br /><br />ok, so remember the other answer that talked about those twelve notes in the pattern? and then we'd break it down to the notes in the "do re mi fa so la ti do" group? well, lets look at that to understand the relationships we're dealing with.....<br /><br />now, we said that if we start on C, and we play <br />C D E F G A B C<br />that would be a C major scale. lets just take those notes and number them, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. keep in mind that there are notes that live in the middle of some of those numbers, we're just not using them right now. its like if you were measuring the distance from your sidewalk to the sidewalk across the street and there was a big hole in the middle of the road. you cant stand where the hole is, but that spot still takes up distance. dont forget that those spaces are there. so, if i put a hyphen in the spaces that arent used, the pattern would read:<br />1 - 2 - 3 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 8. if we count the numbers and the hyphens then we have all 12 spaces, and that last number that we hit ( 8 ) was just the same as the first but in a higher octave.<br /><br />alright, so besides being just a number to tell you the notes in the scale, the numbers actually give you the TITLE of that note in the scale, and often we use roman numerals to name these notes. for example, if we were going to play a I, IV, V (one, four, five) pattern in the key of C, it would be C, F,G. if you practice the Xylophone (i think they usually call it a "bell kit" in a school band situation) you can get used to playing lots of patterns in different keys. and there are words to go along with each interval. if everything is normal you'd have the root (the first note is always the root), a major second, a major third, a perfect fourth, perfect fifth, a major sixth, major seventh, and the octave (or a perfect eighth, almost always just called "the octave" of the root).<br /><br />ok, so we'll get a little trickier here.... besides the normal intervals of 1-2- 3 4- 5- 6- 7 8 , there are the ones in the middle. those middle notes would be named kinda like our sharps and flats using the same markings ( # or b), but they'd be called different things. when you take any major interval and make it a half step lower, it become a MINOR interval. if you make a Major interval a half step higher, it become AUGMENTED. if you take a perfect interval and make it a half step lower it becomes DIMINISHED, and if you raise a perfect it becomes AUGMENTED, just like a major would. we'll use # for AUGMENTED when we attach it to a number, and we'll use b for MINOR / DIMINISHED.<br /><br />so, if we changed our major scale to include a minor third, a minor sixth, and a minor 7th, (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8) you get a minor scale which will sound sad instead of happy! that would be C D Eb F G Ab Bb C. if you start on the note A and play a minor scale, you get A B C D E F G A, so it uses all the same notes from C major! that makes "A" the "relative minor" of the C major scale.<br /><br />last thing, when you play chords from any scale, you'd use the first note, the third note, and the 5th note to form the chord. the first note names the Root of the chord, and the 3rd note names the type of chord. the only one that changes is a DIMINISHED chord, in which case the diminished 5th names the chord....<br /><br />so, starting on C you'd use C E and G to make a chord. the E is a major third from C, so you get a C major chord. then if you did the same thing on D, you'd get D, F, A, and F is a minor third away from D, so thats a D minor chord.<br />the pattern of chords in a major scale is always this:<br />major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, diminished, major<br />(just like in the scale, the first and last chord are the same thing!). so that I, IV, V pattern in the key of C would be C major, F major, G major! and a V, II, I pattern would be G major, D minor, C major.<br /><br />still with me? i hope so.... lol. this was a lot more info to eat up at once, but hopefully it helps, and looking at the layout of the xylophone, hopefully you can see how each note is related to the others, and what groups you can use in which scales and chords.<br /><br />good luck!! </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070928180522AABdShA' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>can you give me the chords or the website where you can find the chords of " please don't say lazy" from K-on?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>i want the chords that are written in top of the lyrics<br />ex:<br />Avril Lavigne<br />What The Hell<br />Goodbye Lullaby<br />2011 RCA Records<br />Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com<br /><br />Key: A<br /><br />Tuning: Drop D<br /><br />Chords used:<br />F#m - 444xxx<br />D - 000xxx<br />A - 777xxx<br /><br />Chords used: for Standard EADGBe<br />F#m - 244222 <br />D - xx0232<br />A - x02220<br /><br /><br />Intro:<br /><br />Piano: A--D--F#m---D-<br /><br /><br />Verse 1:<br />A D<br />You say better <br /> F#m<br />messing with your head<br /> D<br />(yeah yeah yeah yeah)<br />A D<br />All cause I was making<br /> F#m<br />out with your friend<br /> D<br />(yeah yeah yeah yeah)<br />A D<br />Love hurts whether it's<br />F#m<br />right or wrong<br /> D<br />(yeah yeah yeah yeah)<br /> A D<br />I can't stop cause<br /> F#m<br />I'm having too much fun<br /> D<br />(yeah yeah yeah yeah)<br /><br /><br />Refrain:<br /> A<br />You're on your knees<br />D<br />begging please<br /> F#m D<br />"stay with me"<br /> A<br />but honestly I just<br />D F#m D<br />need to be a little crazy<br /><br /><br />Al : Basslines at Refrain<br /> A D F#m D<br />G|----------|----14-11-|-----------------|-----------------|<br />D|----14-11-|-12-------|-----------------|-------------7-7-|<br />A|-12-------|----------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|<br />D|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|<br /><br /><br />Chorus 1:<br />A D<br />All my life i've been good but now<br />F#m D<br />I Am thinking what the hell<br />A D<br />All i want is to mess around<br /> F#m D<br />And i don't really care about<br />A D<br /> If you love me, if you hate me<br />F#m D<br /> You can save me baby baby<br />A D<br />All my life i've been good <br /> F#m D<br />but now Whoaaaa What the hell<br /><br /><br />Post Chorus:<br />A D F#m<br /> What? what? <br />F#m D<br /> what? What the hell!<br /><br /><br />Verse 2:<br />A D<br />So what if I go out with<br /> F#m<br />a million dates<br /> D<br />(yeah yeah yeah yeah)<br /> A D<br />You never call or listen<br /> F#m<br />to me anyway<br /> D<br />(yeah yeah yeah yeah)<br /> A D<br />I'd rather rage than sit<br /> F#m<br />around and wait all day<br /> D<br />(yeah yeah yeah yeah)<br /> A<br />Don't get me wrong cause<br />D<br />I just need some <br /> F#m(hold)<br />time to play (yeah)<br /><br /><br />(Repeat Refrain)<br />(Repeat Chorus 1)<br /><br /><br />Interldue: A--D--F#m---D-<br /><br /><br />Bridge:<br />A D<br />La la la la la la la<br />F#m D<br /> whoa whoa<br />A D<br />La la la la la la la<br />F#m D<br /> whoa whoa<br />A D<br />You say that I am messing<br /> F#m<br />with your head boy<br /> D<br />I like messing in your<br />A D<br />bed yeah I am messing<br /> F#m<br />with your head when<br /> D<br />I'm messing you in<br />your bed<br /><br /><br />Chorus 2:<br />A D<br />All my life i've been good but now<br />F#m D<br />I Am thinking what the hell<br />A D<br />All i want is to mess around<br /> F#m D<br />And i don't really care about<br />A D<br />All my life i've been good but now<br />F#m D<br />I Am thinking what the hell<br />A D<br />All i want is to mess around<br /> F#m D<br />And i don't really care about<br />A D<br /> If you love me, if you hate me<br />F#m D<br /> You can save me baby baby<br />A D<br />All my life i've been good <br /> F#m D<br />but now Whoaaaa What the hell<br /><br /><br />Outro:<br />A D<br />La la la la la la la<br />F#m D A(hold)<br />La la la la la la la</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> You can try 911tabs.com for them. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110329051335AAXvm1w' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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I just know how to apply them in major and minor chords and inversions.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> So instead of me taking the time to explain the theory of chords here's a good website to show you the notes and such:<br /><br /><br />http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/<br /><br />Also, another good idea is to search for piano chord charts. They can be helpful. Being a jazz musician it's important to memorize how chords can be inverted, and how simple finger changing can lead to new different chords. Good luck my friend. If you have anymore questions feel free to ask. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080303233522AAkJGko' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Reference for chord voicings on piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Hi, I was wondering if you guys know of any online reference or book with different chord voicing styles? Lol, I have writers block right now and need some inspiration. Thanks in advance.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> "Chord voicing styles" ... I'm not sure what that means. Are you asking for a chord chart, inversion of chords, or progressions. I personally don't like the approach of writing music from a chord progression; I write melody first and then work on the harmony. <br /><br />I don't have any ready reference for chord progressions, but you can go to http://www.pianoworld.com/fun/vpc/piano_chords.htm to build chords and scales. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100107140901AAm0Rs5' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>What is a G# MINOR piano chord?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I am taking music classes an on my key chart they have a G#M. I can not find this chord, I need the root and the 1st & 2nd inversion. <br /><br />If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Root position: G# B D#<br /><br />1st inversion: B D# G#<br /><br />2nd inversion: D# G# B<br /><br />A good theory site is:<br />http://www.dolmetsch.com/ourresources.htm<br /><br />If you are studying music an excellent book to have is "The Bradley Book of Chords, Scales & Modes" by Stephen Skinner. It talks about how scales and chords are formed and then lists most every scale and chord in every key that you would probably ever want to know about.<br /><br />Hope this will help you.<br /><br />Musician,composer,teacher. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070415171006AA6LF8i' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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Or even some Blues!</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> here are the titles of jazz books that I currently have:<br />The Harmony Of Bill Evans (Piano Score)<br />The Giant Steps Studies<br />Sonho (Samba) - Big Band Score<br />Salsa - Afro Cuban Montunos For Guitar<br />Oscar Peterson Jazz Exercises (Piano Music Score)<br />Les Wise Bebop Bible<br />Kind Of Blue Transcriptions<br />Jazz Riffs for Piano<br />Complete Book of Harmony<br />Coltrane Patterns<br />bossa nova guitar<br />Bill Evans Fake Book<br />Bill Evans - Signature Licks<br />85 - [Tunes You Though You Knew (Reharmonized Standards)<br />The New Real Book Vols 1-3<br />all are in pdf format. if you want you could pick from the list and i'll email them to you.<br /><br />here also are some transcriptions that are in jpg format<br />Body & Soul - Hank Mobley<br />Tenor Conclave - Hank Mobley<br />Very Early - Bill Evans<br />St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins<br />Two T's solo - Michael Brecker </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080124092246AAlL2lo' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Where Can I Get Jazz and Blues Piano Chords?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I love Jazz and the blues. 60's 70's, and so on. I want to learn Jazz and Blues so badly. I am classically trained on the piano, but now I want to learn nothing but Jazz and Blues.! Is there a website or a book the I can go to or buy? I don't want to go to a website and see all of the chords I already know, show me something off the scale, Jazz, Blues.!!! I want nothing, nothing, nothing but Jazz and Blues Chords!!!</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Hey ,<br />I understand that you are looking for a good guide on how learn jazz harmony.<br /><br />To my knowledge, the best reference book and method is The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine.<br /><br />Here's a detailed review of the book: </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110129170459AAiuARP' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>help with jazz piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>ive been taking piano for about 8 years now, and i have recently tried jazz piano...im terrible, haha. im the type of player who sticks to the music, i cant come up with stuff in my head, and if i do, it takes time, i cant do it on the spot.<br /><br />im playing "satin doll" by duke ellington, and i have a solo [[which i suck at]], so have any advice for solos/ improvs? other people, of course, have solos too, so anything about comping chords??<br /><br />and anything about jazz piano in general would be awesome =]</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> well im REALLY into jazz piano and for solos just take your chord for ecample if you have a Em7 chord or something you just go up and octive and play the chord in a diffrent orrder note by note and as you change chords do that over and over again but go up and down the keys with it. It takes some practice but youll get it ive been playing piano for 10 years and im 13 so just do that </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20081016151958AA0RCbo' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! Answers<br>KickAnswershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956333226802856897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157727128199114640.post-56188807195825171762014-06-22T14:14:00.001-07:002014-06-22T14:14:05.523-07:00I've been asked to play for church and am at a loss for what to play. Ideas?<div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Kind of a stupid question. I am classically trained...played for churches, orchestras, majored in piano in college. I just haven't played much in a few years...all of my classical is way too 'showy' and too difficult to work up in a week or two (not to mention way too long) ...I usually do my own hymn arrangements....however, this is a more 'charasmatic' church and I need something a little more upbeat. Ideas on some easy classical that sound hard, or some arrangements of contemporary worship? Every one has talked me up and now I don't want to play at all...I hate playing solo, I'd rather play with a group. Anyway, guess I better get it over with. =) Ideas? To give you an idea of my level...in college I played Schumann's a min. Concerto, many Beethoven Sonatas, Chopin Etudes...the usual. I can play by chords, read chord charts. I just haven't played much in a few years...and don't want to put forth the work to get my classical back in gear (at least not in the next few weeks).</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> I have been playing in a church for around six months now; while I play hymn arrangements as well, I also play an occasional excerpt from an opera piano transcription for variety. They are usually just the right length, easy to learn in at most a week--sometimes two for exceptionally difficult pieces--and there are a variety of styles to choose from. I have had many compliments, and people always seem to enjoy the operatic pieces, even if they are not necessarily 'worship' music, although there are some that could be considered so. I suggest that you look through the scores, and try out pieces until you find one that you like, then print it. If you would like an idea of how the piece should sound, you can usually find a professional example on YouTube. Below are links to two websites that offer opera scores and one that offers 'classical' songs. If you would like a beautiful melody that is simple to learn quickly--in a day or so--one you might desire to try is 'O Sole Mio' from Art Song Central. <br /><br />Loeb Music Library Digital Scores Collection:<br />http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/loebmusic/collections/digital.html<br /><br />William and Gayle Cook Music Library Scores Collection: <br />http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/scores.html<br /><br />Art Song Central:<br />http://artsongcentral.com/ </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20081102140020AA1C7ZV' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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This will help you tremendously if you apply it.<br /><br />http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php?action=search2<br /><br />One other tip I always give people is to always think in terms of the major scale. The major scale is the key to playing music. Every thing you need to know about music is revolved around it, your chords, melody, other scales, modes. I don't concern myself with anything other than the major scale or the "key" of the song and everything else just falls into place.<br />Do some research on the Nashville Number System. I think that will actually help you get a hold on playing by ear in addition to being able to easily transpose a song into any key...<br /><br />When I play I think in terms of the Major Scale by numbering each note (degree of the scale), 1 thru 7. For example if the song is in the "key" of G, I play off the G Major Scale with the...<br /><br />G =1 (play a Major Chord)<br />A =2 (play a Minor Chord)<br />B =3 (play a Minor Chord)<br />C =4 (play a Major Chord)<br />D =5(play a Major Chord)<br />E =6 (play a Minor Chord)<br />F# =7 (play a Diminished Chord)<br /><br />Using the above numbering system analyze the songs you already know how to play. Listen to the sound of the chords as they move (progress) from 1 to 6, or 1 to 4, or 5 to 1, etc. Those chord movements (progressions) will eventually become cemented in your memory and you'll begin to recognize them whenever you listen to a song even if you don't have your instrument with you. You will begin to anticipate the chord movements within a song and actually improvise over songs which you have never heard.<br /><br />Just do a lot of practice applying the chord types to the above number system and things will improve<br /><br />Good Luck... </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20120826160451AAU9V8c' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Please help me analyze the Chords involved in this Jazz Lick?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH IT ALL!. But @ 3:53 My instructor does a piano lick and i am trying to understand what chords he used and what the theory behind it is. I mean explain it in terms of Chords and the number system<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PQDc10M484</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Ab Ab/Eb F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab<br />1 1 / 5 6 2 5 1<br /><br />1 6 2 5 1 is just a simple rhythm changes progression. It's actually from the A section of the song. There are heaps of variations but a simple one goes <br /><br />A) Ab Maj F7 Bb7 Eb7 Cm F7 Bbm Eb7 Ab7 Db D dim Cm F7 Bbm Eb7 :II<br /> 1 6 2 5 3 6 2 5 1 4 4 dim 3 6 2 5 <br />B) C7 C7 F7 F7 Bb7 Bb7 Eb7 Eb7 (1 chord per bar here)<br /> 3 3 6 6 2 2 5 5 <br />A) Ab Maj F7 Bb7 Eb7 Cm F7 Bbm Eb7 Ab7 Db Ddim Cm F7 Bb m Eb7<br /> 1 6 2 5 3 6 2 5 1 4 4 dim 3 6 2 5 <br /><br />"I Got Rhythm" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression, known as the "rhythm changes", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20120417215330AA96Ivs' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Tips for learning the piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I've played the flute for about 9 years, but I wanted to take up the piano--so I bought a keyboard, some piano music, etc. I'm having a little trouble learning to play from piano sheet music. Could anyone offer any advice to help me understand/learn it faster?<br /><br />Thanks!!</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> What you should do is make a serious attempt to play by ear. Use YouTube to study and practice fingering. Learn and practice your 12 major scales. Learn to construct the triad (3-note) major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords. With concentrated effort you can accomplish this within a month. Learn to play using the number system instead of chord names.<br /><br />Download this PDF book and read it at the piano http://www.keyeduppiano.com/dl687/PlayByEarDiscovery.pdf<br /><br />Then go here and watch the videos: http://www.keyeduppiano.com/<br /><br />If you can grasp the concepts obtained from this source, practice them, get out and hook up with other musicians so you can apply the knowledge in the real world, then go for expanding your knowledge of music theory. If you have a real passion and desire to play you'll be surprised how fast you learn.<br />.<br />Best of luck </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20121218084252AAxpFan' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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I want to create a scary/creepy/haunting theme for a piano song with chords.<br /><br />here's a great example (the first minute)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNktTITAFNY<br /><br />Thanks for your support!</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Alternate (slowly) F# to C chords, and improvise a spooky melody around it.<br /><br />If you want some dramatic thrusts, diminished 7th chords will work, you know, like C combined with Eb, Gb and A. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20081115054917AAwaHBs' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>How are the names of piano chords determined?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>For example, why is A diminished seventh called that?<br />Thank you to those who answered the questions. And my apologies for placing this in the wrong section if it really upset the lot of you enough to have commented on that mistake.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Generally, in music, a diminished chord is a chord which has a diminished fifth in it. More specifically, it is a three-note chord (a diminished triad) consisting of a minor third and diminished fifth above the root â if built on C, a diminished chord would have a C, an Eb and a Gb. The interval between the upper two notes is also a minor third â thus, the chord consists of two minor thirds stacked on top of one another. It resembles a minor triad with a lowered (or diminished) fifth.<br /><br />A diminished 7th chord adds the 7th scale tone (major or minor 7th) to this triad. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070908180455AAYDdBj' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>how do you play the piano chord E Flat minor 6 9?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i></i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Eb, Gb, Bb, C, and F. I like this one. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070209212334AADDDD5' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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Maybe the video in the second link can help you further... </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070706094017AAZNcoG' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Little confused over the "V7 chords," Help please :)?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Ok,<br /><br />I got two questions. I'm gonna pick G: and we are assuming that I read notes from bottom to top. The V7 chord is DF#C but my piano book says to move all the notes except the root down an octave so it will sound better and play easier. From that we got the notes: F#CD<br /><br />First question, is the latter chord some type of inversion? (I don't think its 1st or 2nd inversion)<br /><br />Final question, a melody is in G: if it uses the I, IV, and V7 chords the most? Or is it I, IV, and V? Confused and thanks so much guys!<br /><br /><br />Have a good day now, thanks.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> hi<br /><br />Q1 = D/F#<br /><br />Q2= the V chord and the V7 is the same just that the V7 has a extra note (b7) so its optional<br /><br />more info:<br />ok so if you look at the chord on the 5th (V7) degree of the G major scale:<br /> <br />Gmajor scale G A B C D E F#<br />Chords from this scale<br /><br />I)Gmaj7 <br />II)Am7<br />III)Bm7<br />IV)Cmaj7<br />V7)D7 <br />VI)Em7<br />VII)F#m7b5<br /><br /><br />D7 (V7)= <br /> 1 3 5 b7<br /> D F# A C <br />(you are not playing the A but this is correct)<br /><br />2nd Inversion=<br /><br />D/F#<br />3 5 b7 1<br />F# A C D<br /><br />hope u understand it confuses me too sometimes! </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20111203001939AAB8aMg' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Can we draw conclusions about harmonizing keys from harmonizing notes in chords?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I don't have my piano in front of me right now or I would answer my own question.<br /><br />So, take the C chord - C E G<br /><br />My question is, if I have 3 voices playing major scales in the keys of C E and G, would these three voices remain in harmony with each other?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> hmm...<br /><br />they would all be in thirds.<br /><br />C D E F G A B <- C Major<br />E F# G# A B C# D# <- E Major<br />G A B C D E F# <- G Major<br /><br />producing the following chords:<br /><br />CEG, DF#A, EG#B, FAC, GBD, AC#E, BD#F#<br /><br />C Major, D Major, E Major, F Major, G Major, A Major, and B Major<br /><br />so yep, I think they would be. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100416092833AAdDhnT' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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They are for guitar, but the information is applicable to any instrument.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEdcmkec5NE<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKobaiYiQ88<br /><br />Here is a chart of chord formulas:<br />http://a.1asphost.com/LukeSniper/ccc.html </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100711094046AAQspNX' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Piano Jazz Chord Trouble?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I've been playing classical piano for ten years now, so i'm pretty good. i decided to try out for amis honour jazz band this year, but i dont understand a thing about the chord notation on the audition sheets. can anyone tell me what these mean, coz i'm not used to reading jazz music. (i know the basics like c minor chord and major sevenths and augumented fifths and stuff so if you can explain in those terms please)<br /><br />C-<br />F-<br />D â<br />G7+9<br />Bb7<br />Bb7+<br />Ebâ<br />G- <br />C7<br />C7+<br />Fâ<br />F7<br />Bb-<br />Eb7<br />Ab-<br />Db7<br />F#-<br />B7<br />E-<br />A7<br />D-<br />G7<br /><br />thanks</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> C- = C minor (or an implied C minor 7th: C, Eb, G, Bb)<br /><br />D â = D half-diminished (D, F, Ab, C)<br /><br />G7+9 = G seventh, sharp nine (G, B, D, F, A#)<br /><br />Bb7+ = Bb7 with a raised 5th (Bb, D, F#, Ab)<br /><br />Ebâ = Eb major seventh (Eb, G, Bb, D)<br /><br />(the others can be figured out from these)<br /><br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br /><br />These are just the bare bones of whatever it is you'll actually be playing on the piano. Better have someone show you some comping patterns! Here's a start: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqjAq81ok00 (then follow the links)<br /><br />How soon is the audition? </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20090413142115AA1EM8G' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>piano chords of songs?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>how do you know what chords to play so you can sing along? like for example, in http://youtube.com/watch?v=ATMw5fBDzpE , the guy's merely playing the chords while avril sings along. how do know the chords of both right and left hands? or you just have to go online to search for them?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> To find the chords for any song, it's easiest to use Google to search for the guitar chords of that song. Just enter the name of the song followed by the word "chords" and hit enter.<br /><br />Guitar and piano chords are usually (almost always) the same. The left and right hands generally play the same chords or parts of chords, with additional harmonies and melodies played (usually) by the right hand in the upper register and by the left in the lower register.<br /><br />I have played piano and guitar from lyrics-with-chords sheets for years, and it is the format I hand out to other musicians. The bass player can also play from these sheets.<br /><br />Here is an example:<br /><br />http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/avril_lavigne_tabs.htm<br /><br />On this page you will find both tabs and chords. Look for a song with chords and click on it. Maybe the song you're looking for is here. If not, find some other tab sites. There are hundreds of them.<br /><br />It's easier to use guitar chorded lyric sheets than to find sheet music, which you MUST pay for as it is copyrighted. The guitar tabs/chords sheets are free because the musician that put them together for you is a very nice person! Be grateful to the many musicians who have made it so simple for people like you and me to play the songs we love.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />Kabum </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20071203234241AAZtGt1' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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Try this chord tutorial on youtube which shows you how to play major, minor, seventh and minor seventh chords:<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAFFE478BBEFF7DB0<br /><br />Also have a look at the PDF chordbook that goes with this tutorial which has 48 basic chords, showing which notes to play and what finger numbers to use:<br />http://www.mikesmusicroom.co.uk/chordbook.html </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110704105302AAXR91i' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Guitar / Piano chords for D?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I'm new to guitar, don't know how to put this. When I'm playing a song in D, what other chords are suitable to be played along side D? List each one of them please, especially the jazz chords!<br />I just picked up the guitar yesterday so the only ones I know for D are A & G haha so I appreciate the help. Thanks! :)</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Hello there,<br /><br />Here is a link to a chord progression generator. You can use it to find various combinations of chords. For instance, you want to play in D. You can check out the I 4 5 1 progression. You can hear how it sounds and see what the chords are. Since you are just starting, you may not know what the 1 4 5 1 means. You don't need to at this point. The numbers refer to the root note (1) in this case D, the 4th note up the scale and the 5th note up the scale. Don't get hung up on that aspect. You will pick up the theory in time. For now, use try select different progressions to see how they sound. If you like them, use them. A easy way to experiment on chord progressions without understanding music theory.<br /><br />http://www.hotfrets.com/songanator.asp<br /><br />Also, here is a link to a chord chart. It is a pdf file and several pages long. Just down load the pdf file to your computer. Whenever you want to see what the fingering is for any chord, you can find it on the chart.<br /><br />http://www.guitarnotes.com/guitar/notes2/ultimate11.shtml<br /><br />Later, </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100217213647AA3vnUw' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Are there any websites with a extensive listing of chords; (guitar and/or piano) in different chord progressio?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Are there any websites with a extensive listing of chords; (guitar and/or piano) in different chord progressions that show the chords diagrams?<br />Ideally looking for pages and pages of COMPATIBLE chords (guitar and/ or piano) listed in synchronized harmony ?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Hello there,<br /><br />Here is a link to a chord progression generator. Just select a key and the progression you want. It shows you the chords in that progression.<br />http://www.hotfrets.com/songanator.asp<br /><br />If you do not know the fingerings for any of the chords, you can check this guitar chord chart.<br /><br />http://www.humboldtmusic.com/resources/guitarchords.pdf<br /><br />Later,<br />Norm </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20140221221236AAH4Qtx' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! Answers<br>KickAnswershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956333226802856897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157727128199114640.post-47457781165282681272014-06-21T10:14:00.001-07:002014-06-21T10:14:04.922-07:00piano chords?<div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I'm learning to play a song on the keyboard and i got the chords from the net. The problem is that there is only 'C', 'Am', 'F' etc written over the line of the song. What i want to know is have i to play only the chord cause if thats it then its just not sounding right. i'm really confused how you play it. eg. <br /><br /><br />Gm Dm <br />I was on your side when nobody could hold us down <br /><br />Is dat all i'm supposed 2 play?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> The composer of the chord symbols would have intended that the piece be written for guitar, yes, but if you intend to sing along with it whilst playing it on the keyboard, try, in your left hand, (don't just play the chords, as it can sound "perky or plain" on a keyboard with voice), try to play the the broken chord of Gm, but use {G, Bflat, G}, going up the scale. Play those three notes before the words and sustain them while you're singing, or play them whilst you sing the "I was".<br /><br />For the D minor, again, for keyboard and voice, don't just play the simple chord{D,Natural,A}, but play the broken chord (one after the other, in quick succession or slowly) with the notes {D, Fnatural, D} or {D, A, D}, going up, repeated or sustained for the length of the rest of the phrase, whatever your liking.<br /><br />But with the change between the two chords, Either play the Gminor broken chord before the "I was" while sustained (held down), or quickly, or sing the first two words slower to fit the three notes. Then, play the lower D whilst you sing the "on", then follow it with the F natural or A then D, repeated or just held while you sing the rest.<br /><br />I hope that's not too complicated, but it should work.<br />see what you think. <br /><br /><br />Eg. -Note, the letters are notes, not chords, and the B is a B flat note, the F an F natural<br /><br />GBG DFD DFD<br />I was on your side when nobody could hold us down </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080408023925AAsW1nL' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Which piano chords can I use with a B flat major scale melody?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I am writing a melody using the B flat major scale (B flat, C, D, E flat, F, G, A). Which piano chords can I use to accompany the melody?<br /><br />Thanks in advance.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Just use the I, IV, V & V7 chords together if in doubt.<br /><br />These chords are:<br />I (Bb), IV ( Eb ), V (F), V7 (F7) - - - [ F,A,C, and added Eb]<br /><br />------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------<br /><br />I hope this helps you out. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20091102074517AARL5Xf' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Transposing Piano music to B flat trumpet?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I need to transpose music from piano music to B flat trumpet.<br /><br />The piano music has a B flat and E flat as its key signature. How do I transpose this so I can play in the same key with my trumpet?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> You will simply read everything UP one whole step. The piano's Bb is the same as your C. <br /><br />So, if reading a Piano chart and you see an A, you will play a B. <br /><br />If you see an F 7 Chord on the piano chart, then you play a G 7 chord. If you see that the piano is in the key of E, then you are in the key of F#.<br /><br />As far as key signatures go, if it is written in flats then you take away two flats. If it is written in sharps then you add two sharps. If it is in C with no sharps or flats, then you add two sharps (F# & C#) which puts you in the key of D. <br /><br />I know this is a tough thing to wrap your head around. I do mostly small band jazz gigs, and about six years ago I decided that it would be much more convenient to just read concert parts because I can share charts with anyone else in the band, arrangers don't have to do the extra work...there are a million reasons it can be beneficial. It took a while, but now it is completely natural to sight read concert parts. So much so that when I find myself in a typical reading situation with actual Bb trumpet parts I will accidentally start transposing in the middle of a line...it is a real pain, something I need to work on. Hope this helps. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080321085517AA1voBx' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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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.<br /><br />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. <br />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/<br /><br />If you prefer videos this is kind of basic but shows you exactly what you're doing and what fingering etc.<br />http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/464_basic-piano-lessons-chords.htm<br /><br />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) <br /><br />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.<br /><br />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. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080325024302AAHgz9r' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>How to do chord variations on the piano?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>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 :)</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Your teacher used different ways to arrange the music. There are tons of tricks you can do to make your playing sound interesting:<br />1. Chord inversion<br />2. Chord substituition<br />3. Varying rhythm<br />4. Broken chords, etc<br />Here are some helpful lessons to make your playing sounds exciting:<br />http://www.playpianotips.com<br />http://www.pianoimprov2.com </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080807005852AAzP7VC' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Can someone give me a list of piano chord variations?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>A website to show the key's to play it?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Hi, maybe this can help you!<br /><br />http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Play-Piano-Chord-Variations-in-the-Key-of-2459451<br /><br />and this too maybe will help you<br /><br />http://www.pianored.com/acordes-de-piano.html<br /><br />http://www.maestrosinfronteras.com.ar/acompanamiento_musical_teclado_clip_image002.gif<br /><br />Greetings! </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20090425215254AAGVCN3' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! 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Any more than three notes would produce seventh chords (for example, A #C E G, which is the A 7th chord) ninth chords (A C# E G B), and so on, usually up to thirteenths in jazz music.<br /><br />There are entire courses built on the study of chords, or tonality. If you're interested in pop or jazz chords, you might want to look into this lightweight guide:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Piano-Chord-Dictionary-Handy-Guide/dp/0882841548/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272218959&sr=8-1<br /><br />Note that it takes an entire lifetime to learn about all the possible chords and their functions in music, to really get to know what role each chord plays and which chord falls in place most naturally and meaningfully in a piece of music. Chord identification and other purely theory-related exercises won't take all too long, though. <br /><br />Good luck with your studies, and I hope you keep it up. :) </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100425105529AABGAV3' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>How to play piano chords. HELP PLEASE!?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>So, I've been teaching myself to play the piano. (a thoroughly complicated task, but beside the point) And, well I've come across chords. I know that chords are pretty much a bunch of notes played together. But the question is what notes? The song I'm working on has the chords C, E, F, G, Dm7 (whatever that means) Am, (A minor, or something, I think) and a C/E (totally lost there). Help. Please!</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Pianos are cool. <br /><br />The chords C, E, F and G all follow the same pattern - start on the letter of the chord (e.g. C) then add the notes that are 4 keys up (including black keys) and then another 3 keys up from that. So for C chord, four keys up is E, and another 3 keys up is G. C, E and G make up the C chord. That's for a major chord.<br /><br />The minor chord has the same first and last note - but the middle note is one less. So start with the chord note, then got up 3 keys for the middle note, then go up 4 keys fort he last note. For Am you would start on A, go up 3 keys to C, then go up 4 keys to E. (ACE). A major would be similar - but the middle key would be one higher - C#. (A C# E). <br /><br />You can try this with any starting note.<br /><br />There are lots of variations for chords. Dm7 for example, is just D minor (D, F, A) with the addition of a fourth note. Without getting into details, just at 3 more keys from the last note (A+3 = C). So Dm7 is D, F, A, C.<br /><br />C/E is a different thing again. The notes are actually identical to the C chord - however instead of the C being the main sound of the chord, the E is made to sound more dominant. Just play a C chord (CEG) with the right hand, and add a single E note in the bass scale. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100303145233AAGn5ZL' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>How do you play piano chords??!!?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I'm a beginner and teaching myself how to play Keyboard/Piano. I've borrowed so many books on the subject but can't figure out piano chords! My understanding is you play 3 notes at once - but its still confusing when looking at people play them on YouTube. Some music have just symbols like E, Dm, etc and lyrics??<br /><br />Also, I'm trying to play this keyboard version of Hillsong's "This Is Our God" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1jZ1Ux9XOU). The chords listing is:<br /><br />Intro-verse: E - G#m - C#m - A <br />Chorus:B - E/G# - A - F#mB/D# - E/G# - A<br />Instrumental - bridge:E - B - F#m - C#m - A - E (also in video description)<br /><br />But I can't seem to get around what the left and right hand plays. Plus the video is too fast and unclear to work out the notes :(<br /><br />Please could someone help me work out what notes to play/how to play them? <br />Basically, the user gave a list of chord names and I don't know what the left and right hand plays - also on some he doesn't hold 3 down, but alternates between a few!<br /><br />Thanks</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> To play a piano chord, you need to find out which scale the chord belongs to. For example C chord would belong to the C major scale and Cmin chord would belong to the c minor scale. Lets use C chord as an example. We start off by playing the C note on the keyboard. Then, we miss a white not, but play the next one. We end up having one white note in between the notes we are playing. You should end up playing an E on a C major chord. Then we miss the next note after E, but play the one after that, G. That is a C or C major chord. However, when it comes to other chords we need to take in the key signature of the scale. C minor has an Eb in the key signature, so instead of playing C E G we play C Eb G. I know that probably made no sense so check out this very helpful website. http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/ <br />I think you would benefit from piano lessons. A tutor can help you play the song and work out the chords. Hope I helped with my long-winded explanation! </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110319015554AAYK5Bt' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! Answers<br>KickAnswershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956333226802856897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157727128199114640.post-17163998235618252242014-06-20T18:14:00.001-07:002014-06-20T18:14:07.289-07:00How can i write a unique piano melody / Major and minor key questions / chord voicings / jazz chords?<div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Whenever i write a melody, it always sounds like another song. How can i make it sound more unique? I tried to make the song out of jazz chords but i only know a few. I think its because that 7th chords are still technically a (for example) C major chord. I mean how can i stray away from writing in a major/minor key?<br /><br />Think: arnt we eventually going to not be able to write any melodies because there are only so many good sounding major / minor chords?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> I don't have an answer for you in terms of a unique chord progression (on that mission myself right now), but I do have a thought pertaining to your question. It's all a matter of rhythm. I don't think we'll run out of good sounding melodies because a change in rhythm will keep things spicy and new. So my advice is not to throw out all those good sounding melodies just because they use generic chords, experiment with different rhythms, and arrangements on your pieces. Adding other sounds/instruments will help make your songs with generic chord progression sound more interesting and lively. I add horns to a lot of what I write, it helps keep things new. Hope I helped. </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20110209114920AAoYFtv' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Cool Smooth Jazz Piano Chord?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>Looking for jazzy 4 chords for a piano song for my left hand. any help? or maybe some block chords (or something like that) im sorry im a total beginner</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Use the so what chord(link below) for minor 7th voicings, it is quite hip. Play the root and the fifth(maybe) in your right hand, and the 3rd and 7th in the right, that's a pretty basic jazz voicing, especially if you can voice lead the 3rds and 7th in the right hand. Building chords out of 4ths is always cool too. More specifics about the chords you are tackling would help!<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_What_chord </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20130110104557AA6V5Tm' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Jazz Piano Help. New to Jazz. Played piano for 8 years though. Advice?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>All right. I've been playing piano for about 8 years now. Mostly classical stuff. My high school is looking for a 2nd jazz pianist and I'm auditioning. Haven't played much jazz at all. Although, I have been composing seriously for about 3 years. I am a little less than okay at improvising. Any advice?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Most of jazz piano is style. Listen to a lot of jazz to understand what they are doing. Artists like Chick Corea have incredible comping styles, which would really give you a feel for what you are trying to do. <br />I would say your chord voicings and rhythmic variation as a rhythm section player would be more important than your ability to improvise.<br />Using 9ths and other extensions really add color to the chords you are using. <br />So, just try to listen a lot, and start working on voicings. Try to see if you can find anything on piano grips, which provide very hip chord structure for beginning jazz pianists. Once you have those down, start experimenting with other sounds of your own. <br />Just remember, space is your friend. Don't play too much, but rather try to play in reaction to what is going on around you. I am a saxophone player, and I can tell you that nothing is worse than a pianist that plays too many notes. lol <br /><br />Good luck! </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20090529195733AAWHaMI' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! Answers<br>KickAnswershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956333226802856897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157727128199114640.post-31302717842112685682014-06-20T14:14:00.001-07:002014-06-20T14:14:07.134-07:00What is a piano chord?<div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I'm trying to learn how to play piano, and I saw something called a piano chord. What exactly does that mean?</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> A piano chord is no different from a regular chord except that it's played...on the piano. By simplest definition, a chord is a group of at least three tones. This could be, for example, A C# E, which is the A major chord. Any less than that would be a single tone or interval, which doesn't really establish key. Any more than three notes would produce seventh chords (for example, A #C E G, which is the A 7th chord) ninth chords (A C# E G B), and so on, usually up to thirteenths in jazz music.<br /><br />There are entire courses built on the study of chords, or tonality. If you're interested in pop or jazz chords, you might want to look into this lightweight guide:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Piano-Chord-Dictionary-Handy-Guide/dp/0882841548/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272218959&sr=8-1<br /><br />Note that it takes an entire lifetime to learn about all the possible chords and their functions in music, to really get to know what role each chord plays and which chord falls in place most naturally and meaningfully in a piece of music. Chord identification and other purely theory-related exercises won't take all too long, though. <br /><br />Good luck with your studies, and I hope you keep it up. :) </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100425105529AABGAV3' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Piano...Chords Helpp!!!?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>im new at playing piano but i see there is a number up in the keys,i want to know if there is a website that have a chords a number i have a sample of it but some music are old and i want new music.. :D</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Try:<br />http://piano.about.com/od/chordskeys/tp/triads_HUB.htm<br /><br /><br />http://www.scribd.com/doc/9634578/Beginners-Piano-Chord-Guide<br /><br />http://www.zebrakeys.com/lessons/beginner/chords/ </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100914003419AAQ5VkC' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><div id='ya_title'><b>Is there a website that has information or a guide to different Piano chords?</b> <br /></div><div id='ya_question'><b>Q.</b> <i>I've been practicing the piano/keyboard recently and was wondering if there is a website that has information/references on the different chords that are featured in sheet music? I only know a few but there are some that I just have no idea on. Let me know if you can help.</i></div><br /><div id='ya_answer'><b>A.</b> Tons of 'em!<br /><br />Use Google.com to search:<br /><br />piano chords<br /><br />and have at 'em! There are also printable charts which are good to help you memorize all the chords.<br /><br />Kabum </div><div id='ya_link' align='right'><br><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20071220231435AAvJXID' rel='nofollow' target=_blank>Original Question</a></div><div style='padding-bottom:15px' id='separator'><br></div><br/><br/><br/>Powered by Yahoo! Answers<br>KickAnswershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956333226802856897noreply@blogger.com