Q. I've been trying to learn piano through self-study (and practice) but I can't get used to the finger positioning. I find myself placing the wrong finger on the key I'm supposed to push very often. How can I fix this?
Also, what are some basic but very effective excercises I can do to help myself start out playing the piano better?
Thanks in advance!
A. Get your own piano or keyboard.
Take a basic piano course.
whole whole half whole
1 3 5
Learn what this means. It is the beginning for any chord.
How to match your vocal range to playing songs on the piano?
Q. When I try to play piano, let's just say Paradise by Coldplay, the original way it's supposed to be played is too low for my voice, and the octave up is way to high. What do I do?
A. tabs.ultimate-guitar.com offers a HUGE selection of songs and their chords. There is a feature where you can transpose the songs however many half steps or whole steps you like, and eventually, you can find a key that suits your vocal range just fine. (:
How do I learn what guitar chords to play in order to jam in a certain key.?
Q. I know scale positions on a guitar but how do I learn which chords can be played in a certain key? I want to be able to jam with chords, not just play solos.
A. Doing this well requires a good knowledge of music theory, but here is a basic stuff to get you started:
You first need to find the relative major scale of key you are using. For example, G is the relative major to E min because they have the same notes, just a different order. C is the relative major to A min, ect.
If you are in a major key, the distance between the notes should be as follows
I-whole-ii-whole-iii-half-IV-whole-V7-whole-vi-whole-viidim-half-I
The "wholes" represent two half steps (two frets) and the "halfs" represent one half step, or one fret. For example, F# is one half step above F. G is one whole step above F.
When counting up, remember what a piano looks like - there is no black key between B/C and between E/F. This means that F is one half step up from E.
Now that you have your scale, you find the chords. If you look at the spacing chart above, you'll notice some roman numerals are capitalized - this means they are major chords. The lower case are minor chords. The V7 means a 7th chord (you can do major or minor depending on the style of music [ie jazz uses min7]) You can also just play a major chord if you don't want to get fancy. The viidim is a tricky chord. It is REALLY hard to figure in melodically. Many people just use vii instead.
To sum it all up, let me give an example. Let's say we have the Emin scale. I'd want to find the relative major scale - G. The notes in G are G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G. The chords, therefore, are G Amin Bmin C D (or D7) Emin F#min (or F#dim) G.
There is quite a bit more to this on when to use 6th chords, and augmented chords, and more....but you need to know the basics first. Every song can be jammed to or played with basic chords. Making them more complex will add style once you get the basic chord progression down.
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