Q. My friend and I are trying to compose a song and can't find any good chords. Preferably in the key of C.
A. The major chords are generally considered "upbeat", but it depends on how you use them. But something tells me if you have to ask online for "some upbeat and happy chords", you probably don't have a solid enough foundation in music to start composing yet.
Common major chords in C major:
C Major: C E G
F Major: F A C
G Major: G B D
bonus:
G7: G B D F
I suggest studying music theory and some common chord progressions.
How to know which chord to accompany the song?
Q. I can play piano by ear but only for the melody (right hand). What are your techniques or things you have learned to figure out what chords to accompany with the song I am playing?
A. Good question. There are all kinds of videos on youtube about "chording". It's hard to explain it in an answer but basically you have to know the key of the song and what chords go with the song. i.e. in C the chords are C, C Major 7 D minor, D minor 7, E minor, E minor 7, F Major, Fajor 7, G Major, and G7. Sevenths can be tricky since there is a difference between C7 and C Major 7. But those are some pretty basic chords. You can also play a minor tenth by taking the 3rd from the chord and playing it an octave higher. i.e. C G E. With E being the "tenth". You can do this with any key but you have to know your keys. As well as the key of the song, like I said earlier. And occasionaly songs will change keys within the song. But as long as you know your keys, you're good to go! Best of luck!
How can I play chords like Em7 or Dm7 on the piano?
Q. I'm playing piano and well I just have no idea how to play chords like Gm7 or just G7 or Em7 or Dm7 and etc. To make it much easier please explain to me how to play them and not just what notes to press. I want to be able to know how to play any kind of chord that has "7" or minor in front of the note. Thank you so much! Please help me out!
A. Okay, so if you are in the key of G minor, take Gm7: it is a minor triad on G with the minor 7th added. So you want the root (G) and the 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees of the G natural minor scale. I assume you know what this is: G, A, B flat, C, D, E flat, F, G.
The same applies to every 7th chord, major or minor: the chord consists of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees on the root. So for a minor 7th chord, you use the minor 3rd, but for a major 7th chord you use the major 3rd. Any 7th chord uses the perfect 5th.
Another point is that whichever 7th you add to the basic major or minor triad to create the 7th chord depends on the key the music is in: try looking at some examples, but the 7th of the minor chord is the 7th degree in the key of the music, not the 'key' of the chord. Generally the 7th of a minor chord is a minor 7th above the root, but the 7th of a major chord can be either a major 7th or a minor 7th above the bass. E.g. if you are in C major, G7 has an F as the 7th degree (i.e. a minor 7th), but C7 has a B (i.e. a major 7th). As I said above, as a general rule, count up from the root of the chord to the 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees, but using the scale and accidentals that the piece is in.
Another way to look at it is in terms of the intervals you are adding to the root. Again, you take your root, which for Gm7 is G, add a minor 3rd, giving you B flat, add a major 3rd on top of that, giving you D, and add another minor 3rd to give you F. Every minor 7th chord (Gm7, Em7, Dm7....) consists of a stack of three 3rds: minor, major, minor. For every major 7th chord (G7, E7...) you again use a stack of three 3rds, but it is major, minor, minor/major this time.
Incidentally, it's nice to see that you want to work out the principles of it, rather than just be told the 'right answer'!
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