Q. I don't know if this is right or not but is a chord just a bunch of keys pushed together at the same time? And how do I learn them all, practice is one thing but I looked it up and there is like a hundred of them. Do I have to memorize every one of those along with the names?
A. There are as many chords as there are combinations of notes - so pretty much an infinite number. Fortunately the chords we use every day follow rules.
There are two basic types of chords, major and minor. All major chords have the same intervals (more on that in a minute) as do all minor chords. You only need to learn the intervals to begin with; once you start playing the chords you'll simply remember what each one sounds like, and what notes you need to play.
Intervals are the distance between one note and another. On a piano the distance from one note to the next note-but-one is a tone. The distance from one note to the very next note is a semitone (this is true for all instruments, but it's easy to see on the piano). To form a major chord we take a note (say C) then we go up 2 tones. So take C and miss one note and we have D - one tone. Then from D we miss a note and take the next - E. Therefore the first two notes of a major triad of C are C and E. Next we go up a tone and a semitone. A tone from E is F#, a semitone from F# is G. Therefore the major triad of C has the notes C E and G.
This is the way to find out the notes in ALL major triads.
To find out minor triads we firstly go up a tone and a half, and then 2 tones. So if we're in C we go up a tone and a half (one tone = D + 1/2 = Eb) and then up 2 tones from there (1 tone = F 2 tones = G). Therefore the notes of a C minor triad are C Eb and G.
The thing about triads is it doesn't matter what order we put the notes in. A C major chord only has to have the notes C E and G in it; the order isn't important. So we could have E G C, G C E etc.
As far as learning the chords goes I would suggest working out the notes in each major and minor triad (you could also look it up, but working it out will help you understand WHY it works) and then playing them all, so start with a triad of C, then Db, then D etc.
There are a LOT more chords, but they also follow rules - and there are only a few (about 100 or so) chords which are really used often, and most of them are simply the same but with one note different. I have been playing the piano for 15 years and playing jazz piano for about 7 and I still don't know ALL the chords off the top of my head!
How to play piano Chords? wanna learn to play piano Chords?
Q. I wanna learn How to play piano Chords? can you suggest me any website to learn it instantly or fastly.
A. A piano or a keyboard and some motivation.Oh, and some knowledge about the piano keyboard. If you're not familiar with the basics of the piano such as the piano keys names look up for it in the beginner piano course.
Are you now familiar with the piano keys names? Then let's go!
What's a chord really?
A Chord is a combination of at least three notes which gives us an impression of a sound.
The chords are named after the big letters of the ABC. The different Letters state the basic note of the chord and according to the symbles next to it we can tell which we should press in order to produce that specific chord we're looking for.
When we play a sequence of chords we play the HARMONY of the whole song.Later on, after we'll learn to form different chords we will talk about the rules of harmony. Or in other words, how each chord is related to the other.
In our lessons we're going to learn about chords in two levels. The intuitive level and the theoretical level.
In the intuitive level we will try to form the chords by ear according to the nature of their sounds.
In the theoretical level we will see how the chords are built in a logical manner.
Combining these two aspects is the real and ultimate way to learn to play piano chords.
In the basic piano chord lessons we're going to cover four main chord types. We'll begin with the Major Chords. Then we'll learn about the minor chords. Afterward we'll discuss the diminished chords and finally we'll talk about the augmented Chords When we're through with that we'll learn to createChord Inversions and we'll end-up with learning to read and play slash chords.
Help with writings ukulele chords for songs?
Q. So I have written these three short songs, almost verses really, and I know how the melody goes and everything but how can I put ukulele chords to them? If the starting note is a C then do I play a C chord on my ukulele??
Also, are piano chords the same as ukulele chords? So if there were an Em chord on the piano, would an Em chord on the ukulele be the same?? (Obviously not the same tone etc but hopefully you get what I mean :) )
Thanks for your help!
A. Music is a general rule across instruments.
An Em chord will always consist of E, G and B, while a C major chord will always consist of C, E and G. Also, a C chord could also be rewritten as a second inversion Em5#(meaning E minor with a raised fifth).
But yeah, a chord on piano, guitar, flute, uke, harp--they all consist of the same notes.
As far as the first part of this question goes, there are several types of harmony.
There is inside harmony, which is where, if a C chord is played, one of the notes C, E or G would be played. This has a heavy feeling of harmony.
Outside harmony is where, if your leading chord were in the key of C, then you would play any of the notes of the C major scale except the ones in the chord being played(with a C chord being played, D, F, A or B would be the harmony note). This makes the lead note sound like it 'needs' to be resolved inside the chord, meaning it is good for expressive harmonies.
Lastly, against harmony is where the lead note sits outside the scale being used(in the key of C, any sharps or flats are 'against'). It can make a note feel sad, lonely, or aggressive, depending on what note against what chord.
I hope this helps and I hope I didn't confuse you too much, as I'm not good at trying to explain music stuff.
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