Q. I'm 15 and I have a musical background in playing the violin. About how long would you say it takes to be decent at the keyboard or piano (meaning you could play just about any song with practice)?
A. I have been playing piano for 18 years. I suggest you learn piano instead of keyboard.
If you can play piano, keyboard is piece of cake - not true vice versa.
To be 'decent':
1. Practice everyday.
2. you need to STRENGTHEN your fingers (scales, chords, variations) before playing any piece.Took me good 8 years for this boring crap - but eventually pay off.
3. Play from easy piece then progress gradually to more difficult ones. Master a piece (incl. memorizing) before moving to the next one.
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what fingers I have to play in a piano chord?
Q. Some book taught me that I have to play with my thumb, my index and my ring finger but some persons say that I have to play with my thumb, my middle finger and my little finger and i don´t know what can i do. This is in case of the right hand.
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There is no such rule that you have to use this and that finger for all chords.
Every chord is different, every distance between one key to the other is different. You want to play the chord comfortably in relation to your fingers.
If you find any finger numbering in a sheet, that's just written there to 'assist/help' you to be able to play comfortably. So it's entirely up to you, as long as you can play them comfortably and produce correct sound.
Just for reference, basic chord has 3 variations. Root, 1st Interval, and 2nd Interval.
Root = C E G (thumb, middle, pinky)
1st Interval = E G C (thumb, index, pinky)
2nd Interval = G C E (thumb, middle, pinky)
Advice: avoid using your ring finger because it is a weakest finger out of your 5 fingers :)
Can anybody extremely good at piano help me?
Q. I'm trying to learn the song it's only Wednesday by ear because there isn't any sheet music or anything for it but I just can't figure it out. Is there anybody out there that can get me the chords perhaps even just the intro?
A. Use this video as reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huz_n5vFXnQ
Verse- (0:00-0:30 part)
Bbm A Db/Ab Eb7 F7
Chorus- (0:30-0:47 & 0:47-0:59 part)
Bbm Gb Db Db/F7 F7/A
Bbm A Eb Gb Ab F7/A
Bridge- (1:56-2:20)
Db Eb Gb Ab
Bbm A+ Db/Ab Eb Gb
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