Q.
A. Chorus 1: (x2)
Am7 Dm7 G7 Csus4
I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world
Am7 Dm7 G7Sus4 G7
life is plastic, it's fantastic
Am7 Dm7 G7 Csus4
you can brush my hair, undress me anywhere
Am7 Dm7 G7Sus4 G7
imagination, life is you creation
Verse 1:
Am7 Dm7
I'm a blond bimbo-girl in a fantasy world
G7 Csus4
dress me up make it tight I'm your dolly
Am7 Dm7
you're my doll rock and roll feel the glamour in pink
G7 Csus4
kiss me here touch me there hanky-panky
Bridge:
Am7 Dm7 G7
you can touch, you can play
Am7 Dm7 G7
if you say I'm always yours
Chorus 1:
Am7 Dm7 G7 Csus4
I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world
Am7 Dm7 G7Sus4 G7
life is plastic, it's fantastic
Am7 Dm7 G7 Csus4
you can brush my hair, undress me anywhere
Am7 Dm7 G7Sus4 G7
imagination, life is you creation
Chorus 2: (x2)
F G
Come on barbie let's go party
Em Am7
ah, ah, ah, yeah
F G
Come on barbie let's go party
Em Am7
oooh oh oooh, oooh oh oooh
Verse 2:
Am7 Dm7
Make me walk make me talk, do whatever you please
G7 Csus4
I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees
Am7 Dm7
come jump in, bimbo friend let us do it again
G7 Csus4
hit the town, fool around, let's go party.
Bridge: (x2)
Am7 Dm7 G7
you can touch, you can play
Am7 Dm7 G7
if you say I'm always yours
Chorus 2: (x2)
F G
Come on barbie let's go party
Em Am7
ah, ah, ah, yeah
F G
Come on barbie let's go party
Em Am7
oooh oh oooh, oooh oh oooh
Chorus 1: (x2)
I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world
life is plastic, it's fantastic
you can brush my hair, undress me anywhere
imagination, life is you creation
Chorus 2: (x2)
Come on barbie let's go party
ah, ah, ah, yeah
Come on barbie let's go party
oooh oh oooh, oooh oh oooh
How do I read piano chords in this format: Em7, Dm7, F#m7?
Q. Please explain how a se of notes, such as c,d,e# would be written in this format. I do not understand music theory at all so please, keep it simple.
Thanks
A. Well you'll need to learn a little music theory to understand chords. It's not too complicated, it just takes a little bit of practice and playing around with chords and scales.
For any chord, imagine a basic major scale starting with the note that the chord is called. For example, a C scale (the easiest to play on piano) goes C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C with no sharps or flats. The most basic type of chord is called a major triad. 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.
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.
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.
Here are the chords in your question, see if you can figure out how to find them:
Em7: E-G-B-D
Dm7: D-F-A-C
F#m7: F#-A-C#-D
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.
How to play piano chords. HELP PLEASE!?
Q. 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!
A. Pianos are cool.
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.
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).
You can try this with any starting note.
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.
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.
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