Q. I'm a beginner and teaching myself how to play Keyboard/Piano. I've borrowed so many books on the subject but can't figure out piano chords! My understanding is you play 3 notes at once - but its still confusing when looking at people play them on YouTube. Some music have just symbols like E, Dm, etc and lyrics??
Also, I'm trying to play this keyboard version of Hillsong's "This Is Our God" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1jZ1Ux9XOU). The chords listing is:
Intro-verse: E - G#m - C#m - A
Chorus:B - E/G# - A - F#mB/D# - E/G# - A
Instrumental - bridge:E - B - F#m - C#m - A - E (also in video description)
But I can't seem to get around what the left and right hand plays. Plus the video is too fast and unclear to work out the notes :(
Please could someone help me work out what notes to play/how to play them?
Basically, the user gave a list of chord names and I don't know what the left and right hand plays - also on some he doesn't hold 3 down, but alternates between a few!
Thanks
A. To play a piano chord, you need to find out which scale the chord belongs to. For example C chord would belong to the C major scale and Cmin chord would belong to the c minor scale. Lets use C chord as an example. We start off by playing the C note on the keyboard. Then, we miss a white not, but play the next one. We end up having one white note in between the notes we are playing. You should end up playing an E on a C major chord. Then we miss the next note after E, but play the one after that, G. That is a C or C major chord. However, when it comes to other chords we need to take in the key signature of the scale. C minor has an Eb in the key signature, so instead of playing C E G we play C Eb G. I know that probably made no sense so check out this very helpful website. http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/
I think you would benefit from piano lessons. A tutor can help you play the song and work out the chords. Hope I helped with my long-winded explanation!
Poker Face (Glee Cast Version) piano chords?
Q. My friend and I want to cover the Glee version of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" but we can't figure out what key it's in because its different than the original. Piano chords can give us enough information to figure out the rest, so if anyone can tell us what key its in or some piano chords for that version we would really appreicate it!
A. Here are the chords as I hear them. Feel free to contact me if anything sounds wrong and I'll try to get it right.
________
(I want to hold 'em)
Bb |Dm/A |Ddim/Ab |Eb |
Bb |Dm/A |Ab |Eb(7) |
(Oh)
Bb |Dm/A |Ddim/Ab |Gb |
Bb |Dm/A |Ab |Gb |
(Can't read my)
Bb |Dm/A |Gm |Eb |
Bb |Dm/A |Gm |Eb |
(Po-po-po)
Bb |Dm/A |Ddim/Ab |Eb |
(I want to roll)
Bb |Dm/A |Ddim/Ab |Eb(7) |
Bb |Dm/A |Ddim/Ab |Eb(7) |
(Oh)
Bb |Dm/A |Ab |Eb |
(Oh) (harmony)
Bb |Dm/A |Ddim/Ab |Gb |
(Can't read my)
Bb |Dm/A |Gm |Eb |
Bb |Dm/A |Gm |Eb |
(I won't tell you)
Bb |Dm/A |Ddim/Ab |Gb |
(Just like a chick)
Bb |Dm/A |Ddim/Ab |Gb |
(I'm marvelous)
Bb |Dm/A |Gm |Eb |
Gm |Dm |Eb |Cm Eb |
help with piano chords?
Q. could you please answer with the notes in these chords.
you dont have to answer all.
Em9
D9
C9
Em9/D
Em9/C
Em
Dm/F
C/G
Gm
they're on piano
is Em (9) the same as Em9 but just written differently?
and finally what exactly is Em9/D , Em9/C?
oh and 10 points to anyone who answers seriously :)
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A. Em9 - E,F#,G,B - This is going to sound a little strange. If you play E and G with your left hand and play F# and B with your right, it sounds okay. You know chords can be split between the two hands. You also have the option of playing F instead of F#. F would be the minor 9th, but since it's a minor chord anyway, a minor 9th would sound good.
D9 - D,E,F#,A - This sounds okay in a higher register - above middle C. If you play it lower, I would play D,F#,A with my left and E and F# with the right.
C9 - C,E,G left C,D,G right - this sounds good. The D in this chord is the 9th.
Em9/D This is easy. The slash and then note just means you begin on the note after the slash. D is the 7th for E. So this would be D,E,F#,G,B (However since it's an Em alot of people would play the ninth also as a minor, so it would be an F, not an F#) The thing with ninths is you end up playing three notes in a row, in this case with the seventh - four notes in a row. You just have to experiment and see how you can make it sound okay - using two hands and switching inversions. An inversion is the order. There are three inversions.
Like with a C chord - The first inversion is C,E, G
The second inversion is E, G, C
The thired is G, C, E
Em9/C C,E,F,G,B (You could also play a D, since the D would be the 7th and anytime you have a 9th you can also play the 7th) The only set rule for this one is that is has to start with C. So the bottom note of the left hand has to be C. Try it different ways. CDF - left CE right sounds okay. Of course this leaves out the B, but sometimes you have to play it a little different to get it to sound okay.
Em - E,G,B When I play it I play it E,G,B,D - Technically the D makes it a 7th, but it sounds good.
Dm/F - F,A,D - Again if you play it as a 7th it sounds better. Add the C. F,A,C,D I like minor chords with 7th's
C/G - G,C,E
Gm - G,Bb,D
I don't know if Em (9) is the same as Em9
There is a book called "Ultimate Keyboard Chord Book" You can get it at any music store that sells instruments and books. Its by the Hal Leonard Corporation. It has all the chords.
Chords are based on scales. The basic chord is 1st, 3rd, 5th.
A 9th is really the 2nd note.
So the C scale is C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C
The 9th is D
They call it the 9th because they are thinking of it as being in the next octave. So it would be 7 notes above the 2nd note.
Here are the scales
C - C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C
D - D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D
E - E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#,E
F - F,G,A,Bb,C,D,E,F
G - G,A,B,C,D,E,F#,G
A - A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#,A
B - B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#,A#,B
The basic chord is 1,3, 5
The ninth is the second
The seventh is the seventh
The 11th is the fourth
The 13th is the 6th
There are also scales for the flats - Bb, Db, Eb, Gb,Ab
Without writing them all out, just think of it this way. Think of the chord with the same letter but not flat. Like for a Bb, think of B. Now which notes were a half step higher? In B, the notes a half step higher are C,D, F, G, and A because those notes were all sharps. So for Bb, those notes would also be a half step higher, meaning, C,D,F,G and A would be played as regular notes and B and E would be flat. So for any scale, the flat scale would play the regular notes as flats and the sharps would become the regular notes. Like in D - you have C# and F# - So for Db- C and F would be regular, everything else would be flat.
Db - Db,Eb,F, Gb,Ab,Bb,C
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