Piano Chords - What is the Difference Between Major and Minor Chords on the Piano?

When you play the piano adding chords makes youryou have played your first major chord!
playing rich and harmonious. The two most commonlyNow for the minor: the doom, gloom and drama of
used chords on the piano are major and minor.music. You are going to do an easy switch to play the
Quite simply, in musical terms: major means happy andchord of C Minor.
minor means sad. A chord is a group of 3 or moreYour middle finger is on E. Place that finger onto the
notes played together. So you are going to learn aboutblack key immediately to the left. This is called E flat.
happy and sad harmony!Your middle finger will naturally be higher than your
The easiest and most popular chord to find on theother fingers. Make sure that you touch all 3 notes
piano is the chord of C Major. This consist of the 3equally. The colour pattern is white, black, white.
alternate white notes C E G.Play the C minor chord by playing C, E flat and G
To find C find a set of 2 black keys. C is the whitetogether. Notice how the sound has changed
key immediately to the left of the 2 black keys. E is 2dramatically.
notes above C. G is 2 notes above E.Switch between the chords of C major and C minor
To play the Chord of C Major in the right hand placeby moving your middle finger from E to E flat and
your thumb on C, your middle finger on E and your littleback again.
finger on G. Form a clear triangle with these 3 fingers.Tip - this effect can be achieved from any major
Play the chord cleanly and follow through in your wrist.chord to form a minor chord. It changes it from happy
The sound will be bright and happy. Congratulations,to sad.