| Piano chords practice is necessary for any beginner | | | | in these degrees in each key. With the C key you |
| piano player since they are the foundation of playing | | | | should play a C chord, an F chord, a G chord and back |
| piano music. Most instructors that teach the piano will | | | | to the main chord C. |
| introduce chords early in the piano lessons and teach | | | | You can play this progression in any key by utilizing the |
| their students how to build these chords. | | | | exact same degrees. You should practice keeping |
| When you master how to properly build chords on | | | | your first three fingers in the exact same place as you |
| piano you will improve your knowledge of the piano | | | | alternate between these chords. It will take some time |
| keyboard. Moreover, your knowledge of music theory | | | | to get used to this but that is what practice is for. |
| and your ability to play songs will improve as well. | | | | You should try using chord inversions in your piano |
| Your piano chords practice should start off by | | | | chord practice. A chord inversion is where you will |
| focusing on building a C major chord beginning at | | | | rearrange the order of the notes. The chords will stay |
| middle C. You need to know that major chords are | | | | the same but switching the order of the notes will |
| built with the first, third and fifth notes of the scale | | | | change the sound of the chords slightly. You can |
| named after the chord you wish to build. | | | | make a C chord in the regular way. |
| The notes within a C scale are C-D-E-F-G-A-B. These | | | | When practicing you should try doubling your notes |
| are the notes that make up a C major chord. You | | | | within your chords as you progress. Try playing a C |
| should play it and listen to it to accustom yourself to | | | | note on the bass side of your piano and a C chord in |
| the way it sounds. | | | | the middle position. |
| To make the third note you play an E flat you will have | | | | What you are doing is doubling the root, which will |
| to flat the third note by bringing the finger of the E note | | | | reinforce the tonal center. When you double the third |
| back one key, which is a black key. When you flatten | | | | or fifth notes it will produce the other tonal focus. |
| the third note of a major makes the chord minor. | | | | To build extended chords you can add the seventh |
| Now play your minor chord and listen to the difference. | | | | note of a scale to your major or minor chords to |
| Your piano chord practice should focus on building | | | | make seventh chords. When you add the ninth note of |
| these chords in different keys. If you want you can get | | | | the scale it will create a ninth chord. Since these |
| a guide to all the major and minor scales. | | | | constructions are the exact same in each key, you |
| Your piano chord practice should also focus on playing | | | | should practice them and play chord progressions |
| a one, four, five progression using the chords you built | | | | utilizing your new chords. |