Piano chord guide with pictures and theory
WEBLearn piano chords - complete overview with pictures of all kinds of piano chords: major, minor, dominant and other categories including notes and fingerings.
Piano major chords - theory and diagrams - Piano chord guide
WEBChord sequences that shows how major chords can be utilized: 1. C F G 2. C Em F G 3. C F Am G In Roman numerals*: 1. I IV V 2. I iii IV V 3. I IV vi V * Roman numerals describe chord intervals that can be used the same way in all keys. See a table over major keys including Roman numerals.
Piano minor chords - theory and diagrams - Piano chord guide
WEBMinor chords are the most common next to major. Then you alter major and minor chords you hear differences in the quality of sound. The major chords sound somewhat neutral whilst the minor chords give a kind of depressing feeling.
A major piano chord - diagram and fingerings for A, A/C#, A/E
WEBA major chord for piano (including A/C# and A/E inversions) presented by keyboard diagrams. Explanation: The regular A chord is a triad, meaning that it consists of three notes. On the picture of the keyboard, you can see the …
Sus chords explained - Piano chord guide
WEBSus chords. ”Sus” stands for suspension and what happens in these chords are that the third (the second note) are being replaced with either a major second An interval consisting of two semitones or a perfect four An interval consisting of five semitones.
Extended chords explained - Piano chord guide
WEBExtended chords. Ninth, eleventh and thirteenth chords are all extended chords and are named so because they are extended with one or more thirds one octave higher. A seventh dominant chord is extended with a major third to build a ninth chord, a ninth chord is extended with a minor third to build an eleventh chord and, finally, an eleventh ...
Piano chords in C
WEBPiano chords with the root note C including pictures and explanation. Choose from the categories below or change to another root note via the menu above.
Bb major piano chord - diagram, theory and fingerings
WEBBb major chord for piano (including inversions) presented by keyboard diagrams. Explanation: The regular Bb chord is a triad, meaning that it consists of three notes. On the picture of the keyboard, you can see the three notes of the Bb chord marked in red color. Bb stands for B flat.
Understand all chord symbols - Piano chord guide
WEBThe first part of a chord symbol consists of an uppercase letter, which indicate the root note in the chord. There are seven different letters: A, B, C, D, E, F and G. A chord in root position is named after the bass note, but there are …
Dim chords explained - Piano chord guide
WEBThe formula for the dim triad chord is 1 - b3 - b5. There are three half steps to the 2nd note and three half steps to the 3rd. Alternative chord symbols. Besides the dim chord symbol that is presented above, you may also find the alternative degree symbol (°), as in C°, being used occasionally.