Chords for Understanding Chords & Melodies on the Piano
Tempo:
74.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hi, I wanted to talk to you a little bit today about building chords.
If you are in the key of C,
[G] that would mean you're using [Em] all these seven different white notes on the piano.
[Fm] When you get back to the next [D] C, you're starting those same seven notes over.
So, when you are playing a song in a key,
in [G] this example, it's the key of [C] C,
you're really just playing seven different [D] notes.
And your melody of the song is built on those seven notes.
So, for example, Star Wars, [F] or most any song you would play,
is really using those seven notes.
[E] So, it really helps to understand that
melody notes are made out of just, usually, seven notes of a scale.
There are always exceptions, but fundamentally that's what's happening when you're creating a song.
And here's the next step,
is that the harmonies in a song, or what are called the chords,
are also built out of the seven notes of that [C] scale.
So, if you take the first note of the scale in the key of C, which is a C note,
and you skip a note and skip a note,
and I'm using bad fingering so you can see the keys better here,
that would be called a C chord.
That's the one chord in that key.
So, whatever key you're in, the same principle applies.
If you build a chord on the first note of the scale, that's the one chord in that key.
So, in the key of C, the one chord is [Em] called a C chord.
If you go [Dm] to the second note of the scale and skip a note,
that is the two chord in the key of C.
If you go to the [Em] third note of the scale,
skip one, skip one, that's the three chord in that [F] key.
If you go to the fourth note of the C scale and build a chord on that,
that's the F chord.
Fifth [G] note of the scale is the V chord, also known as G in this [Am] key.
Sixth note of the scale, A minor chord.
Seventh [B] note of the scale is a B diminished.
[C] And then we're back to the one chord again in the next [D] octave higher.
So, the names of the notes would be the same, and the numbers would be the same.
One, two, three, four, five, [E] six, seven.
And it starts again [D] next octave.
One, two, three, [B] four, five, six, seven, and so on and so [D] on.
So, one of the cool things about piano is that you're really dealing with seven notes most of the time
when you're making melodies, and also when you're making chords.
So, here's the cool thing, is that notes of the melody are made out of the [A] seven notes of the [C] C scale,
and so are the chords.
[F] [C]
Oh, there we go.
Ha ha.
And notes of the melody most often land on notes of the chord.
So, for example, if you have [Em] Do, a, Dir.
If you look at those three notes that were used in there,
you [C] can take away anything that's not a skip and find two notes of a chord,
and then skip up one more to find what that chord most likely is.
[Am] You could also skip down.
See if that sounds right.
[C] But most of the time, the way you can find what key something is in is by looking at the melody notes.
Do, Dir, da da da da.
And see where your main landing spots are.
Take away anything that's a neighborhood note.
Look for a skip.
So, I've got a skip here.
[G] And then skip up again, and that tells you what chord [C] that is.
So, the C chord, or the I chord in this key, works with that melody there
because the melody lands on those notes quite often.
So, when you give a song like Amazing Grace, I'm going to leave these pressed down.
And you look at the three notes I'm pressing down, you can go,
ooh, these are a skip.
Let's see what happens if I move this G note up an octave.
[G] It's, oh, what do you know?
The three melody notes of [C] Amazing Grace are notes of the C chord.
And this happens with a lot of songs.
The landing notes are really notes of the chords.
And that's one way you can figure out what key a song is in.
So, if [C#] a song is using those notes, you can know, oh, this is in the key of [F#] D flat,
or G [G#] flat, or A flat.
There are a lot of different keys.
There are 12 different keys.
But understanding the idea of melody notes being made out of the seven notes of the scale
[C] and chords being made out of the seven notes of the scale
can help you understand the functionality of [Bm] songs.
And this concept translates to any of the other keys or scales that exist.
So, have fun with chords and keys and scales, and we'll talk to you soon.
If you are in the key of C,
[G] that would mean you're using [Em] all these seven different white notes on the piano.
[Fm] When you get back to the next [D] C, you're starting those same seven notes over.
So, when you are playing a song in a key,
in [G] this example, it's the key of [C] C,
you're really just playing seven different [D] notes.
And your melody of the song is built on those seven notes.
So, for example, Star Wars, [F] or most any song you would play,
is really using those seven notes.
[E] So, it really helps to understand that
melody notes are made out of just, usually, seven notes of a scale.
There are always exceptions, but fundamentally that's what's happening when you're creating a song.
And here's the next step,
is that the harmonies in a song, or what are called the chords,
are also built out of the seven notes of that [C] scale.
So, if you take the first note of the scale in the key of C, which is a C note,
and you skip a note and skip a note,
and I'm using bad fingering so you can see the keys better here,
that would be called a C chord.
That's the one chord in that key.
So, whatever key you're in, the same principle applies.
If you build a chord on the first note of the scale, that's the one chord in that key.
So, in the key of C, the one chord is [Em] called a C chord.
If you go [Dm] to the second note of the scale and skip a note,
that is the two chord in the key of C.
If you go to the [Em] third note of the scale,
skip one, skip one, that's the three chord in that [F] key.
If you go to the fourth note of the C scale and build a chord on that,
that's the F chord.
Fifth [G] note of the scale is the V chord, also known as G in this [Am] key.
Sixth note of the scale, A minor chord.
Seventh [B] note of the scale is a B diminished.
[C] And then we're back to the one chord again in the next [D] octave higher.
So, the names of the notes would be the same, and the numbers would be the same.
One, two, three, four, five, [E] six, seven.
And it starts again [D] next octave.
One, two, three, [B] four, five, six, seven, and so on and so [D] on.
So, one of the cool things about piano is that you're really dealing with seven notes most of the time
when you're making melodies, and also when you're making chords.
So, here's the cool thing, is that notes of the melody are made out of the [A] seven notes of the [C] C scale,
and so are the chords.
[F] [C]
Oh, there we go.
Ha ha.
And notes of the melody most often land on notes of the chord.
So, for example, if you have [Em] Do, a, Dir.
If you look at those three notes that were used in there,
you [C] can take away anything that's not a skip and find two notes of a chord,
and then skip up one more to find what that chord most likely is.
[Am] You could also skip down.
See if that sounds right.
[C] But most of the time, the way you can find what key something is in is by looking at the melody notes.
Do, Dir, da da da da.
And see where your main landing spots are.
Take away anything that's a neighborhood note.
Look for a skip.
So, I've got a skip here.
[G] And then skip up again, and that tells you what chord [C] that is.
So, the C chord, or the I chord in this key, works with that melody there
because the melody lands on those notes quite often.
So, when you give a song like Amazing Grace, I'm going to leave these pressed down.
And you look at the three notes I'm pressing down, you can go,
ooh, these are a skip.
Let's see what happens if I move this G note up an octave.
[G] It's, oh, what do you know?
The three melody notes of [C] Amazing Grace are notes of the C chord.
And this happens with a lot of songs.
The landing notes are really notes of the chords.
And that's one way you can figure out what key a song is in.
So, if [C#] a song is using those notes, you can know, oh, this is in the key of [F#] D flat,
or G [G#] flat, or A flat.
There are a lot of different keys.
There are 12 different keys.
But understanding the idea of melody notes being made out of the seven notes of the scale
[C] and chords being made out of the seven notes of the scale
can help you understand the functionality of [Bm] songs.
And this concept translates to any of the other keys or scales that exist.
So, have fun with chords and keys and scales, and we'll talk to you soon.
Key:
C
G
D
Em
F
C
G
D
Hi, I wanted to talk to you a little bit today about building chords.
If you are in the key of C,
_ [G] that would mean you're using [Em] all these seven different white notes on the piano.
[Fm] When you get back to the next [D] C, you're starting those same seven notes over.
So, when you are playing a song in a key,
in [G] this example, it's the key of [C] C,
you're really just playing seven different [D] notes.
And your melody of the song is built on those seven notes.
So, for example, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Star Wars, [F] or most any song you would play,
is really using those seven notes.
[E] So, it really helps to understand that
_ melody notes are made out of just, usually, seven notes of a scale.
There are always exceptions, but fundamentally that's what's happening when you're creating a song.
And here's the next step,
is that the harmonies in a song, or what are called the chords,
are also built out of the seven notes of that [C] scale.
So, if you take the first note of the scale in the key of C, which is a C note,
and you skip a note and skip a note,
and I'm using bad fingering so you can see the keys better here,
that would be called a C chord.
That's the one chord in that key.
So, whatever key you're in, the same principle applies.
If you build a chord on the first note of the scale, that's the one chord in that key.
So, in the key of C, the one chord is [Em] called a C chord.
If you go [Dm] to the second note of the scale and skip a note,
that is the two chord in the key of C.
If you go to the [Em] third note of the scale,
skip one, skip one, that's the three chord in that [F] key.
If you go to the fourth note of the C scale and build a chord on that,
that's the F chord.
Fifth [G] note of the scale is the V chord, also known as G in this [Am] key.
Sixth note of the scale, A minor chord.
Seventh [B] note of the scale is a B diminished.
[C] And then we're back to the one chord again in the next [D] octave higher.
So, the names of the notes would be the same, and the numbers would be the same.
One, two, three, four, five, [E] six, seven.
And it starts again [D] next octave.
One, two, three, [B] four, five, six, seven, and so on and so [D] on.
So, one of the cool things about piano is that you're really dealing with seven notes most of the time
when you're making melodies, and also when you're making chords.
So, here's the cool thing, is that notes of the melody are made out of the [A] seven notes of the [C] C scale,
and so are the chords.
[F] _ _ [C] _
Oh, there we go.
Ha ha.
_ And notes of the melody most often land on notes of the chord.
So, for example, if you have [Em] Do, a, Dir.
If you look at those three notes that were used in there,
you [C] can take away anything that's not a skip and find two notes of a chord,
and then skip up one more to find what that chord most likely is.
[Am] You could also skip down.
See if that sounds right.
[C] But most of the time, the way you can find what key something is in is by looking at the melody notes.
Do, Dir, da da da da.
And see where your main landing spots are.
Take away anything that's a neighborhood note.
Look for a skip.
So, I've got a skip here.
[G] And then skip up again, and that tells you what chord [C] that is.
So, the C chord, or the I chord in this key, works with that melody there
because the melody lands on those notes quite often.
So, when you give a song like Amazing Grace, I'm going to leave these pressed down.
_ And you look at the three notes I'm pressing down, you can go,
ooh, these are a skip.
Let's see what happens if I move this G note up an octave.
[G] It's, oh, what do you know?
The three melody notes of [C] Amazing Grace are notes of the C chord.
And this happens with a lot of songs.
The landing notes are really notes of the chords.
And that's one way you can figure out what key a song is in.
So, if [C#] a song is _ _ _ using those notes, you can know, oh, this is in the key of [F#] D flat,
or G [G#] flat, or A flat.
There are a lot of different keys.
There are 12 different keys.
_ But understanding the idea of melody notes being made out of the seven notes of the scale
[C] and chords being made out of the seven notes of the scale
can help you understand the functionality of [Bm] songs.
And this concept translates to any of the other keys or scales that exist.
So, have fun with chords and keys and scales, and we'll talk to you soon.
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If you are in the key of C,
_ [G] that would mean you're using [Em] all these seven different white notes on the piano.
[Fm] When you get back to the next [D] C, you're starting those same seven notes over.
So, when you are playing a song in a key,
in [G] this example, it's the key of [C] C,
you're really just playing seven different [D] notes.
And your melody of the song is built on those seven notes.
So, for example, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Star Wars, [F] or most any song you would play,
is really using those seven notes.
[E] So, it really helps to understand that
_ melody notes are made out of just, usually, seven notes of a scale.
There are always exceptions, but fundamentally that's what's happening when you're creating a song.
And here's the next step,
is that the harmonies in a song, or what are called the chords,
are also built out of the seven notes of that [C] scale.
So, if you take the first note of the scale in the key of C, which is a C note,
and you skip a note and skip a note,
and I'm using bad fingering so you can see the keys better here,
that would be called a C chord.
That's the one chord in that key.
So, whatever key you're in, the same principle applies.
If you build a chord on the first note of the scale, that's the one chord in that key.
So, in the key of C, the one chord is [Em] called a C chord.
If you go [Dm] to the second note of the scale and skip a note,
that is the two chord in the key of C.
If you go to the [Em] third note of the scale,
skip one, skip one, that's the three chord in that [F] key.
If you go to the fourth note of the C scale and build a chord on that,
that's the F chord.
Fifth [G] note of the scale is the V chord, also known as G in this [Am] key.
Sixth note of the scale, A minor chord.
Seventh [B] note of the scale is a B diminished.
[C] And then we're back to the one chord again in the next [D] octave higher.
So, the names of the notes would be the same, and the numbers would be the same.
One, two, three, four, five, [E] six, seven.
And it starts again [D] next octave.
One, two, three, [B] four, five, six, seven, and so on and so [D] on.
So, one of the cool things about piano is that you're really dealing with seven notes most of the time
when you're making melodies, and also when you're making chords.
So, here's the cool thing, is that notes of the melody are made out of the [A] seven notes of the [C] C scale,
and so are the chords.
[F] _ _ [C] _
Oh, there we go.
Ha ha.
_ And notes of the melody most often land on notes of the chord.
So, for example, if you have [Em] Do, a, Dir.
If you look at those three notes that were used in there,
you [C] can take away anything that's not a skip and find two notes of a chord,
and then skip up one more to find what that chord most likely is.
[Am] You could also skip down.
See if that sounds right.
[C] But most of the time, the way you can find what key something is in is by looking at the melody notes.
Do, Dir, da da da da.
And see where your main landing spots are.
Take away anything that's a neighborhood note.
Look for a skip.
So, I've got a skip here.
[G] And then skip up again, and that tells you what chord [C] that is.
So, the C chord, or the I chord in this key, works with that melody there
because the melody lands on those notes quite often.
So, when you give a song like Amazing Grace, I'm going to leave these pressed down.
_ And you look at the three notes I'm pressing down, you can go,
ooh, these are a skip.
Let's see what happens if I move this G note up an octave.
[G] It's, oh, what do you know?
The three melody notes of [C] Amazing Grace are notes of the C chord.
And this happens with a lot of songs.
The landing notes are really notes of the chords.
And that's one way you can figure out what key a song is in.
So, if [C#] a song is _ _ _ using those notes, you can know, oh, this is in the key of [F#] D flat,
or G [G#] flat, or A flat.
There are a lot of different keys.
There are 12 different keys.
_ But understanding the idea of melody notes being made out of the seven notes of the scale
[C] and chords being made out of the seven notes of the scale
can help you understand the functionality of [Bm] songs.
And this concept translates to any of the other keys or scales that exist.
So, have fun with chords and keys and scales, and we'll talk to you soon.
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