Piano chord guide with pictures and theory
Learn piano chords - complete overview with pictures of all kinds of piano chords: major, minor, dominant and other categories including notes and fingerings.
Piano minor chords - theory and diagrams - Piano chord guide
Minor 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. Besides the main chord, there are also Minor 7th chords (m7), Minor 9th chords (m9), Minor 6th chords (m6), and ...
Piano chord types - list with explanations
These are the three most common types of four-note chords: Major 7th (root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and major 7th) Minor 7th (root, minor 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th)
Piano major chords - theory and diagrams - Piano chord guide
Major chords are the most common chords for the piano and other instruments. The major chord names are written in sole letters as in C, D, E and so forth; otherwise, the abbreviation for major in chord names is maj. Besides the main chord category, there are also Major 7th chords (maj7), Major 9th chords (maj9) and Major 6th chords (6) among ...
Graphic overviews of piano chords
Graphics of chords collected from which you can easily compare and memorize them. Below you can see an overview of all major chords in the common keys (only naturals, no accidentals). The fingers can play on any octave of the keyboard. The left …
Piano chords in C
Piano 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.
Sus chords explained - Piano chord guide
Sus 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
Extended 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.
Seventh chords explained - Piano chord guide
Theory. The seventh chords have in common that the seventh note in a scale is added to a triad (a three-note chord), making it a four-note chord (also called a tetrachord). We can compare the different seventh chords with C as root note: C7: C – E – G – Bb. Cm7: C – Eb – G – Bb.
Inversions of piano chords explained
Inversions of piano chords. When you learn how to play chords, you will have a tremendous benefit from understanding how to use inversions. An inverted chord is the same chord but played with the chord notes in a different order and the bass note replaced.