Minor chords are one of the two main types of chords. Let’s learn some of the basic facts about these two chord types. Minor and major chords are two types of chords. You can use your thumb, middle finger, and pinky to play this chord. On a piano or keyboard, a triad has a root note, a 3rd, and a 5th.
One of the most basic chord structures is a three-note chord called a triad. When you play two or more notes simultaneously, you get a chord. Great job! You just tapped out the first line of Jingle Bells. Try tapping out the following pattern on your lap, paying attention to just the rhythm: The following whole note tells us to play D and hold it down for four beats. Then play the following F half note for two beats as well.Ī whole note will look like an ‘O’ without a stem and gets four beats. Since the half note is in the F space on the staff, press the F key on the keyboard and count to two.
This means you will play E four times.Ī half note will look like an ‘O’ on a stem. The following measure has four quarter notes on the note line E. A quarter note looks like a black dot on a stem. You can have whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes.Įach measure will have four beats in a 4/4 time signature, and a quarter note will get one beat. The most common time signature for songs is 4/4 time. We talk about the rhythm using fractions. The rhythm works together with the pitch to make a melody. This will be the note under your third finger on your right hand in your five-finger position. Going down from middle C, you will find B, A, G, F, and so on.įor example, if your note is on the bottom line of the treble clef, you will know to find E on your keyboard. Going up the treble clef, you will find D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, and the last line on your way up will be F. Middle C floats in the middle of the treble clef and bass clef. The lines and spaces on the grand staff represent the notes on your keyboard. And whether your note is a black dot or an ‘O’ tells you the rhythm of your note. Where the notes sit on the lines tells you the pitch of your note. Some notes are tiny black dots with stems, while others look like circles or ‘O’s. You may notice that some notes hang on lines while other notes sit in the spaces. Let’s look more closely at standard keyboard notes and chords for beginners.Ī standard keyboard note is just one note that you can play with one finger. Keyboard notes also get progressively higher as you go up, and the notes sound lower as you go down. This transfers beautifully to the linear layout of the keyboard. And, as the notes go down the lines, the pitch becomes lower. As the notes go up the lines on the staff, the pitch gets higher. You’ll notice that the musical notes are in a nice linear fashion. To start matching written music with the keys on your keyboard, first, look at your piece of sheet music. Written music gives you directions to find an exact note or chord any time you want. If you press two or more down simultaneously, you will get some type of chord. When you press down the key on the piano or keyboard – BOOM – you have just played a single note.
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