Meet
the 12 Major Notes:
1. C
(do)
2. C# - Db (do sharp or re flat) (one-key only)
3. D (re)
4. D# - Eb (re sharp or mi flat) (one key only)
5. E (mi)
6. F (fa)
7. F# - Gb (fa sharp or so flat) (one key only)
8. G (so)
9. G# - Ab (so sharp or la flat) (one key only)
10. A (la)
11. A# - Bb (la sharp or ti flat)
12. B (ti)
Meet
the 12 Major Chords:
1. C
major – do, mi, so {C, E, G keys}
2. D major – re, fa#, la {D, F#, A keys}
3. E major – mi, so#, ti {E, G#, B keys}
4. F major – (lower) fa, (lower) la, (middle)
do {F, A, C keys}
5. G major – (lower) so, (lower) ti, (middle)
re {G, B, D keys}
6. A major – (lower) la, (middle) do#, (middle)
mi {A, C#, E keys}
7. B major – (lower) ti, (middle)re#, (middle)
fa# {B, D#, F# keys}
8. C# or Db – do#, fa, so# {C#, F, G# keys}
9. D# or Eb – re#, so, la# {D#, G, A# keys}
10. F# or Gb – (lower) fa#, (lower) la#, (middle)
do# {F#, A#, D# keys}
11. G# or Ab – (lower) so#, (middle) do, (middle)
re# {G#, C, D# keys}
12. A# or Bb – (lower) tib, (middle) re, (middle)
fa {Bb, D, F keys}
Notes
some one of the most important things to learn and
digest when it comes to learning music. The foundation
of every tune is the note. This is also what makes
the music lesson quite difficult to learn. It is because
music is another language. There are lots of music
notes to memorize. However, there are some techniques
to better understand and not just to memorize the
notes then eventually digest all of them. The first
technique is to know the first twelve (12) major notes.
Enumerated above are the twelve major notes. Most
of us have encountered the do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti notes
in the early stage of our education. Whether we liked
it or not, music has always been a part of the academe.
The alphabet notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B are also used
along with the do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti notes. However,
most people especially those who are not totally musically
inclined are more familiar with the latter.
Also
enumerated above are the 12 major chords. These are
the most important chords to be first learned in learning
how to play the piano. These piano chords correspond
to those chords used in playing the guitar. So it
is possible for you to play your favorite songs in
both the guitar and the piano.
Just
like in learning how to play the guitar, all you need
is to memorize the chords and the proper position
of your fingers. There are 12 major chords enumerated
above along with the keys that are to be pressed to
form each chord. There are actually many more chords
and they are quite difficult to memorize and retain
at once. Aside from being the major chords, these
12 are the easiest to memorize and remember.
All
the other chords may sound so complicated in names
but in reality, they are just repetitions or variations
of the major chords. The first and foremost thing
to remember is the middle C and its location because
it is where the other notes are based. The variations
of chords are the minor chords, the dominant seventh,
augmented fifth, the diminished seventh, minor seventh,
dominant ninth, major sixth, major seventh, minor
sixth, dominant seventh with augmented fifth, dominant
seventh with lowered fifth. Each major chord has these
twelve more variations. Notice that the 12 major chords
take only three fingers to form. The other variations
can include four and even five fingers but still play
around the major chord.
Some
song lyrics have major or minor chords only. In practicing,
especially for beginners, it is better to start with
songs with simple chords first. The technique is to
memorize the twelve major notes and then the twelve
major chords and then get acquainted with the variations.
In no time, you can play any songs and the “used-to-be-complicated”
chords wouldn’t appear complicated anymore.
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