They will be the ones that you use the most when you start adding chords to your melody lines. Remember that your chords always have to have the same sharps, flats, and naturals that are in the key signature. Why do we have a F# in the 3rd Primary Chord? Because the Key of G major has F# in it.
Why don't you take a few minutes now to play these primary chords on your piano, and then take another simple key signature, like G major, and figure out the primary chords in that key as well.Need a hint? This is true for any key signature you're playing in. This means that in the above example if you take the numbers next to those chords for what your primary chords are in the key of C, they would be: The Primary Chords - there are 3 of them for each Key Signature are: Most often, however, we use specific ones, that are called Primary Chords. When you add chords to a melody line, you will be able to choose from any of these 8 chords to match with the notes in the melody. See how the number corresponds to where the first note falls in the scale itself? It's in numerical order, and we actually call these chords by these numbers. Notice how the 1st and last chords are actually the same notes, but again, they are an octave apart.Īlso notice the numbers next to each chord. Now repeat this starting on the next consecutive note going all the way up through the entire scale.
If you're playing in the key of C.build chords on each note of the scale by simply playing 1, 3 &5 fingers, on notes C, E, & G. It's really incredible just how much music can come out of just 8 notes! You can build a chord on every single note (all 8) in each scale! 7 are unique but the bottom and top note are the same note, just an octave apart. Remember that each major scale has 8 notes in it.
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Now we're about to dive deeper into the area of music theory as we learn how to put notes together to make chords that create harmony. Now that we know the key signature, let's move on to Step 2.identifying the chords in the key signature that we're playing in. (In the video, the first 2 pieces that we will go over are in the Key of C, so take a minute to go through the C scale before watching the video just to prepare yourself better) OK.now, practice through the scale of your piece a few times to reinforce your knowledge of that particular key.ĭo this with each new key you are playing whenever you want to add in your own chords to a melody. If your piece is in the key of G, then you know that every chord you play with an F in it will be a F# as F# is in the key signature of G. If your piece is in the key of C, then you know that every chord you play will have all natural notes. You have to know the key signature in order to play the correct notes in each chord, as they will be made up of the specific notes for this specific key signature. When you look at a melody that you want to add chords in to, look first at what the key signature is for the piece. This 1st step is easy, especially if you are familiar with several different key signatures already. Let's get started by looking at the 1st thing you need to do to apply chords to your playing. This lesson will go over 3 different steps to finding the right chords for the melody that you're playing and we'll apply those new ideas to 3 different piano pieces so you can see exactly how this works, and you'll be able to practice with me using the video tutorial in the last step. They are really easy to learn and once you know your chords for a given key signature, you're ready to add them into a melody line that you already know in your right hand. Melody is usually just one note that follows a particular lyrical line in the music.įor this lesson, we're going to be using chords that have 3 notes in them. Harmony - Chords.are the colors in music.Ĭhords always contain more than one note. Or it's like making a drawing in black ink, and then filling in everything with beautiful and different colors. It's like going from being the only person in a room to having a whole team with you that supports you and gives you lots of new tools to work with. Adding chords to a melody on the piano just changes everything!