Free Piano Chords -
They're The Path To Beautiful Music
Piano music is much more
beautiful when it's played with chords because chords
create harmony. Built from single notes starting with the
first note or root of the simple major triad chords
are the result of playing a root note (also called the
tonic
or degree I), a third tone above the first (major third
or degree III), and a fifth tone (perfect fifth or
degree V). This odd-numbered combination is called a
major triad but its sound is far from being "odd."
The minor triad chords
are formed simply by lowering the fifth one-half step ( 5):
If you're familiar with the work of
Bela Barok, then you know what we mean. Bela Bartok was a
Hungarian composer whose work is known for its
"odd-numbered" chords as well as its "even-numbered" chords.
There are approximately 12
different root keys that you can use to
build a chord, and
there about 600 chords that you can learn to play by using
free piano chords. As you practice them, you'll discover
some interesting patterns that make a few of them more
memorable than the others.
Here some of the more common ones played in the Major
and Minor triads:
|
Root Key |
Major Chord Triads |
Minor Chord Triads |
| C |
C, E, G |
C, Eb, G |
| C# / Db |
C#, F, G# |
C#, E, G# |
| D |
D, F#, A |
D, F, A |
| D# / Eb |
Eb, G, A# |
Eb, F#, A# |
| E |
E, G#, B |
E, G, B |
| F / E# |
F, A, C |
F, G#, C |
| F# / Gb |
F#, A#, C# |
F#, A, C# |
| G |
G, B, D |
G, A#, D |
| G# / Ab |
G#, C, Eb |
G#, B, Eb |
| A |
A, C#, E |
A, C, E |
| A# / Bb |
A#, D, F |
A#, C#, F |
| B / Cb |
B, Eb, F# |
B, D, F# |
To find
more chords, you need only to search for them on the
Internet! It's easy to find free piano chords online and
some of the better ones will have the following:
- display all 50 chords (or more)
- visually demonstrate the keys
that should be played
- literally send each chord to
your computer's speakers as a sound file.
Working with audio will help
train your ear to recognize a chord the moment that it's
played. And with enough practice, you should be able to
identify a chord in any music (jazz
chords,
gospel,
blues, rock, etc.) with
little difficulty.
So if you're looking for something a
little different from the all the static music books out
there, then you should enjoy the interactive quality of free
piano chords online. There's so much more to explore in the
world of music and it's great to live in an age where
technology and music mesh together to broaden our
understanding, skill, and appreciation through tools like
these. And we can certainly sympathize with those
individuals who learned piano in the pre-Internet era.
Even though the former pre-Internet
approach is the same as the approach of the masters, few of
us can deny the fact that technology is an enabler.
Taking advantage of today's accomplishments makes us no less
of a musician. So enjoy!
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