Bring the notes together in chords and play your first songs
Most songs consist of chords. In other words, a certain set of notes, when played at the same time. The basic chords are represented by chord letters. These chord letters can also represent single notes.
Name of note : Do; Re; Mi; Fa; Sol; La; Si
Chord : C; D; E; F; G; A; B
On starting your study on the keyboard, you will need to learn how to play each of the chords. These chords can be major or minor and can come with alterations: sharps or flats.
To make learning easier, there are a prepared file showing the figures and names of all the basic chords on a keyboard. In this file, you will notice that some of the chords have a bar. This bar is a representation to show that the chord is in an inverted position. In other words, the notes are the same, but they shall all then start in a different order. For example, in the illustration below, we see how the chord of C major (C) starts with do in the first figure, with mi in the second, and with sol in the third:
The letters “ME” and “MD”, above each chord, mean “left hand” and “right hand”, while the numbers represent the fingers that you shall need to use to play the chord using each hand. The numbering for the fingers is represented in the following manner:
How to play the keyboard: Position of hands and fingers on the keyboard
To learn how to play the keyboard, you must understand how the hand should be placed atop the keyboard. Have a look at the numbered fingers on the right and left hands, and you will then already be able to play your first songs.
In order to play the chord of C major (C) in the left hand, you would have to use your little finger for do, the middle finger for mi and middle finger for sol (LH: 5 – 3 – 1).
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