Paino Lesson 5

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Part 5 (Final Part) of the Free Lessons

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Table of Contents

Chords 2Placing your Left hand in C Position 3Double Check Left Hand 4Playing the C chord 5The C Chord as Notes 6

C Chord Practice 7Eyes on Music Hand in Place 8Glue your Thumb to G 9A New Chord: G7 10G7 Chord as Notes 11Counting Review 12Smooth Chord Changes 13

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Chords

CHORD (pronounced: kord) is defined as "a combination oftwo or more tones which sound harmonious when heard at thesame time".

In simple words...A chord is when you play 2 or more notesthat sound good together all at the same time.

Remember the left hand challenge I gave you at the end of

Level One?

Now its time to learn more about how to use your left hand toplay chords.

The first few pages of this level will look familiar because yousaw some of them in level 1.


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Placing your Left Hand in C Position

On the piano below, I colored the C position below Middle C.This is the C position for your left hand.

When your left hand is in C position, your #5 finger will be onC, your thumb.

Middle C

C C CC4 3 2 1

Use Left Hand


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Double Check Left Hand

Look at the picture carefully.

Your left hand #5 finger (pinky finger) should be on C.All your other fingers should be next to each other, with onlyone finger on each key.


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Playing the C Chord

With your left hand in C position you will play threekeys at the same time. Here are the keys you will play:

If you do this right, you will be pushing down three keys

C

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The C Chord as Notes

The notes you see on this page is what C chord looks like when

it is written as notes.

As you can see, the C chord has 3 notes.There is one note for each finger that you played on page 5.

When you see these 3 notes, stacked on top of each other,you will play the C chord that you learned on page 5.

Go back to page 5 and play the C chord 8 times in a row.


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C Chord Practice

Go back to page 5 if you forgot how to play a C chord.

This is a C chord written as quarter notes.Play and hold all three notes at the same timeand count: tick-tock

This is a C chord written as half notes.

Play and hold all three notes at the same timeand count: tick-tock-tick-tock

ick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock

tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock - tick-tock


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Eyes on Music Hand in Place

First, place your left hand in C position,with your fingers ready to play a C chord.

Now close your eyes and imagine that your thumb is glued tothe piano and no matter what, you cant move it.

Make sure your other fingers are in position to play C chord.

With your eyes closed, play four C chords in a row.

If any of your other fingers accidentally move out of place,to find their place because if your thumb is glued to

the right key, all you have to do is the keys with yourfingers to find their place again.

If you move your thumb, you will have to look to find yourplace again, so do not move your thumb.The key that your thumb is glued to is G.

Play the chord exercise on the next page and do not look atyour fingers! Have fun!


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Glue your Thumb to G

How did you do? Did keeping your thumb glued to thepiano help you keep your fingers in the right place?

Continue to play this game when you play the C chords.We will be learning a different chord in a few pages, so itsgoing to be important to be able to keep your thumb glued to

the piano.



tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tocktick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock


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A New Chord: G7

Ready for another Chord?

With your left hand in C position you will play twokeys at the same time. Here are the keys you will play:

If you do this right, you will be pushing down two keys

C

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G7 Chord as Notes

There are only two notes in the easy version of the G7 chord.You probably noticed that it is easier to play than the C chord.

I also want you to notice that there is one note in theG7 chord that is also in the C chord.

Do you know which on it is?

Its the one that your thumb plays the G!Go back to page 6 to see the G in the C chord.

This is F, the note that #2 finger plays.

This is G, the note that your thumb plays.


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Counting Review

This will be very easy to play if you pretend that your thumbis glued to G!

This is a G7 chord written as quarter notes.Play both notes at the same timeand count: tick-tock

This is a G7 chord written as half notes.Play both notes at the same timeand count: tick-tock-tick-tock

tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tocktick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock


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Smooth Chord Changes

When you switch your fingers back and forth between the

C chord and the G7 chord, you will feel yourself pauseand your tick-tock beats will not be very smooth.

Your goal is to switch between the chords without a pause andwithout looking at your fingers.This feels like a hard goal at first, but it really is easy.You might even be able to play smoothly it right away.

Take your time, count out loud and keep smiling!If you become frustrated, stop practicing and come back whenyou are smiling again.


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The Next Step to Playing Your Favorite Songs

The free lessons were designed to give you a good foundationand understanding of the different parts of music, from readingnotes on a staff, to reading and counting rhythm. You learnedsome finger placements and even learned a couple chords!

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