How to Learn to Play Piano Chords Using Piano Sheet Music Melodies
It
is really nice to know how to use piano chords as you play melodies in your
piano scores! You can develop this ability by practicing songs you like with
only basic chords in your left hand. Read on and find out how to play chords to
your piano music notes!
Two
skills
There
are two things to learn in order to use chords in song melodies in your piano
sheet music. First you have to learn how to play chords on your piano. For
example, you have to know how to play the chord C-major and which notes to use
in order to use the chord symbols you can find above the melody line in your
piano sheets. When you see the symbol C above a note you will then know how to
play the chord.
The
next important but more sophisticated skill is to learn how to use chords in
music notes even if you do not have written chord symbols to a song you are
going to play. Having to know which chords to use in a song is also necessary
if you are requested to play "Happy Birthday To You" on a birthday
party for example. Of course you can learn to play this song by heart but it is
a tremendous pleasure to be able to play songs you have heard with chords and
melody on the go.
The
first steps to piano chords
There
are some basic levels to master in order to play chords to songs in an
effortless and professional way but even mastering the first steps will give
you the means to play songs you like.
The
first level means that you can handle piano chords with your left hand and play
the melody line with your right hand. If you see the chord symbol C above the
piano music notes you will press down the notes c, e and g with your left hand
as you play the note below the chord symbol with your right hand.
The
only way to learn this is to start from where you are now. This is a piano
beginners lesson so we will start with the most basic chord skills you have to
master in order to play chords from piano music sheets.
Playing
melodies and piano chords by heart.
An
easy way to start learning chords is to memorize easy melodies you like. This
will gradually help you develop your musical taste and the ability to use the
appropriate chords when you hear a melody or have to put chords to the melodies
in your piano notes.
Try
to learn the melody to for example "Mary Had A Little Lamb" by heart.
You can play the melody in the key of C for a start. This means that you start
with an E note on the piano as you play the melody. Try to figure out the
melody by ear. Here is the lyrics with suggested chord symbols in brackets
after the syllable where you are supposed to press down the chord.
Ma(C)ry
had a little lamb, litt(G7)le lamb, litt(C)le lamb
Ma(C)ry
had a little lamb, its fleece(G7) was white as snow(C)
The
C chord contains the notes c, e and g
The
G7 chord contains the notes g, b and f
You
can try the same approach with other easy songs you know. Try to figure out the
melody by ear and to find out which chords to use by trial and error. The process
will develop your musicality and ability to play by ear!
How
to use a fake book.
A
fake book contains melodies in the form of lead sheets with the melody line,
basic chord symbols and often lyrics. The idea is that this information is
enough for a skilled pianist to make an impromptu rendering of a song and maybe
also improvise and create a personal arrangement.
However,
you can use a fake book even if you are not able to create complicated and
improvised arrangements from the scant musical information to the songs in
these books. Just pick a song you like and are familiar with from the book and
use the music scores and the notated chord symbols as a method for learning
piano chords.
The
art of messing around.
A
very pleasant way to learn which chord to use in a song is to use the chords
you know with your left hand and play simple melodies that you improvise as you
play the chords. For example, play the chord sequence C,F, G7 and C with your
left hand as you try to play melodies on the white keys. You really can not go
to wrong as all white keys will sound more or less good.
This
will help you develop your ability to feel which chords to use in songs, you
will be training your finger dexterity and also develop your ability to compose
your own melodies.
It
is really a pleasure to be able to play chords to piano sheet music you play.
Even the process of learning to play chords can be a positive experience if you
start on the level where you are right now!
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