So, you're a fan of the piano. You like the way it looks and sounds but you're too afraid to approach the task of learning how to play it. You're not alone! Literally millions of people would love to learn this instrument but don't because they're intimidated by the learning curve. But fear no more! Your learning curve just got a lot shorter thanks to the Open Position Chord! This versatile chord structure allows the beginning piano student to sound like a pro faster than any other method I know of! Why? Because it allows you to play a modern sounding chord with both hands right away. There's no note reading or piano tabs to concern yourself with here for by learning how to play this unique chord structure, you can start to create your own unique music! The Open Position Chord covers more than 2 octaves of the piano keyboard. The hands are used to maximum capacity to create a rich, full sounding chord that contemporary pianists use today. We start by learning all the Open Position Chords in the Key of C. There are 7 of them buy 6 are used most frequently. They are C Major 7, D minor 7, E minor 7, F Major 7, G 7, A minor 7, and B half-diminished 7. This last chord is almost the same as G 7 and is rarely used in most music today. We take this 6 note chord structure beginning with C Major 7 and move it up the scale one note at a time creating the chords you see named above. For example, in the lesson "Reflections in Water" (available below) we use 4 of these chords to create a unique little improvisation. Just knowing the chords and the C Major scale is enough material for the complete beginner to begin making music. |
