Piano Guidance
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What are the 4 major chords?

The chord progression consists of four basic chords: C major (chord symbol ""C"") G major (chord symbol ""G"") A minor (chord symbol ""Am"") F major (chord symbol ""F"")

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In the following tutorial, you'll see how you can play these four piano chords with your left hand. Take 15-20 minutes to memorize the chords until you can play them effortlessly. The chord symbols in the sheets will help you commit them to memory. Before moving on to the next step, make sure you can play the chords with your left hand without having to look at the keys. Practice the four basic chords in your left hand with this tutorial until you can play them "blindly"

Tutorial 1: Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry

If you can play the four basic chords with your left hand, you're already halfway there. Now it's time to add the melody with your right hand. In the following video, you can see how to play the world-famous melody from Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry" with your right hand while playing the basic chords in the left hand.

Video: How to play "No Woman No Cry" with four chords

Note: In this song you will play each chord twice. The order of the chords is the same..

Tutorial 2: Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)

This world-famous melody from the film "Titanic" can also be accompanied with the four basic chords. Amazing, isn't it? In the following video you will learn how to play the melody of the song to the chords.

Video: How to play "My Heart Will Go On" with four chords

Tutorial 3: Alphaville – Forever Young

The chorus of this world hit from the 80s is also played with the same progression of chords. In the following video you can see how it works.

Video: How to play "Forever Young" with four chords

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What is the last key on a piano?

a C The last key is a C (C8).

It’s normal to be confused about middle C’s location, especially on keyboards with fewer than 88 keys. Musical keyboards come in four standard sizes. The following illustrations point out middle C (also called “C4”) on each size. If you’re unsure about the size of your keyboard, you can simply count both its naturals and accidentals. You can also find your keyboard’s size by counting the total number of C’s: 88-key —You will count eight C’s (including the very last key on the board) —You will count eight (including the very last key on the board) 76-key —Has six C’s

—Has six 61-key —Has six C’s (including the very last key)

—Has six (including the very last key) 49-key—Has five C’s (including the very last key) Consult the Illustrated Middle C Guides for a visual example of C4 on each of the above keyboard sizes.

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