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Easy As That Piano by Arturo Moises
How to Play the Piano
Welcome to Easy As That – The Revolutionary Piano Guide. Before we get started, I'd like you to know
a few things about the piano and what you'll be learning in this book:
The piano is the easiest instrument you could possibly learn how to play! It is also the most creative
instrument ever made. It isn't really just about classical music like you see on t.v. The piano is so
amazing you could play virtually anything; it'll always sound incredible and fun. You can play your
favorite pop songs (my personal favorite use), R&B/rap, blues, country music, Latin music, jazz, rock,
even metal, and so much more. People who can sing and/or want to learn how to sing choose the piano
because it is the most convenient. It is SO simple, yet your options of notes and things to play are so
vast.
When you first approach your piano, you might see all of those keys and feel a little overwhelmed.
When I teach you how to take a closer look though, you'll see it the same way I do. You'll laugh real
hard and notice that it's all just common sense. You'll be playing the piano in less than a day. You can do
this with no other method in the world today. Other teachers tend to complicate this instrument by
overwhelming you with a lot of unnecessary sheet music and choosing that as the only method to
learning how to play.
The image above is written in Chinese. It is pronounced “Ni hao”, meaning “Hi”, in English. Isn't it
easier to just say it perfectly and understand exactly what you're saying, than to break your head trying
to read those sticks? If you can speak and read this language fluently, that’s marvelous - but for others
who want to communicate in this language anytime soon... they'd rather learn how to speak it and
understand it, than to spend months to years learning how to read it. Get my point?
I've taken countless lessons; they never worked out that well for me. So after playing for many years
now, I created this book to reveal all of the secrets I didn't know and many I have developed, that are
left hidden and untaught by other teachers, and to instill in the reader the skill of piano playing without
stress. With as little as 30 minutes a day for 3 days, “Easy As That” guarantees a newborn musician. It
has been proven.
You will have acquired the ability to show off whenever there's a piano in the room playing any modern
hit songs, and even make your own by creating original melodies using your new branch of creativity.
You'll learn all you need to know about music and a new way of reading it called chord notation. You
will understand the notes, chords, different types of chords and their variations, creative chord
sequences, inversion, transposition of songs, coordination with the left and right hand, developing
creative movement, secrets to the piano you never knew, and last but not least, combining all of your
knowledge into any songs of your desire. ---- Have fun!
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 Index
*Introduction to the Piano and it's Notes ---------------------------Pages 3-6.
*Introduction to Chords ---------------------------------------------- Pages 7-14.
*Introduction to Chord Sequences and Note Additions ---------- Pages 15-22.
*Creative Chords and Professional Sequences -------------------- Pages 23-27.
*Chord Inversions and Inverted Sequences ------------------------ Pages 28-37 - End.
*Parts for fun & Important info:
*Start Playing Any Song! --------------------------------------------- Pages 37-41.
*Transposition ---------------------------------------------------------- Pages 42-47.
*Introduction to Scales ------------------------------------------------ Page 48.
*True Ending ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 49.
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 Introduction to the Piano and It's Notes
Previously, I kept talking about how easy the piano is. Well, I'm about to prove it.
Wow, that could really intimidate somebody couldn't it?! So many keys rolled out in front of you! But
what people don't know, is that the amount of keys on a piano, is irrelevant. Whether a piano is of 12
keys, or 88 keys, it's still a piano and it's still just as easy. Let's break it down for you:
Zooming in:
Zooming in a little more:
Aha! What do we see here? A pattern, I think. This is the first little secret piano teachers hide from you.
A piano is just a bunch of white keys and a pattern of black ones. The pattern of black keys go like this:
2 black keys, 3 black keys, 2 black keys, 3 black keys, and so on.
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The white keys of the piano are called, white keys. Real hard to remember, I know...
The black keys are called “Sharp” keys. You'll learn about these later on.
Every one of these keys has an individual corresponding musical note. We've all heard on television or
somewhere, about the whole “Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti ( or Si), Do” right? Well, if you can say that,
then you know every note of the piano and in music by heart already!
Say it or read it out loud a couple times. - ”Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do”.
Now, You would think it'd be a hard task to locate these notes on a piano though, which is why there are
two other secrets that I'm about to share with you to simplify everything. These secrets will instill that
“locating skill” in you, in a matter of seconds...not days with sheet music.
If you can find “Do”, which is the first note, you can make your way up to find the rest of them from
left to right. The order of the notes will never change. Here is secret #1:
Take another look at that pattern of black keys that I spoke about previously, and find the pair of black
keys. Where ever there are two isolated black keys, go down to the first white key, and you will find
“Do”.
That would be a “Do”, too. Count your way up until you find another.
Notice how starting from where that arrow is pointing, after you count 7 white keys, the 8 th one has to be
“Do” all over again. - Where ever there's a pair of black keys, another “Do” will be found. It's a
cycle. This is why a piano can be of any size; you could keep adding “Do” after “Do” after “Do”, 8 keys
at a time, and stop until the notes get way too high in pitch, or way too low.
In music, notes are most commonly identified in two different ways. We now know the “Do, Re, Mi”
way, but the 2nd way is identifying these notes, with letters. This method is the most popular. If you
know the alphabet, you'll know how to identify notes like this. Most claim this to be, by far, the easiest
way to learn the notes; but it all depends on what you think. Both methods are just as simple, so you will
end up learning them both. A lot of great musicians don't know both because they never had these
secrets to learn them, so use the knowledge given. Flip the page to learn more about it.
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When learning the alphabet method, it's best to know what letter corresponds to what note; this way
you'll end up learning both ways of identifying them. Don't worry, if you know that “C”, is “Do”, you
will not need to memorize the letters & names of notes; your brain will automatically connect them as
you practice. Observe:
Do
C
Re
D
Mi
E
Fa
F
Sol
G
La
A
Ti (or Si)
B
To avoid any confusion left - take a look at it starting from “La” ( A ). It's the first letter of the
alphabet. Count your way up:
A – La
B – Ti
C – Do
D – Re
E – Mi
F – Fa
G – Sol
A – La
B – Ti
C – Do
D – Re
F – Fa
G - Sol
Notice how if you say your ABC's, starting from “La” ( A ), and you pause at “Sol” ( G ), you will see
on the piano that the next key will automatically be “La” ( A ) all over again. It's another cycle. That's
where the secret is! The first 7 letters of the alphabet form the 7 notes. If you're reading this, you can
handle it; it's easy as that. In fact, this method is used because with most big pianos (88 key pianos),
you'll find that the bottom won't necessarily start with the 2 black-key pattern that we spoke about
previously. They'll look like they contain a mistake. But these are actually made this way so that the first
letter of the alphabet stands out before anything. Observe:
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I've been talking a lot about white keys and their names; so in this last page of the first chapter, you will
now learn about the black keys.
Black keys as I said previously, are called Sharp. Black keys ( Sharp Keys ) are identified by the
number symbol
( # ). This means that the black key directly above “Do” ( C ), is called “Do” ( C ) sharp ( # ). It would
be read as “Do#” ( C# ).
If you were to look at the note “Re” ( D ), you would have to call the black key directly above it, “Re” (
D ) sharp ( # ); which would be read as “Re#” ( D# ). The same rule applies to all of the notes. It's pretty
simple.
There is one last way of identifying black keys that is very commonly used. Read the next paragraph as
you observe the piano below (or your own piano/keyboard):
To learn the 2nd way of identifying black keys, let's take a look at the “Mi” ( E ) note for example.
Notice how there is no black key directly above it to call 'Sharp'; there is only a black key behind it. Any black key behind a white key can be called a “flat”, identified by the ( b ) symbol. It's just another
way of identifying a black key. It is optional. In other words, another example would be if we took a
look at the black key “Fa#” ( F# ), and called it “Sol” flat ( Gb ). You can; it is the same thing. Try to
think of the definition of the symbol “b” as “The note b – ehind …“ It's a little trick I developed to
remember it.
Observe:
You have officially learned everything you need to know about the piano's notes. You are ready for the
next chapter.
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 Introduction to Chords
The piano isn't just about finding notes and poking them. The piano is simple but it also provides you
with such an ample variety of options when it comes to playing. You can literally play whatever you like
on a piano, but whatever you play absolutely has to involve the notes you've just learned.
In this chapter, we're going to learn about how to use these notes to create chords and harmony. These
two factors make up what a song actually is. If you master both, you will have technically mastered the
piano.
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes), or chords. The study of harmony
involves chords and their construction and chord progressions (sequences) which you'll learn about
soon, and the principles of connection that govern them. In simpler words, when you play two or more
notes at the same time that sound nice on the piano or on any instrument, you're forming harmony
between them. Another example: When a low note and a high note are being played simultaneously,
they are said to be “harmonizing”.
Play a “Do” and a “Mi” at the same time. It doesn't matter where, just make sure one of the two notes is
on a higher part of the piano. Mimic the image below:
Play that a few times; play it loudly. That's a beautiful sound, huh? Not just any two notes will sound so
beautifully, but this just proves that two notes combined, can sound this nice. This is exactly what
singers do when they perform duets; they produce harmony. If a girl sustains a “Mi” ( E ) high up there,
and a guy sustains a “Do” ( C ) at the same time - it would sound superb.
The piano can be seen as many voices, each one just ready to be used. So let's ask ourselves - what if we
use three of these notes to make harmony? What would that be? - Well, we call that, a “Chord”. Three
or more notes producing harmony will always be called a chord.
Flip the page to learn more about these!
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Let's take a look at an example of a chord. I will add another note to our previously played “Do” ( C )
and “Mi” ( E ) combo:
Play all three notes “Do” ( C ) , “Mi” ( E ), and “Sol” ( G ) simultaneously. - Do this with one hand.
Play it hard now, don't feel afraid or whatnot...the piano will not break. Don't go crazy but you want to
sound loud. Play this chord 4 times slowly and loudly. - Listen to that! Beautiful harmony. Wow...
You've played your first chord.
Each of the 7 musical notes has their own corresponding chord. The one you've just learned, the
example of “Do” ( C ) , “Mi” ( E ), and “Sol” ( G ), is the chord of “Do” ( C ). You'll learn the reason
why later on. For now look at it as: The first note of the chord identifies what chord it will be, or what
chord name the group of notes belong to. The example you learned starts with “Do” ( C ), so in this
theory, it is the “Do” ( C ) chord.
You will be learning the 7 basic chords for the 7 notes in this chapter. But watch out, it gets more
interesting. There are two main types of chords:
The major chords, which are the “happy“ sounding chords, and the minor chords, which are the “sad“
sounding chords. You will be able to hear the difference, and the reason why the chord is said to be a
happy/sad one. You will also be able to see the difference because they are obviously played differently
to sound differently.
When talking about major and minor chords, here is a perfect example where we can see one of the
many great purposes the black keys serve. They separate the major chords from the minor chords. One
stupid black key makes the whole difference. The first chord you learned was a Do ( C ) major; this
chord was composed of only white keys. So on the next page we'll take a look at Do ( C ) minor.
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In the image above, we can see the same chord as the first, but with a slight difference. This slight
difference causes a BIG change in sound. Instead of a combination of “Do” ( C ), “Mi” ( E ) and “Sol”
( G ), what we see here is a combination of “Do” ( C ), “Re” Sharp ( D# ) and “Sol” ( G ). We could
also say this reads “Do” ( C ), “Mi” Flat, ( Eb ) and “Sol” ( G ). It's the same thing, remember?
Play this chord 4 times, slowly and loudly.
Now go back to the previous chord (image of it shown below):
*This is the first chord you learned, “Do” ( C ) major. Play this chord twice.
*Now go back to “Do” ( C ) minor. Play that chord twice.
Do you now know the difference? Well, play each twice again to be sure. If you listen closely, you'll
notice that in sound, there is a huge difference. That is the secret – Sound. The minor chord gives you a
more dramatic and suspenseful sound, while the major chord gives you a happy and more “alive”
feeling. The way they're played is also different. Notice how there are only white keys being played.
What's funny is that when changing a major chord to a minor chord or viceversa, all you really need to
do is move the middle note. Move nothing else. The piano is truly this easy. It's easy as that.
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Before you go any further when it comes to learning more chords, you must learn the correct positioning
of the hands...no, not just because you need to be professional, but because despite how uncomfortable
it may be now, knowing the correct hand positions will help you later on. Trust me, I had to learn the
hard way. There were so many things I had difficulty playing because I didn't have anyone to teach me
the right positioning of the hands when playing chords. My hands looked like crazy lost spiders, the way
I used to play. I didn't look like I knew what I was doing. It was terrible. These positions were
developed because not only does it make you look professional, it opens up the piano for you; it
provides you with space to play diverse things, whereas any other position would not. I will now explain
the right way of playing a chord:
Recognize this diagram? It's just the notes of the piano. This time though, there are numbers at the
bottom. To remember the correct positioning of the hands, numbering your fingers is the best way.
According to the numbers in the image above, in order to play the “Do” ( C ) chord you just learned,
you must place your hand on numbers 1, 3 and 5. It is the only way. Now on the next page, you will see
which fingers are 1, 3 and 5, and it will get a little less confusing.
Observe and practice the following diagrams:
“#5 to #1 from pinkie to thumb”, is a good phrase I made to remember it.
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As I was saying previously, to play a “Do” ( C ) chord properly, you must place fingers 1, 3 and 5
accordingly. For the right hand it would be 1, 3 and 5. For the left it would be the other way around – 5,
3 and 1. Practice on your two previous chords with the correct hand positioning before moving on.
For “Do” ( C ) major follow the numbers accordingly. For “Do” ( C ) minor it is the same thing; just
remember that your middle finger, #3, is the only one that should move when changing chord type.
The diagram above shows an example of Do ( C ) major and one of Do ( C ) minor both with the correct
finger numbering below them.
Now that you know proper hand positioning, when you're ready, let's get back to learning more about
different chords. Shall we?
You will now learn about the piano's four “odd” chords. They are what you might want to call, the
piano's “Exceptions”. Flip the page and pay close attention.
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You just learned that a chord is composed of three notes. You also learned that a major chord is most
likely to be made up of white keys, and that a minor chord may show it's difference by being made up of
white keys and black keys. However, there are four particular chords that you might want to see as the
piano's “Exceptions”. These chords work the other way around. That's the only thing that makes them
special. In other words, in an exception's case, a major chord will be composed of white and black
keys, and a minor chord will be made up of only white keys, instead. A good example of one of these
four special chords, would be the next chord in line after “Do” ( C ). Let's take a look at “Re” ( D )
major:
Play this chord twice. Notice how you don't get a dramatic, sad and/or suspenseful sound...yet there is a
black key involved either way. This is why it's an exception. - It is a major chord with a black key.
So let's think about this for a moment... If this particular chord needs a black key to sound happy, what
would make it sound sad? In other words, how would we convert this odd major chord into a minor
chord if it already has a black key? To answer this question, keep in mind two key factors:
*We just established that exceptions follow the same procedure as normal chords when it comes to
converting majors to minors or viceversa - except inversely...The opposite way.
*We also understand that to convert chords from major to minor or viceversa, the middle note is the
only thing that changes.
So observe “Re” ( D ) minor:
Play this chord twice. Notice how in an exception's case, white keys must indicate a minor chord, not
major. Listen to how dramatic that sounded. So now you see it is not convenient to go by the color of
the keys. The type of chord it is will always be determined by how the chord sounds. All you have to
do is move the middle note up or down to find out. Is it happy? If so, then it's major. Is it sad? If so, then
it's minor. Compare and contrast.
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For these next diagrams, take it slow. Go easy on yourself and do not rush it. You will see a list of all
seven chords in their major and minor forms. Please bear in mind the black key pattern method of
identifying notes that you first learned about (pages 3-4) at all times. This way you won't get confused
while following the diagrams and accidentally play the wrong notes. Your job is to practice all chords
and spot the exceptions! - Using the correct hand positions, play the major form first, then the minor.
Check which chord sounds happy and which sounds sad.
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B major
B minor
B minor
Notice something different about the “Ti” ( B ) chord. - Both major and minor forms contain black keys!
- But not to worry... It's just as simple. Despite how the chord may be played - just like the others, the
only key you have to move to convert the chord from major to minor or viceversa, is the key in the
middle. Your number 3 will be the one to move; nothing else. I've repeated this many times because
many students tend to forget the rule and complicate themselves.
Congratulations, you've learned all seven of your chords in both of their forms! That's a total of 14. You
should be very proud of yourself. Keep in mind though - It doesn't end here! Next up, we will be
working with something much more fun now that you know your basic chords. Practice this chapter
thoroughly, and flip the page only when you're ready to move on. You must be fluent with all of your
major and minor chords.
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 Chord Sequences (Progressions) and Note Additions
A song is a chord sequence, with lyrics. The chord sequences in some songs may change in the chorus
or at the bridge, but in the end, songs will always be obligated to use some type of sequence/progression
in order to make sense.
A circle starts at only one point, and no matter how big you try drawing one, you are still obligated to
end exactly where you started for it to be a circle. That's exactly how chord progressions work. Chord
sequences will most commonly be 4-6 chords at a time (when not playing complex songs), and unless
there is a change in sequence, you will always have to end with the same chord you started playing. This
is the only way a song can sound right; the trick is forming a proper progression.
You are going to learn your first chord sequence! For this exercise, you need to make sure you
remember the order of the notes - “Do” ( C ), “Re” ( D ), “Mi” ( E ), “Fa” ( F ), “Sol” ( G ) , “La”
( A ), “Ti” ( B ), “Do” ( C )... And for now, remember our made up theory - whatever note you started
with to form the chord, is what the chord will be named.
I want you to play each of the following chords in the order given with one hand (the hand you're best
with): Play them 4 times each, in any beat you desire. It would be best if you played them slowly
though; the slower you play, the faster you'll get the hang of it.
“Do” ( C ).
4 times
“Sol” ( G ).
4 times
“La minor” ( Am ). - 'm' means minor.
4 times
“Fa” ( F ).
4 times
“Do” ( C ) again. - Sequence ending or repeater. 1 time sustained if it's the end, or 4 times again to
continue the sequence (back to the start).
Play around with the directions given in the chart above. In case you've forgotten how to form these
chords - instead of looking back, simply mimic the following diagrams:
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Here's a little fun fact for you:
Did you know that what you just played in that last chart, is the sequence to maybe about 300 different
songs? Yes, you can find over 300 songs that are played with the same silly chords. All that could
possibly be different is the beat that the songs are played in, the melodies and of course the lyrics of
each...but the same chords can be used.
Now you're probably bored of me teaching you how to do things with only one hand. It's time to
combine both of your hands to begin building proper coordination to create an overall more professional
sound. You can do it!
For the next exercise, you're not just going to play a chord with both hands. That's boring. This is why
we have “note additions” and/or “bass notes”; these can always be used when playing chords. Any
note you add on with your left hand to harmonize or amplify the sound of the chords you play with your
right hand, is a note addition.
Bass notes are the same thing; they are called bass notes because this is actually what the bass
instrument* does. The bass's job is to harmonize and amplify the sound of chords by playing their
corresponding notes or harmonizing notes in low pitches, to make an overall better sound with some
depth.
Directions:




Place your right hand on a “Do” ( C ) chord. Don't play it yet. Don't move from that position.
Now place any finger of your left hand that's comfortable for you, on a single note of “Do” ( C )
on the left side of the piano. Don't play this yet either. Keep the position.
Play them now simultaneously! Play it four times, slowly!
Observe the diagram for the example of what you just did.
Follow the black arrows.
Beautiful, huh? You just played a “Do” ( C ) chord and added it's corresponding note with your left hand
to add bass to your harmony. Whenever you play a note or chord, and you play the same/corresponding
note elsewhere at the same time, you are said to be adding in the note's “Octave”. Sounds fancy, but flip
the page to learn more.
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In the word, “Octave”, The prefix “Oct” means eight, right? Check this out:
In order to repeat the musical notes' pattern (cycle), you need to have gone through all seven notes, and
start again at “Do”, which would be note number eight. The cycle starts again and again eight notes at a
time. - Meaning, there are exactly eight notes going from one “Do” ( C ) to the next “Do” ( C ). There
are exactly eight notes from one “Re” ( D ) to the next “Re” ( D ), too. It's the same case with any of the
notes.
Note additions can always be used when playing chords. You now know what an octave is, and how
adding the octave to your chord creates a sound of amazing quality. For your next exercise you are
going to do the same exact thing you did previously, but instead of just poking the chord's
corresponding note with your left hand, you're going to play the chord with a I like to call a double
octave. Follow the directions and mimic the diagrams below:
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

Place your right hand in the “Do” ( C ) chord position on the right side of the piano.
With your left hand, mimic the diagram. Place your pinkie (finger #5) on one “Do” ( C ) on the
left side of the piano, and extend your thumb (finger #1) to the nearest next “Do”( C ).
Play everything simultaneously.
Your left hand should be positioned like this:
Your right hand should be playing this:
Do you now see why your left hand is playing a double octave? You're playing the same note in two
different locations on the piano. To add an even more “solid” or amplified sound to a chord, the left
hand can be used to play both notes (octaves).
Flip the page to learn more.
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Optional:
If you'd like to spice things up a bit, you don't have to always stick with just octaves. Add another note
in there for more harmony! So we can be as less fancy with the terminology as possible - your left hand
is now going to play what I call a ¾ chord. It's basically, well, ¾ of an entire chord. Hehe I'm only
kidding – To be more specific, you'll be playing a double octave and an added note.

The “Do” ( C ) chord is composed of the notes “Do” ( C ) , “Mi” ( E ) and “Sol” ( G ). Extend
your left hand's pinkie (finger #5) and thumb (finger #1) from one octave to the next like you
did previously, and place your index finger (finger #2) that's floating in the air on the note in
between; this is the only comfortable good-sounding note to add in, and this note is “Sol” ( G ) which is part of the actual chord. If you were successful, you have now formed ¾ of the chord
of “Do” ( C ).
In other words, You're basically just going to be playing both chords with both hands, but your left hand
will have to exclude the note “Mi” ( E ) in this case. Play the following diagrams simultaneously and
according to the directions:
Left Hand: ¾ Chord bass addition.
Right hand: “Do” ( C ) Chord.
You can do this with all of the chords; adding their octaves and/or adding the note in the middle too.
Things like this make a big difference in your playing.
Keeping this information in mind, are you aware that you don't necessarily have to play the chord's
octave with your left hand? You can do it all with your right hand too! You can play the chord and it's
octave without the left hand's help. However, In order to do this, you'll need to change your hand
position temporarily. Observe:
Notice how your pinkie (Finger #5) is now free;
use it to extend it to the next “Do” ( C ).
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Well you've learned your first chord sequence and how to add notes to your chords to make the quality
of sound much better and more creative. Practice this next sequence, which is similar to your previous
one. This time, you are going to play the chords with your right hand and their corresponding octaves
with your left hand.
Play them in any beat you desire, preferably in the 4x beat that you've been doing so far. Use this
method for best results: Every time a chord is played four times, the left hand plays once. This is just a
very popular example to practice with. Observe:
Right hand plays
Right Hand plays
Right hand plays
Left hand plays at
the same time
Left hand is silent Left hand is silent
Right hand plays
Right hand
plays
Left hand is silent Left hand
plays at the
same time
Here's the actual exercise; follow the beat of the chart above:
Left Hand
Right hand
Individual Note “Do” ( C ).
“Do” ( C ).
Individual Note “Re” ( D ).
“Re minor” ( Dm ) - m means minor.
Individual Note “La” ( A ).
“La minor” ( Am ) - m means minor
Individual Note “Fa” ( F ).
“Fa” ( F ).
Individual Note “Do” ( C ).
“Do” ( C ) again. - Sequence ending or repeater.
In case you've forgotten how to form these chords, instead of looking back, simply mimic the following
diagrams:
Hopefully you got the hang of that. Playing each chord with it's corresponding note in the back, really
brings out the sound.
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In this exercise, you're going to do the same exact thing you just did on the previous page, but instead of
just poking each chord's single octave, you're going to play each chord's single octave + a harmonizing
note with your left hand. Flip the page to learn more.
You're slowly getting used to coordinating your hands to do two separate activities. The added note will
harmonize, because it will actually be one of the notes that make up the chord you'll be playing with
your right hand. This will make more sense once you see it in the chart below.
Remember the practice beat:
Right hand plays
Right Hand plays
Right hand plays
Right hand plays
Right hand
plays
Left hand plays
at the same time
Left hand is silent
Left hand is silent
Left hand is silent Left hand
plays at the
same time
Now perform the exercise:
Left Hand
Right hand
Notes “Do” ( C ) and “Sol” ( G ).
Fingers #5 and #1
“Do” ( C ).
Notes “Re” ( D ) and “La” ( A ).
Fingers #5 and #1
“Re minor” ( Dm ) - m means minor.
Notes “La” ( A ) and “Mi” ( E ).
Fingers #5 and #1
“La minor” ( Am ) - m means minor
Notes “Fa” ( F ) and “Do” ( C ).
Fingers #5 and #1
“Fa” ( F ).
Notes “Do” ( C ) and “Sol” ( G ).
Fingers #5 and #1
“Do” ( C ) again. - Sequence ending or
repeater.
Again, in case you've forgotten how to form these chords, instead of looking back, simply mimic the
following diagrams:
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In the next exercise, only when you're ready, you're going to bring your playing up one more level. Play
the same exact thing you did on the previous page, but instead of just poking each of the chord's octaves
or adding an extra note to them, you're going to make half chords with your left hand as you perform
the chord sequence with your right! - Last exercise about this, I promise.
Remember the practice beat:
Right hand
plays
Right Hand plays
Right hand plays
Right hand plays
Right hand
plays
Left hand plays
at the same time
Left hand is silent
Left hand is silent
Left hand is silent
Left hand plays
at
the same time
Now perform the exercise:
Left Hand
Right hand
Notes “Do” ( C ), “Sol” ( G ) and “Do” ( C ).
“Do” ( C ).
Notes “Re” ( D ), “La” ( A ) and “Re” ( A ).
“Re minor” ( Dm )
- m means minor.
Notes “La” ( A ), “Mi” ( E ) and “La” ( A ).
“La minor” ( Am )
- m means minor
Notes “Fa” ( F ) and “Do” ( C ), and “Fa” ( F )
“Fa” ( F ).
Notes “Do” ( C ), “Sol” ( G ) and “Do” ( C ).
“Do” ( C ) again. - Sequence ending or repeater.
And if you still haven't gotten the hang of the chords...instead of looking back, simply mimic the
following diagrams:
You're officially becoming a pianist! Sheesh! You are now playing songs! You will see why later on,
maybe you've already seen why now. These may seem like simple exercises but you are actually playing
popular music. It's funny how easy the piano is. And you only get better.
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Play these next chords with your right hand, and add whatever you like with your left hand. You
have sufficient knowledge of the piano to now choose your style of playing. You can choose from
playing the chord's single octave to maybe a double octave - perhaps a double or single octave with a
harmonizing (chord's mutual) note. You've learned all four most common possible ways to use the left
hand to add notes when playing chords. You could also just play the entire chords with both hands; it's
your choice.
Diagrams of each chord given in the chart are illustrated below:
“Sol” ( G ).
4 times
“Re” ( D ).
4 times
“Mi minor” ( Em ).
- 'm' means minor.
4 times
“Do” ( C ).
4 times
“Sol” ( G ) again. - Sequence ending or
repeater.
1 time sustained if it's the end, or 4 times again to
continue the sequence (back to the start).
Goals before you move on:
1) Please continue to practice your bass notes/note additions with all of the basic chord progressions
you've learned so far.
2) Remember to keep in mind that to change from major to minor, the note in the middle is all that
changes.
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 Creative Chords and Professional Sequences
Now that you've gotten the basic major and minor chords down and into sequences; I think it's time to
teach you your last set of chords to learn. I present to you, the sharp ( # ) chords. Yes, the sharp
chords, or flat ( b ) chords; however you'd prefer to call them. These are more interesting and are used
in fancier sequences/songs. They are good to know, you'll see why later on.
Since the sharp ( # ) chords are indeed their own separate field of chords, you're going to be learning
their major and minor forms, too. Don't worry, no rules have changed...It's all the same. I will elaborate
by first showing you a chart of the sharp ( # ) major chords. To avoid confusion with the notes, please
bear in mind the black key pattern you learned about in the beginning (pages 3-4). In this chart, you'll
also see the chord's regular form, and then the chord's sharp form following it.
You don't need to memorize these because you now have a chart to look back to, but it's always good to
know your chords. Play each chord at least twice... Take your time and practice each chord individually;
each box represents a different chord.
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On this page we're going to take a look at the sharp chords in their minor forms. This should be logical
for you now. Remember how I said no rules have changed? - I meant that to convert a chord from major
to minor or viceversa, the only finger you move is the one in the middle. Move nothing else.
To avoid confusion with the notes, please bear in mind the black key pattern you learned about in the
beginning (pages 3-4). In this chart, you'll also see the chord's regular form, and then the chord's sharp
form following it. Again, You don't need to memorize these because you now have a chart to look back
to, but it's always good to know your chords. Take your time and practice each of the following
individually; each box represents a different chord:
Play each of the above at least twice. Compare these to the sharp majors.
- To avoid confusion, remember that sharp chords ( # ) are flat chords ( B ); there are just two ways of
naming them.
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Notice how the sharp chord's major and minor forms are just like what you've been doing all along. I
wasn't lying when I said that the only note that changes is the one in between. Look:
The piano is truly this easy; the only thing we really need to keep in mind is that practice will always
make perfection.
Congratulations! You've officially learned all of the chords you need to know! - A total of 28. You can
now literally play any song of your desire with these. Up ahead and in the next chapters, you'll be
learning exactly how to use them and above all things, how to get creative with them to show off your
new skills.
Flip the page when you're ready to learn more.
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Alright, are you ready to finally mix in your knowledge and start to create more songs? I hope you are.
This will be fun. Here is your first sequence/progression combining a sharp chord with the basic chords
(you will be using the “exceptions” as well! Make sure you're using the correct major/minor forms):
Follow the chart, play the chords with both hands.
“Re” ( D ).
4 times
“La” ( A ).
4 times
“Fa#” minor ( F#m )
4 times
“Mi” ( E ).
4 times
“Re” ( D ) again. - Sequence ending or repeater. 1 time sustained if it's the end, or 4 times again to
continue the sequence (back to the start).
I would gladly provide you with the diagrams of each chord below this chart, but with the knowledge
you have now, I shouldn't need to. However, I will give you “Fa#” minor ( F#m ), only because you've
just learned it:
This chord is composed of the notes “Fa#” ( F# ) , “La” ( A ) and “Do#” ( C# ).
In the next chart, you're going to play a sequence that contains three sharp ( # ) chords, instead of one!
This one is one of my favorites:
“Do” minor ( Cm ).
4 times
“Sol#” ( G# ).
4 times
“Re#” ( D# ).
4 times
“La#” ( A# ) - Mostly known as “Ti” flat ( Bb).
4 times
“Do” minor ( Cm ) again. - Sequence ending or repeater.
1 time sustained if it's the end, or 4 times
again to
continue the sequence (back to the start).
Most of these are fairly new chords; diagrams are provided for you on the next page.
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The chords in your last chart:
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The chord “Do” minor ( Cm ) is composed of the notes “Do” ( C ), “Re#”( D ) and “Sol” ( G ).
The chord “Sol#” ( G# ) is composed of the notes “Sol#” ( G# ), “Do” ( C ) and “Re#” ( D# ).
The chord “Re#” ( D# ) is composed of the notes “Re#” ( D# ), “Sol” ( G ) and “La#” ( A# ).
The chord “La#” ( A# ) commonly known as “Ti ( Si )” flat ( Bb ), is composed of the notes
“La#” ( A# ), “Re” ( D ) and “Fa” ( F ).
That last sequence was a toughy, huh? It must have been pretty difficult to switch from chord to chord
like that, especially when the chords aren't so close together or easy to change to. When I first started
playing the piano, that was the most difficult task for me to do – Switch from chord to chord rapidly.
What if I told you that you don't have to have to go through what I did? What if I told you that there was
a secret to learning how to play all of these chords, in way easier and more convenient ways? - I
wouldn't be lying. It is true. I'll prove it to you in the next chapter. You will be learning about chord
inversions! Once you've read that chapter you will have mastered everything about basic chords, and
you will become better than many musicians out there just by simply knowing the combination of all
you've been given.
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Before flipping the page, practice your chords and play around. Try to dominate what you've
learned so far. Even if it is guaranteed to learn how to play in under a week with Easy As That Best results are never rushed. Practice everything you've learned previously, and then on your
own decide to move on.
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 Chord Inversions & Inverted Sequences – Easy Chord Switching and Smooth Playing!
You're going to love this. This isn't complicated at all, don't worry! It's a simple technique that will make
your songs sound a lot better and also give you a much more ample variety of choices when it comes to
knowing what to do when you see a chord symbol ( C, D, E, F, G, A, B ). In other words, this strategy
will make the chords you've learned easier to play.
I hope you are enjoying learning about all the chords of the piano! By the end of this chapter, you'll
know more about chords than probably 85% of all intermediate pianists, and probably more than many
professional musicians. Believe it or not, this is true.
Up until now, you have been playing each of your chords in what is known as their “Root position”.
This is just a fancy way of saying that you've been playing the chord's corresponding note as the lowest
note (the first note) of your chord. In other words, If you played a “Do” ( C ) chord, you would start
with the note “Do” ( C ). This is called a “Do” ( C ) chord in root position. The notes would be “Do”
( C ), “Mi” ( E ), and “Sol” ( G ). Remember our theory? “The note you start with names the chord”?
The big question is, why does a chord have to be in that order? - The big answer is, it doesn't. In this
chapter, you're going to be learning about “upside” down chords, as people like to call it. They're very
easy and very useful like I said earlier. Let me explain how it works:
If you were to try to stand on your hands, with your feet in the air; you would be upside down. Would
this change you in any way, turn you into a different person because you're not standing on your legs?
Of course not. You would still be you. Sadly, many people get all confused when chords are turned
upside down. They recognize them only when they are in root position.
“Do” ( C ) major.
The “Do” ( C ) major chord shown above is in root position because the “Do” ( C ) note is at the bottom.
But hold on a second, what if we don't place the “Do” ( C ) note at the bottom, and instead we place it at
the top? Let's try it; flip the page.
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“Do” ( C ) major chord first inversion; read as “C/E”.
Notice that it's still the same chord, “Do” ( C ) major. It contains the same notes as your regular “Do”
( C ) major chord, but the root note ( C ), is now at the top. Try playing this and comparing the sound it
makes with the regular “Do” (C ) major chord; it sounds slightly different but has the same quality as
the normal “Do” ( C ) chord. You can play this version of the chord almost anywhere you see a “C”
chord specified. If they specifically require you to play this version of the “Do” ( C ) chord, then they
will denote it as “C/E”. This just means “Play me a C chord but use E as the bottom note”.
A good question would be, “How many such inversions are there for a particular chord?”. Well, the
answer is simple. For a 3 note chord, there are only three possible ways to play it; In this case, with
either the “Do” ( C ) at the bottom, the “Mi” ( E ) at the bottom, or the “Sol” ( G ) at the bottom. The
third way to play the “Do” ( C ) chord is shown below, with “Sol” ( G ) at the bottom:
“Do” ( C ) major chord second inversion, read as “C/G”.
As you can now see, the rule is - the chord will never change unless one of the notes changes.
Since there are 3 ways to play a chord, on the next page you're going to learn how to identify exactly
what type of inversion a chord is in. It could be in root position, inversion 1, or inversion 2.
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To have a better understanding of when a chord is actually in it's 1 st inversion, or when the chord is in
it's 2nd inversion, just take a look at the image below:
If you examine these diagrams closely you'll notice that,
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When the chord is in root position, it is at it's original state. The chord's corresponding note is
placed as the first note.
The 1st inversion shows us that the piano player has taken the corresponding note of the chord,
and placed it at the top, rather than at the bottom.
The 2nd inversion shows us that the piano player has taken the chord's corresponding note and
placed it in the middle, in between the 2 other notes.
Inversion applies to any chord you may care to come across; they can all be played inverted to give a
slightly different feel to the chord and a much more comfortable position when playing them. Inversions
are just a simple yet powerful way of giving yourself much more freedom when choosing what notes to
play for a given chord.
This means that you can adjust the notes of a chord to your most comfortable convenience when
trying to play a relatively difficult chord sequence. Chords don't necessarily have to be so far apart;
sometimes they're actually right next to each other and you never even noticed.
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In this segment, you are going to learn about inverted sequences! It's putting these weird chords, into
action. You're going to see and feel how comfortable they really make things for you.
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In this exercise, I want you to play the following chords as you normally would. Simply place
your fingers where you would normally place them; and make the sequence happen:
Example beat of each individual chord:
Right hand plays
Right Hand plays
Right hand plays
Left hand plays at
the same time
Left hand is silent
Left hand is silent Left hand is silent
Left Hand (The 2nd and 3rd notes are optional)
Right hand plays
Right hand
plays
Left hand
plays at
the same
time
Right hand
Notes “Do” ( C ), “Sol” ( G ), and “Do” ( C ).
“Do” ( C ) - Play 4 times.
Notes “Sol” ( G ), “Re” ( D ), and “Sol” ( G ) .
“Sol” ( G ) - Play 4 times.
Notes “La” ( A ), “Mi” and “La” ( A ).
“La minor” ( Am ) - Play 4 times.
Notes “Fa” ( F ), “Do” ( C ), and “Fa” ( F ).
“Fa” ( F ) - Play 4 times.
Notes “Do” ( C ), “Sol” ( G ), and “Do” ( C ).
“Do” ( C ) - Play 1 time sustained to end, or 4
times again to continue and repeat the sequence.
This should be very familiar,; this was your first song. You are now going to learn how to play this in an
even easier way! On the next page, you will see these same chords in the same sequence. The only
difference is - each chord will be inverted when most convenient. Numbers below each diagram will
represent what fingers to use, and where to place them.
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1
3
5
2
1
5
2
1
5
3
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And finally, back to the first chord of the sequence:
1
3
5
Now that you've seen the inverted version of the “Do” ( C ), “Sol” ( G ), “La minor” ( Am ), & “Fa”
( F) sequence, play around with it! Use the charts if you'd like:
Example beat of each individual chord:
Right hand plays
Right Hand plays
Right hand plays
Right hand plays
Right hand
plays
Left hand plays
at
the same time
Left hand is silent
Left hand is silent
Left hand is silent
Left hand plays
at the same time
Left Hand (The 2nd and 3rd notes are optional)
Right hand
Notes “Do” ( C ), “Sol” ( G ), and “Do” ( C ).
“Do” ( C ) in Root position.
Notes “Sol” ( G ), “Re” ( D ), and “Sol” ( G ) .
“Sol” ( G ) in it's 1st inversion. (Denoted/Read
as G/B)
Notes “La” ( A ), “Mi” and “La” ( A ).
“La minor” ( Am ) in it's 1st inversion.
(Denoted/Read as A/C)
Notes “Fa” ( F ), “Do” ( C ), and “Fa” ( F ).
“Fa” ( F ) in it's 2nd inversion. (Denoted/Read
as F/C)
Notes “Do” ( C ), “Sol” ( G ), and “Do” ( C ).
“Do” ( C ) again in root position. - Sequence
ending or repeater.
You see? Hopefully you did that correctly. If you did, you must have noticed a huge difference! No
more jumping from one side of the piano to the next trying to make a chord happen in an uncomfortable
chord sequence.
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It is very important you understand the concept of inversion, because it will help you a lot in the future.
There is no need for struggle when it comes to playing the piano. It's all about patience, time and above
all, practice. For this reason, your next page will have another example of an inverted sequence!
Below, you will see another normal chord sequence; use the charts given for less difficulty when
playing. I want you to play the following chords as you normally would. Simply place your fingers
where you would normally place them; and make the sequence happen:
B Minor
Example beat of each individual chord:
Right hand plays
Right Hand plays
Right hand plays
Left hand plays at
the same time
Left hand is silent
Left hand is silent Left hand is silent
Left Hand (The 2nd and 3rd notes are optional)
Right hand plays
Right hand
plays
Left hand plays
at the same
time
Right hand
Notes “Re” ( D ), “La” ( A ), and “Re” ( D ).
“Re” ( D ) - Play 4 times.
Notes “Ti” ( B ), “Fa sharp” ( F# ), and “Ti” ( B ).
“Ti” ( B ) - Play 4 times.
Notes “Mi” ( E ), “Ti” ( B ) and “Mi” ( E ).
“Mi minor” ( Em ) - Play 4 times.
Notes “La” ( A ), “Mi” ( E ), and “La” ( A ).
“La” ( A ) - Play 4 times.
Notes “Re” ( D ), “La” ( A ), and “Re” ( D ).
“Re” ( D ) again - Sequence ending or
repeater.
This shouldn't be hard. You are going to learn how to play these same chords in that same sequence;
except that now, like the last progression we saw, the chords will be inverted when most convenient.
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3
1
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1
2
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And finally, back to the first chord of the sequence:
1
3
5
Remember that those numbers in bold below the chords tell you what fingers to use and where. Now
that you've seen the inverted version of the “Re” ( D ), “Ti” ( B ), “Mi minor” ( Em ), & “La” ( A )
sequence, play around with it! Use the charts if you'd like:
Example beat of each individual chord:
Right hand plays
Right Hand plays
Right hand plays
Left hand plays at
the same time
Left hand is silent Left hand is silent Left hand is silent
Left Hand (The 2nd and 3rd notes are optional)
Notes “Re” ( D ), “La” ( A ), and “Re” ( D ).
Right hand plays
Right hand
plays
Left hand
plays at the
same time
Right hand
“Re” ( D ) in Root position - Play 4 times.
Notes “Ti” ( B ), “Fa sharp” ( F# ), and “Ti” ( B ). “Ti” ( B ) in it's 1st inversion - Play 4 times.
Notes “Mi” ( E ), “Ti” ( B ) and “Mi” ( E ).
“Mi minor” ( Em ) in Root position - Play 4
times.
Notes “La” ( A ), “Mi” ( E ), and “La” ( A ).
“La” ( A ) in it's 1st inversion - Play 4 times.
Notes “Re” ( D ), “La” ( A ), and “Re” ( D ).
“Re” ( D ) again in root position. - Sequence
ending or repeater.
Hopefully you've done this exercise correctly as well! You are now playing perfect inverted sequences;
these two exercises on inversion helps you develop a keen eye and an awareness of the keys
surrounding the chords you play. These exercises also showed you that changing from chord to chord no
longer has to be tedious; so it is your job to make sure it stays this way. Piano playing must be smooth,
comfortable and free. Let your fingers fly, and be aware. Practice - practice, makes perfection.
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 Start Playing Any Songs!
You are now officially a musician. Don't believe me? Here's the list of things that you've learned so far,
yet it all seems like logic to us:
 Identification of the Piano's notes.
 The definition of harmony and composition of chords.
 Three different chord types, a total of 28 Chords learned - Major, Minor and Sharp.
 Proper Positioning of the hands when playing chords.
 Creative diverse chord sequences/progressions.
 How to coordinate your left and right hand to create a song with an organized beat.
 The usage of octaves/note additions played by the left hand to compliment the right hand.
 How to invert your chords to comfort your hands when playing.
 Unintentionally, you've learned how to read basic chord notation fluently, instead of sheet
music.
 Developing a musical ear, “accidentally”.
If someone who is not a musician were to read all ten of these achievements, they'd be bedazzled. You
are a pianist, my student. You are finally a musician. This is “Easy As That's” 10-step approach to
learning how to play the piano in under a week. You've gone through it all, it doesn't matter how long it
took you - whether it was an hour or a month due to any time constraints of yours. Use this knowledge
now to play any songs of your desire!
www.Youtube.com, will provide you with endless amounts of tutorials of diverse songs of any genre of
music. You simply type the title of the song you want to learn in the search bar, and be sure to type the
word “Tutorial” at the end of your words. You will get endless results. There are at least 10 tutorials of
EACH song ever made, on “Youtube”. Yes, I may have exaggerated a tad, but only because Youtube is
that good. Everyone is teaching their favorite songs on this website, and it's up to you to take advantage
of this.
Thanks to this guide, with the knowledge that you now have, you can finally understand these tutorials.
You know what notes they are pointing at and you comprehend most or perhaps all of the musical
terminology. You probably know more than the actual “teachers” in these tutorials. Be proud of
yourself. You will only need Youtube tutorials if the particular song you want to learn, has a specific
unique melody (many individual notes in a specific order making a specific tune). In a case like that,
seen in classical music and in piano solos/intros of many songs, you'd just have to follow the tutorials
that will teach you the specific melody you seek.
When it comes to songs like the pop song by Katy Perry called “Firework”, all you need to know is the
chord sequence. You can then play the song however you like, however the lyrics fit. You can learn the
chord sequence to ANY song, by looking up the chords on www.Google.com, or literally on any general
search engine online. All you need to type is the title of the song. Then type the word “Chords” at the
end of your words. You will get endless results, for this as well.
Looking up piano chords for songs you like on a search engine, is the most popular way of learning
songs, because the results you get are usually the actual lyrics of the song, and the chords are listed
directly above where you need to play them. So on the next page we're going to look at an example! You
are going to play perhaps your first actual song. We'll use Katy Perry's “Firework”.
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Katy Perry
“Firework”
If you're very uninterested in pop music and/or this song, simply read and understand the example of
sight reading chord notation, play the sequence given, and skip to the next segment without playing the
whole song.
This song can be played however you feel sounds best. Your only task when reading chords, is to follow
the lyrics and play along. Start off by just playing the chords given below, once each, as you sing along
through it. This is so you can get the feel of the song and you hear the rhythm/beat.
The original song's beat is playing the chords given below four times each when most appropriate;
like your charts! Remember? So work your way up to the original beat slowly. Diagrams of the four
chords for this song will be provided to refresh your memory; this way you don't have to go back:
INTRO: G#, A#m, Fm, C# ← Chords are originally played 4x each at a constant pace.
VERSE 1:
G#
A#m
Do you ever feel, like a plastic bag,
Fm
drifting through the wind
C#
wanting to start again?
G#
A#m
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Fm
like a house of cards,
C#
one blow from caving in?
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G#
A#m
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Fm
C#
6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing
G#
A#m
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Fm
C#
'Cause there's a spark in you
PRE-CHORUS:
C#
G#
A#m
Fm
C#
You just gotta ignite... the light...and let... it shine,
G#
A#m
Fm
C#
Just own... the night... like the 4th, of, July...
CHORUS:
C#m
G# A#m
Cause baby you're a fire-work...
A#m
Fm
C#m
Come on, show 'em what... you're worth
C#m
G#
A#m
Make 'em go "Oh... oh... oh..."
A#m
Fm C#
As you shoot across the sky-y-y...
C#m
G# A#m
Cause baby you're a fire-work...
A#m
Fm
C#m
Come on, let your co-lors burst
C#m
G#
A#m
Make 'em go "Oh... oh... oh..."
A#m
Fm
C#
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own
(Turn to the next page and then the next, for the rest of the song. Play for fun & practice; or skip
to the next segment)
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VERSE 2:
G#
A#m
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
Fm
C#
You're original, cannot be replaced
G#
A#m
If you only knew what the future holds
Fm
C#
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
G#
A#m
Maybe your reason why, all the doors are closed
Fm
C#
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
G#
Am
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
Fm
C#
And when it's time, you'll know
PRE-CHORUS:
C#
G#
A#m
Fm
C#
You just gotta ignite... the light...and let... it shine,
G#
A#m
Fm
C#
Just own... the night... like the 4th, of, July...
CHORUS:
C#m
G# A#m
Cause baby you're a fire-work...
A#m
Fm
C#m
Come on, show 'em what... you're worth
C#m
G#
A#m
Make 'em go "Oh... oh... oh..."
A#m
Fm C#
As you shoot across the sky-y-y...
C#m
G# A#m
Cause baby you're a fire-work...
A#m
Fm C#m
Come on, let your co-lors burst
C#m
G#
A#m
Make 'em go "Oh... oh... oh..."
A#m
Fm
C#
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own
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BRIDGE:
G#
A#m
Boom... boom... boom...
A#m
Fm
C#
Even brighter than the moon... moon... moon...
C#
G#
A#m
It's always been inside of you, you, you
A#m
Fm
C#
And now it's time to let it through-ough-ough
CHORUS:
C#m
G# A#m
Cause baby you're a fire-work...
A#m
Fm
C#m
Come on, show 'em what... you're worth
C#m
G#
A#m
Make 'em go "Oh... oh... oh..."
A#m
Fm C#
As you shoot across the sky-y-y...
C#m
G# A#m
Cause baby you're a fire-work...
A#m
Fm C#m
Come on, let your co-lors burst
C#m
G#
A#m
Make 'em go "Oh... oh... oh..."
A#m
Fm
C#
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own
ENDING:
G#
A#m
Boom... boom... boom...
A#m
Fm
C#
Even brighter than the moon... moon... moon
G#
A#m
Boom... boom... boom...
A#m
Fm
C#
Even brighter than the moon... moon... moon...
This song was written by Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen,Sandy Wilhelm, Ester Dean, and produced by Stargate and Sandy Vee for
Perry's third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). Chords may not be exactly as produced. Song is only presented for teaching purposes.
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 Transposition
Transposition, wow, what a fancy word. A professional definition for this could be – in music,
transposition refers to the process of moving a collection of notes (pitches or pitch classes) up or down
in pitch by a constant interval (interval: the audible distance between two pitches – in other words, an
interval refers to the space between two notes).
That definition above sounded a tad confusing, so I'm going to break it down for you.
Observe the image below:
There are only 7 musical notes which are:
“Do” ( C )
“Re” ( D )
“Mi” ( E )
“Fa” ( F )
“Sol” ( G )
“La” ( A )
“Ti” ( B )
Let's say I were to play:
“Sol” ( G ), “Sol” ( G ), “Sol” ( G ), “Sol” ( G )
And I decided to change that note progression into:
“La” ( A ), “La” ( A ), “La” ( A ), “La” ( A ).
This would mean I played the note one step upwards from “Sol” ( G ). Easy enough to understand,
right?
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Now, let's say I were to go back to playing:
“Sol” ( G ), “Sol” ( G ), “Sol” ( G ), “Sol” ( G )
And I decided to switch that note progression to:
“Sol” Sharp ( G# ), “Sol” Sharp ( G# ), “Sol” Sharp ( G# ), “Sol” Sharp ( G# )
This would mean I played the note progression half a step upwards from “Sol” ( G ). Some would ask,
“Why would that be 'half' a step upwards?” So here's the explanation:
- Have you ever wondered why black keys are never mentioned in the 7 musical notes? - A black key
can never be given an actual musical name, because it's sound is far too similar to both it's neighboring
notes. For example, “Sol” ( G ) and “La” ( A ) are two very distinct notes. However, there is always that
sound in between, hence the black key dividing them. This is why some call “Sol” Sharp ( G# ), “A”
Flat ( Ab ) instead. Both are considered correct because this note is technically a type of “Sol” ( G ), and
it is also technically a type of “La” ( A ). So in theory, it is half of each.
You're probably wondering how this relates to “transposition” - Well, this is what it's all about! That
shift going upwards to downwards and viceversa, is transposition; except instead of this happening to
just an individual note, transposition refers to when a group of harmonizing notes at a time are being
shifted, in other words – when a chord is being shifted upwards or downwards.
Remember the definition of a chord? It is three or more notes that are harmonizing. So if you were to
take the chord “Sol” ( G ) for example, and suddenly just bring it upwards half a step, what would you
be changing/transposing the chord to? Well after “Sol” ( G ), comes “La” ( A ); but that's a full step. So
whatever is in between, would be considered half. So it would have to be - “Sol” sharp “G#”. Observe:
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Other examples of Transposition:
One full step upwards Transposition from “Do” ( C ) to “Re” ( D ).
___________________________________________________________________________________
Half a step upwards Transposition from “Do” ( C ) to “Do” Sharp ( C# ).
Four steps downwards Transposition from “Do” ( C ) to “La” ( A ).
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Now the question is - How do we use transposition to our advantage? The word seems pretty pointless
right about now. Well, believe it or not, it is the most widely used trick in music. Transposition doesn't
show it's use by transposing an individual chord; it proves useful when you transpose a whole chord
sequence! This is called 'changing the key' of a song. Here's a good example:
I'm going to bring back Katy Perry's chords for “Firework” :
Let's say I wanted to transpose all four of these chords, each half a step downwards. Let's see how it
would look:
- Flip the page.
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1)
2)
From “Sol” Sharp” ( G# )
to “Sol” ( G ).
3)
From “La” Sharp Minor ( A#m )
to “La” ( A ).
4)
From “Fa” minor ( Fm )
to “Mi” minor ( Em ).
From “Do” Sharp ( C# )
to “Do” ( C ).
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- So the sequence is now “Sol” ( G ), “La” minor ( Am ), “Mi” minor ( Em ) and “Do” ( C ). You just
took the “key” of the song “Firework”, and transposed it half a step downwards.
Particularly singers will transpose songs to adjust them to their singing voice. Some songs use chords
that contain notes that are either way too high for them to reach or much too low, so changing the key of
the song adjusts the notes to the comfort of the singer's voice. This is how there are male covers of
female songs. Us males obviously cannot hit notes women can, unless we're exceptionally special. So
for this reason, we transpose the songs we choose to cover, to the highest our voices can reach; which
would be relatively low, for a girl's voice. Do you understand the concept?
Katy Perry's “Firework” is in the key of “G#” (because the sequence starts with “Sol” Sharp ( G# ). This
requires Katy to hit really high notes that some women can't hit, so lowering the key of the song half a
step, a full step, maybe even a few steps downwards can be very convenient. This is all done because
ideally, the singers voice should match the chords being played. This is why if you search for a song's
chords on www.google.com or any general search engine online, many times you'll get transposed
versions of the song with it's lyrics instead of the actual original chords. People just assume it's more
convenient for you. So watch out for that.
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 Introduction to Scales
Scales, wow, these are what makes the piano so creative. These are what we create melodies with. What
exactly is a melody? - A melody is defined professionally as a rhythmic succession of single notes, in a
specific order, that form a unique recognizable tune. It may be considered the foreground to the
background accompaniment in a song. In simpler words, the melody of a song is the little tune that gets
stuck in your head; a specific collection of notes required to be played in a specific order to a specific
beat. Classical Music is all about melodies. Piano solos/intros of songs are considered melodies as well.
These are chords that are broken down into single notes, and played rhythmically with the song. That's
all they are.
So how does this information relate to scales? - well melodies, are composed of scales. A professional
definition for scales is - in music, a scale is a sequence of musical notes in ascending and descending
order. The notes of a scale will belong to a single key, thus providing material for or being used to
conveniently represent part or all of a musical work including melody and/or harmony. In simpler
words, just as each individual note has it's own corresponding chord, each individual note happens to
have it's own scale as well. You'll comprehend this a little better as you continue to read.
An example of a scale is:
“Do” ( C ), “Re” ( D ), “Mi” ( E ), “Fa” ( F ), “Sol” ( G ), “La” ( A ), “Ti” ( B ), “Do” ( C ),
This is the scale of “Do” ( C ), because it starts with “Do” ( C ).
Scales are a 7 note repetitive sequence. Each scale is different and utilizes specific notes. This takes
memory and/or a developed musical ear. Notice how using this example of a scale you can now see how
the “Do” ( C ) chord was constructed – the “Do” ( C ) is formed by combining the harmony between
“Do” ( C ), “Mi” ( E ), and “Sol” ( G ). The reason we know that these three will sound great together is
because they're within the same scale. Hopefully it's starting to make sense now.
Take a look at the scale of “Re” ( D ) for instance - “Re” ( D ), “Mi” ( E ), “Fa#” ( F# ), “Sol” ( G ),
“La” ( A ), “Ti” ( B ), “Do#” ( C# ) and back to “Re” ( D ). So a 7-note sequence in ascending and
descending order that sounds great. This scale contains every note that could possibly go well with the
“Re” ( D ) chord. This is what it means to be in the “key of D”. When you “go out of tune/key” when
singing, you've hit the wrong note, a note that is not within the scale, therefore it will sound odd.
If you choose to move on with the “Easy as That” training method, you will learn all about these
“scales” and especially how to incorporate them in your playing. Songs in classical music, seemingly
complex piano solos, will be logic; even easier than this book was, because the next level is an actual
visual program. After developing so many secrets and learning so many loopholes throughout my years
of playing, I can now share it all in a condensed DVD systematic program. You can still always use
video help from You tube and get the same results.
Scales are much better taught visually, than in a guide. Incorporating scales in a song as you play chords
to a beat, creating a beautiful melody simultaneous with the chords, is something easily taught; but only
if you're seeing the teacher do it on an actual piano. In this guide you've learned everything you need to
learn about the piano to become a pianist; I've introduced and explained everything without the need of
a systematic DVD program, but from here and on, the program is needed; and it is available to you on
the website. www.EasyAsThatPiano.com
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 Ending
Thanks for reading “Easy as That” and taking on this guide & training. Send comments to the website
on how you felt about the reading and diagrams and please, tell us what could be done to improve it.
Tell us what you've learned and inspire others to take on the journey as well! It has been a pleasure to
teach you if you've gotten to the end of this book, and I hope to see you in the DVD program edition
soon! - Level up, become what you've always wanted to become. Impress people with your playing, be
great at what you can now do. Continue to learn what used to be complicated and what people wish they
knew. It's truly easy, now that you see it the way I do. So I proved that learning the piano can be based
on combining music comprehension with simple logic. It's Easy As That. What else can you learn?
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