The Essentials of Piano Chords Interactive （钢琴和弦互动的必需品）.pdf

B A C K G R O U N D I N F O Y O U ’ L L N E E D T O K N O W Chapter 1 The Essentials of Piano Chords All about Ch ords and Intervals efore we get into the system, you’ll need to know some basics of music theory. If you’ve already studied music, you can glance over this chapter and then Bmove right on to chapter 2. If you’ve never studied music before, you might need to spend a little more time on this chapter. Chords A chord is a group of notes played at the same time that sound good together. For example, go to your piano and play the note C in your left hand. (It’s the note that’s just to the left of the two black keys.) C E Now in your right hand, play the note E. (It’s the note just to the right of the two black keys). These two notes played together make a chord! Chords can have lots of notes or just two notes. 22 of 142 B A C K G R O U N D I N F O Y O U ’ L L N E E D T O K N O W For example, we could add another C to the chord, just below the E, and the chord would still sound about the same. C C E Play the top two notes in the right hand for now. Fingering doesn’t matter just yet. Cert