Piano chord guide with pictures and theory
Learn piano chords - complete overview with pictures of all kinds of piano chords: major, minor, dominant and other categories including notes and fingerings.
Piano major chords - theory and diagrams - Piano chord guide
Major chords are the most common chords for the piano and other instruments. The major chord names are written in sole letters as in C, D, E and so forth; otherwise, the abbreviation for major in chord names is maj. Besides the main chord category, there are also Major 7th chords (maj7), Major 9th chords (maj9) and Major 6th chords (6) among ...
Dim chords explained - Piano chord guide
Dim chords “Dim” stands for diminished and what happens in these chords is that the third and fifth are flattened. There are three categories: the diminished triads, the diminished seventh and the half-diminished seventh.
Piano minor chords - theory and diagrams - Piano chord guide
Minor chords. Minor chords are the most common next to major. Then you alter major and minor chords you hear differences in the quality of sound. The major chords sound somewhat neutral whilst the minor chords give a kind of depressing feeling.
Piano chord types - list with explanations
Chord types. Triads, four-note chords, five-note chords and alterations are the main categories of chords. Triads. A triad is a chord consisting of three notes. There are four main types of triads: Major (root, major 3rd and perfect 5th) Minor (root, minor 3rd and perfect 5th) Augmented (root, major 3rd and augmented 5th)
E major piano chord - diagram and fingerings for E, E/G#, E/B
E major chord for piano (including E/G# and E/B inversions) presented by keyboard diagrams. Explanation: The regular E chord is a triad, meaning that it consists of three notes. On the picture of the keyboard, you can see the three notes of the E chord marked in red color.
Sus chords explained - Piano chord guide
”Sus” stands for suspension and what happens in these chords are that the third (the second note) are being replaced with either a major second An interval consisting of two semitones or a perfect four An interval consisting of five semitones.
Seventh chords explained - Piano chord guide
The seventh chords have in common that the seventh note in a scale is added to a triad (a three-note chord), making it a four-note chord (also called a tetrachord). We can compare the different seventh chords with C as root note:
Bm7 piano chord
Bm7 chord for piano with keyboard diagram. Explanation: The B minor seventh is a four-note chord and the four notes of the chord are marked in red color in the diagram. The chord is often abbreviated as Bm7 (alternatively Bmin7).
F#dim7 chord - Piano chord guide
F#dim7 chord. F#dim7 chord for piano with keyboard diagram. Explanation: The F#dim7 is a four-note chord. F#dim7 can also be written as F#°7. Theory: The F#dim7 is a diminished chord extended with a minor third. F#dim7 Notes: F# - A - C - D#