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  • II-V-I chord progression

    II-V-I chord progression 3-note (triad) chords for all 12 major keys The II-V-I chord progression consists of the 2nd, 5th, and 1st (root) steps of a major scale. Unlike the I-IV-V chord progression which is all major chords, you begin with...

  • I-IV-V chord progression

    I-IV-V chord progression 3-note (triad) chords for all 12 major keys On this page you will find the 3-note (triad) I-IV-V chord progression chords for each of the twelve (12) keys. We shall begin with the key of C and proceed through to B....

  • Lesson 4 Chord progressions for the piano

    Chord progressions are simply movement from one chord to another in a harmonic framework. Translated in language you will understand if you are a beginner piano or music student this means you will be playing chords which, when combined, so...

  • Lesson 5 piano chord inversions

    Piano chord inversions are the rearranging of the intervalsor tones (notes) of a chord into a different order. Throughout these lessons we have worked with 3 note(triad) chords in their root positions. This means we have formed the chord wi...

  • 12 Bar Blues Piano Chord Progression

    In this lesson we will be exploring blues piano or more specifically the 12 bar blues progression for piano. We will be working in 4/4 time which means that each bar or measure will have 4 beats. This gives the 12 bar blues progression a to...

  • Piano Scales-Major and Natural Minor

    Major piano scales are composed of a series of five whole and two half steps in this sequence: whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step. So, based upon this sequence a C major scale would be comprised...

  • Piano Scales-Melodic and Harmonic Minor

    To form melodic minor piano scales simply lower the 3rd tone (note) of a major scale a half step. This would give you the following sequence of whole steps and half steps; whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, whole ste...

  • How to build major and minor piano scales

    Piano scales are the building blocks so to speak on which piano chords are formed. For our studies we will concentrate on diatonic scales for the piano. A diatonic scale is composed of a series of five whole steps and two half-steps. A half...

  • Piano Chords-Major 7th and Minor 7th Chords

    We shall begin our studies of 7th chords with the Major 7th piano chords. A major 7th chord is constructed by combining the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th tones (notes) of a major scale. This represents an interval combination of root (1st), major...

  • Piano Chords-Other Triad chords

    Two other 3 tone (note) piano chords we will discuss are the augmented and suspended 4th. An augmented chord is formed by combining the 1st, 3rd, and #5th tones (notes) of a major scale. #5th (sharped 5th) means you raise the 5th tone (note...

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