How to Play Basic Major Chords on the Piano

This is related to the previous "How to Play Minor Chords on the Piano" post. Now you will learn how to play the basic Major chords on the piano. Pay close attention to the demonstration of how the chords are played. When you're ready to try it for yourself, pick out a few of the chords and start memorizing their fingerings.

Soon you'll be able to land on the chords without much thought and you can even begin to add in the Minor chords that you learned from the previous lesson to make up a song!



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How to Keep Your Guitar in Tune!

Did you know that there was a proper way of tightening your strings when tuning your guitar so that it stays in tune better? A lot of experienced guitarists aren't even aware of this simple method to keeping your guitar IN TUNE!

View the video below to see how:



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How to Play Basic Minor Chords on the Piano

Here is an introduction to playing Minor chords on the piano. Watch the demonstration of each chord being played and listen closely to how each sounds. Then, try it for yourself! Pick out a few of the chords that sound appealing and begin memorizing them.

Soon you'll be able to land on the chords without much thought and you can begin to add other chords to make up a song.



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How to Write a Song on the Guitar

Unlock your creative energy and begin writing your own songs! Here's how.

First, download the Major Key sheet for FREE at http://www.nextlevelguitar.com/pdf/chordsineachkey.pdf

Next, choose a row for a key to write your song in. I recommend the first row which is C Major for beginners.

Finally, after learning to play the chords, start picking out certain chords from that row and put them together to see how they sound. Once you find a nice sounding chord pattern, repeat it to form the basis of your song. Usually three or four chords together in a row works nicely (ever hear of three chord bands?)

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How to Play 5-Finger Patterns and Chords on the Piano

With this piano podcast, you can learn to construct any Major chord with 5-finger patterns. This will allow you to play any Major chord that you may come across on sheet music or lead sheets.

For 5-finger chord pattern diagrams of all the Major chords on the piano, please see our books available at String Theory Chords.



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Palm Muting on the Guitar

If you've ever wanted to learn palm muting on the guitar, here's a quick video to show you how it's done. Remember to lightly rest your palm near the bridge of the guitar across the strings that you wish to mute.

It may take a little practice to find the right feel for palm muting if you are a beginner. Just keep in mind that you want to slightly dampen the strings to where they don't fully ring out.



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