The All Chords Memory Trick. 2 2
As you now know, there are twelves tones on the piano. 3 3
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 4 4
12, and you can build a major or minor chord on each of these tones. 5 5
So C major, C minor, D flat major, D flat minor, and so on. 6 6
So how are you gonna remember all this? 7 7
I wanna show you a trick that will help you play any basic major or 8 8
minor chord instantly. 9 9
Look at the keyboard diagrams on the next page, and notice that if you play 10 10
all three note major or minor chords in your right hand in root position, 11 11
That's the thumb on the red note, followed by the third and the fifth. 12 12
You'll notice that except for the four B chords, the other 20 chords 13 13
always have the same color key for the thumb and the fifth finger. 14 14
So let's have a look at it. 15 15
[SOUND] C major, C minor first and fifth are white. 16 16
It's the third of the chord that determines whether it's a major or 17 17
a minor. 18 18
The first and the fifth will be the same whether it's major or minor. 19 19
D flat major, D flat minor, first and fifth are black. 20 20
[SOUND] D major, D minor, first and fifth are white. 21 21
[SOUND] E flat major, E flat minor, first and fifth are black. 22 22
[SOUND] E major, E minor, first and fifth are white. 23 23
[SOUND] F major, F minor, first and fifth are white. 24 24
F sharp major, F sharp minor, first and fifth are black. 25 25
G major, G minor, first and fifth are white. 26 26
[SOUND] A flat major, A flat minor, first and fifth are black. 27 27
[SOUND] A major, A minor, first and fifth are white. 28 28
And now you come to the B chords, and it's the opposite. 29 29
So the first and fifth will be opposite colors. 30 30
So B flat major, B flat minor, first and fifth, black and white. 31 31
B major, B minor, first and fifth are different colors, white and black. 32 32
So now you can instantly find the first and fifth of all of your chords. 33 33
So, C major and C minor, first and fifth. 34 34
First and fifth of D flat major, and D flat minor. 35 35
[SOUND] First and fifth of D major, D minor. 36 36
[SOUND] E flat major, E flat minor, and so on. 37 37
[SOUND] See where they're always the same color until you get to the B chords? 38 38
B flat major or minor. 39 39
[SOUND] Black and white. 40 40
Or B major or B minor, and then back to C. 41 41
[MUSIC] 42 42
So then what you've got to do is just get used to that distance. 43 43
[SOUND] Okay, that's too narrow, that's too wide. 44 44
So the first and fifth in root position used to that distance. 45 45
[SOUND] And the black keys. 46 46
You'll see there's two black keys in the middle. 47 47
That's two narrow, that's too wide, that's just right. 48 48
[SOUND] Two black keys in the middle. 49 49
[SOUND] Okay, when come to the base, just get used to that distance. 50 50
[SOUND] So now it's just a matter of figuring out where 51 51
the third is for the major or the minor. 52 52
Between the first and the fifth, and there's a trick you can use here as well. 53 53
If you keep in mind that major is up to the right, minor is left, so 54 54
think major, happy up, minor, down, sad. 55 55
Okay, so let's look at C. 56 56
[SOUND] C major and C minor. 57 57
[SOUND] So you can see that the major third is to the right, 58 58
minor is to the left. 59 59
[SOUND] So up and down, okay. 60 60
Let's look at D flat. 61 61
[SOUND] It's actually easier to see with D flat, because you've got your first and 62 62
your fifth, and the two notes in the middle. 63 63
The major's on the right, the minor's on the left, so that's the major, 64 64
D flat major, D flat minor. 65 65
A flat will look something similar. 66 66
A flat major, A flat minor. 67 67
So look at those notes in the middle. 68 68
To the right is major. 69 69
To the left is minor. 70 70
[SOUND] And some other chords will be easy to figure out. 71 71
You already know D, E, and A, so they're major. 72 72
So to make a minor you just go left with the third. 73 73
D major, D minor. 74 74
E major, E minor,. 75 75
A major, A minor. 76 76
Okay, so you just get use to that middle note being added to the right or 77 77
to the left, and some chords it's not so 78 78
easy to see which notes are in the middle, but so let's look at E flat. 79 79
First and fifth, so in the middle, 80 80
you'll know that's too far up, that's too far down. 81 81
So that will be your major there, it will be your minor, so 82 82
those two notes in the middle. 83 83
[SOUND] Okay, same with B flat. 84 84
Remember it's black note for the first and white note for the fifth. 85 85
So in the middle, that's B flat major, B flat minor. 86 86
Minor to the left, major to the right. 87 87
So to recap, now you can easily find the first and 88 88
fifth of any chord in root position, okay? 89 89
[SOUND] Just always the same color, except for the Bs. 90 90
[SOUND] And then to find the middle note, the third, whether it's major or 91 91
minor, major's to the right, minor's to the left. 92 92
C major, C minor. 93 93
D flat major, D flat minor, and so on. 94 94
So this trick of the first and fifth for 20 different chords being the same 95 95
color is useful when you're playing the Oom Pah rhythm. 96 96
Because that pattern moves from the first down to the fifth. 97 97
So obviously, it will also be the same color for 20 of the chords. 98 98
So if you're playing C Oom Pah. 99 99
[MUSIC] 100 100
Or C minor Oom Pah. 101 101
[MUSIC] 102 102
See the same color, C down to the fifth. 103 103
[MUSIC] 104 104
Or A major. 105 105
[MUSIC] 106 106
Or A minor. 107 107
[MUSIC] 108 108
It's the first down to the fifth, so it's the same process. 109 109
The first down to the fifth. 110 110
[MUSIC] 111 111
So and the Bs, again, are the opposite, so it will be a black down to a white, 112 112
B flat, down to the fifth, B, down to the fifth. 113 113
And that's all you've got to remember.