From the course: Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play
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The C major chord
From the course: Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play
The C major chord
- [Instructor] So far you've been playing no more than two notes at a time in one hand. A chord is three or more notes played together. The C major chord is made of three notes, C, E, and G. Be sure to play all three chord notes exactly together with fingers nicely curved. Let's play C major chords for the left hand. One, two, three, four. And now C major chords for the right hand. One, two, three, four. C major chords for both hands. One, two, three, four. This sign is a half rest. It means to rest for two counts. Notice that it looks like a whole rest except that it sits on the third line instead of hanging from the fourth line. In Brother John you'll see a half rest in the left hand. It's found in the last two measures of the piece. Let's take a look at those two measures and play them, and I'll show you how to count as you play. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Now let's go from the beginning of Brother John. One, two, three, four. ("Brother…
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Harmonic intervals: 2nds and 3rds2m 1s
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Harmonic intervals: 4ths and 5ths2m 13s
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The sharp sign1m 1s
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The C major chord2m 44s
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B for the left hand3m 28s
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B for the right hand2m 16s
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3/4 time and dotted half notes2m 31s
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A for the left hand3m 40s
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The damper pedal4m 13s
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