I had a great piano teacher in high school that taught this method. He was a jazz piano player and taught me how to play difficult chords pretty quickly with the half-step patterns. Genius!
First time in my life i understood the chord structure with 4 different types, thank you so much. I am a physician from the southern most part of India desperately want to play good gospel music.
I have never seen chords explained like this. What once seemed daunting now is so much clearer, simpler and ready to be attained! Thank you for another de-mystification tutorial!
That's good and play around the circle of fifths and improvise in different rhythms. Sing them up and down as well. Sing the root note to the 3rd and 5th and back. Use letters, numbers or solfegge.
Yeah. Start with C major and play it in all inversions; so CEG, EGC, GCE. Then play G major: GBD, BDG, DGB. Then your in position to play D major… Then do the same with the minor chords. Fastest way to learn the circle of fifths plus your learning chords in all inversions.
Excellent! I have used these piano key patterns in my lessons for years. I teach woodwinds, but use the piano as a visual aid. I would also point out that in order to keep the scale tones alphabetical, the Db minor chord uses Fb, not an E. Nice presentation!
Outstanding! I'm a long-time (self-taught) guitar player whose pea brain thinks in shapes and templates. This unlocks a lot for me as I start noodling on the piano for the first time. Thank you!
As a drummer and percussionist this helped me a lot! When it comes to my own music productions I just went by ear , playing the piano more like a drum, until I found matching keys. I found it difficult to memorize all the chords, 'till now! The 4/3 pattern is impossible to forget, at least for me! Thank you for that
I have struggled with this and you’ve just made it so much easier than I’ve ever heard from several different online teachers. As a senior, things don’t come as easy as they do for younger people so I’m thrilled I found this video. Thank you so much!!
I am a guitar player who learned chords like shapes, too, obviously knowing the intervals. So thanks for the lesson; now with the piano, it is so useful!
You are really a good teacher. For the very first time ever since I tried to learn play piano I understand what chords are and where to find them. Thanks so much.
thanks Ashlee ...I play saxophone and learning how to improvise ...therefore I am learning the piano to help me improve my music... I really enjoy your lessons ....you have a unique ability to simplify my music theory....thanks
Alright. I’ve watched few videos on chords. Yours is the simplest and most practical. Your teaching and word choices are also simple and straight to the point. The practice is simple enough to follow, they made sense to practice, and what matters it is simple enough that it can be implemented in 5 mins before my each practice session.
Nicely laid out how chords work! Good idea to group them with the white-black key structure I've shown this to my son who wants to take out melodies on the piano.
I learned piano and was pretty frickin good when I was like 10-12...forgot almost everything. I've played guitar 15yrs so music has never left my head. I can still read sheet music and understand most of that, but I lost all scales and chords. Currently re-teaching myself these things so they're memorized, and when I teach myself songs like I have been the last few years, it goes MUCH FASTER and makes more sense! This is incredibly helpful, thanks!
Here is a key to help with finding any chord in any key. Use any chord as a reference for major or minor. Place a white card that's wide enough to span the keys for that chord. Mark the spot where each key is played for that chord. Make one card each for major and minor. Now you can slide that card anywhere to get your chord on any key. I believe you can also do this for 7th, aug, dim, sus, sus2, sus4 etc..
I'm new to keyboard instrument but I think with your clear and easy instructions I can make intro for my guitars using a keyboard, fantastic, thank you for your free lesson
Amazingly clear concise video. Makes so much sense the way you explain it. Also love the contrast in sound when you play the major chord then go down a half step on the middle note to show the minor chord. Must admit I'm a sucker for a minor chord. They're beautiful! Gonna go and put this into practice. I've just recentlystarted playing so this is a godsend. Thanks kind lady!
I have been teaching this method, specifically groups one and groups two, for decades now, and I've never seen anyone else teach it this way. It's such an easy way to learn piano and I'm so glad you're teaching it as well! I usually show suspended cords and seventh chords as well.
@ you seriously have a gift of breaking things down in such a straight forward and digestible way! It’s amazing. Thank you for each video you put out and all your time and effort. It’s a huge gift to me learning. You rock 🤘🏾 keep it up chica. So thankful I found your channel ❤️❤️
I’m a an intermediate cellist and getting ready to go to college for a performance major and I’m getting all the help I can get with videos like this thnx
Hi everybody! I teach piano in Oregon. Great to finally see somebody addressing the key colors and also “the opposites.” ❤️🎹❤️ Like you said, D flat/D … E flat/E… A flat /A…B/B flat are opposite colors. -💥💥 F and F# are also opposite colors. (In my studio I refer to it as F# instead of G flat in chord studies) We love calling this “the law of the opposites!” OH!!! C and G have no opposites. Those two chords just match each other! 🥳❤️ Another interesting thing: the key colors of root and the 5th also match in every single key except for B-flat and B, which are opposites. My students love filling out pentascale and chord charts, filling in the circles with black or leaving them white. Great for visual learners So if you can’t find your chord quickly, at least hit the fifth and it will still sound great!
I'm very thankful for this lesson. I never thought of it this way. It is a clear concise way to remember the foundational chords easily. Again, Thanks!
I am literally in my first week of learning piano, you made that sound easy but achievable, I will certainly give it a go. Thank you for your time and effort.
Hello, Ashlee. I love your emphasis on tips you “LOVE!” This relays a level of energy this old man just found very invigorating, and may help me get over, or THROUGH a wall! I also love your overall energy, and your practical logic. Hope you don’t mind if I tag along every chance I can. Best regards, God bless! T
Teaching myself how to play piano lately. This is a very useful tutorial! I'm a drummer that has played for over 33 years, so I have the rhythm and timing down already, just need to learn chords and some theory. It should help with singing harmonies as well. Thanks for the lesson!
This is soooo helpful! But above all, this is so encouraging because it presents the easy way that you need to keep on practicing. Now, I know that I can do it! It's not as hard as I thought! Thank you very, very much, Ashlee!
Holy cow this was amazing🤯. I have watched a few really good tutorials on this same topic, but yours for some reason is so much more clear, straightforward, and calming. I now really feel like I will be able to actually remember a solid formula on this topic. ❤😊 Thanks a ton.
I needed this. Takes out lengthy chord sheets. I am more on acoustic guitar and started trying out piano/keyboard to work on my demo recordings. Your vid is sure to be handy. Thank you 🎉
Can you make a video on any warm-up techniques or finger exercises that can help train the brain to use fingers 1, 3, and 5 more effectively, while minimizing the accidental use of other fingers?
Hey! So this is usually a technique issue as opposed to a “needing to do exercises” issue. If you go to my technique playlist, you will hear me talk on this topic a lot… But making sure that your fingers are rounded and on the edge of the keys will help this significantly. Once you make sure that’s in place, finding my videos on 5 finger patterns and hand coordination will be helpful!
As a guitar player who is new to piano I found learning the three all white key major chords a good starting place, but I added a couple of all white key minor chords - Am and Em. This gave me a lot to play with in the key of C and associated keys, and is really very easy to memorise. Next I did the same with the key of A - the "black white black" key major chords of A, D and E. I added B major and B minor, and this gives most of the chords I commonly use on guitar. Next - well, that's as far as I've got. I'm also learning some songs to keep myself entertained while practising, starting with ones that contain only chords that I know, then adding songs that each contain one new chord. Just the basic chords, rhythm, left hand bass and some simple melodies. At the same time, I'm learning a few beginner classical pieces that I like - Fur Elise, Swan Lake, Gymnopedie, Moonlight Sonata. I take these slowly. If I was just learning these, I would get bored, but also just learning simple songs doesn't feel like i'm progressing towards becoming a piano player. The combination of both seems to work for me. I know that I'm lucky in that I have a pretty decent understanding of basic music theory, but this works for me. I feel I'm progressing well a couple of weeks after buying my first piano. I will be looking through some more of your videos for tips 🙂
This short video is surprisingly helpful as quick reference for the major/minor chords. please do a video to make chord inversions easy to find and use.
Great video. Learned more in this video than the 100 others i watched. For once I actually learned the chords properly. And the 1/3/5 fingerings gets better and more comfortable over time. Thanks
Hi Ashlee I am from South India. I have just watched your video. It's really nice. Your teaching is crystal clear. I am a beginner. This video is quite helpful in learning all the chords. Thank you for making such a wonderful video.
Thank you, great explanation of the chords. I’m a beginner with no experience at playing or reading music Purchased a Yamaha Keyboard 36 keys only ( not weighted) Practicing chords to start. .. I imagine it will take some time before my fingers don’t hurt. lol
Thank you for this tutorial, my biggest takeaway is the fingering, and it is hard to change from what I have done in the past. I have big hands play on small keys where I use fingers 1-2-3 for a C chord, so using 1-3-5 is interesting fingering, to say the least 🙂
Watched countless other videos but just couldn't seem to get it. This video tho, was super helpful, i was practicing along the way, so it started to make sence a lot. Thanks for a great lesson❤
Thank you 🙏🏾 Thank You 🙏🏾 Thank you 🙏🏾. You just shed light down a dark tunnel. Now I’m getting it. Hope you have a video that does the same for diminished and augmented. 😊
Question: Ashley, why do you feel it’s important to play on the ends of the keys as opposed to letting your fingers move in a little toward the backboard of the piano?
Technique - being able to get the sound that you want out of the piano is very dependent on the weight of your arm dropping into the keys. When you think about the weight of your arm dropping into the keys, you don’t have as much control if you are changing the point at which you are dropping onto each key. So when you slide back further towards the back of the key, the sound becomes less even and you have way less control.
Also useful to note that all except, B and Bb, begin and end on the same type of key: www, wbw, bwb, bbb. And, of course, chords with a flat b in the name begin with black.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I learned this a long time ago, but somehow it never took. I would practice them as open chords for two octaves. Then I stopped and then I forgot how to do it. I am an adult piano hobbyist and I play music way above my music theory level, because I never really had a piano teacher accept in the 8th grade, (Mrs Ahearn) 70 years ago, so my piano teachers are YT videos by people like you. Thank you again.
Even as a guitarist with limited scope, playing-wise on the piano, this was a great tutorial, and a great way to memorize chord shapes and sounds on the keyboard - thanks for uploading; a musical education...
Will this pattern also work for the guitar? I’m trying to figure out an easier way to learn all of the chords on the fret. At this point it still seems a bit chaotic. But this tutorial will boost my piano playing in no time.
@@TriggaTreDay Yes, I think it will work on the guitar - the fingering will be different, but, it should be transposible from the keyboard to the fretboard. I wish you good luck with it.
The way I remember them is 3-4 and 4-3. From the first note if you count 3 semitones/half tones then from there 4 semitones/half tones that will give you a Minor chord (Minor is smaller than major so 3 comes first). For a Major chord just do 4-3.
Loved the tutorial. Thank you. Maybe it's the shape of my hands, and my love of maj 7 and 7 and 6 chords, I like to keep my pinky or 4th finger free for those. So I like the idea of learning the chords with thumb, index and 3rd. So I would help a student to get used to that as soon as possible, since major chords are boring once you get onto those variations, which also make the whole music making process more rewarding.
The 4 main chord types you should learn are major, minor, augmented, and diminished. Like she said use the 4-3 for major. Minor is 3-4. Augmented is 5-4 . Diminished is 3-3.
You can definitely memorize the shapes of inversions - actually, that would be a good video. I’m putting it on my list- stay tuned. :) thanks for the question!
Ashlee - you are just what (who) I've been looking for. Your piano adoration and intelligence are clear! And these days I can pause and repeat as needed so no need to slow down. In fact I feel your speaking pace captures and maintains attention (and keeps it from ever being boring). I'm having a bit of a challenge determining how to establish some structure while benefitting from your expertise - I read music but not often as I am a drummer. What do you suggest?? Thanks!
Most useful piano/keyboard lesson! I have a small synth at home which I use to only do vocal training, always wanted to leverage synth to sing along as well - this lesson has been godsend! Thank you 🙏🏼
Hello. This video is an eye opener. Wish I'd fiund this a long time ago. Ive had the method of diagrams for ,,,All White Keys ,,, White Black White ,, Black White Black and Off Shapes for a while and thats just the major chords. Which i have is on a chart ...... But this method of Major chords 4-3,,,Minor chords 3-4 etc. That seems to be a better method because it explains all chords not just the major chords. Thank you for posting this video
Even if you don't play piano, the piano is by far the best and most visual way of learning music theory. All the notes are literally laid out in front of you in linear form and in black and white.
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This has to be THE Most useful lesson I ever had. Starting tomorrow, I won’t stop until I learn all major cords. Thank you so very much
Thanks so much for saying so! You are very welcome 💜
Totally agree!!
I had a great piano teacher in high school that taught this method. He was a jazz piano player and taught me how to play difficult chords pretty quickly with the half-step patterns. Genius!
First time in my life i understood the chord structure with 4 different types, thank you so much. I am a physician from the southern most part of India desperately want to play good gospel music.
You are very welcome and I’m glad it helped!!
hey how are you doing now?
I have never seen chords explained like this. What once seemed daunting now is so much clearer, simpler and ready to be attained! Thank you for another de-mystification tutorial!
Glad it was helpful! Woohoo! Thanks for letting me know!
With this awesome tutorial you just removed the hesitation and intimidation of learning the major and minor chords outside the key of C. Thank you : )
Yay I’m so glad! That’s wonderful!
That's good and play around the circle of fifths and improvise in different rhythms. Sing them up and down as well. Sing the root note to the 3rd and 5th and back. Use letters, numbers or solfegge.
YESSSSS! Love this idea as well - thanks for sharing!
Yeah. Start with C major and play it in all inversions; so CEG, EGC, GCE. Then play G major: GBD, BDG, DGB. Then your in position to play D major…
Then do the same with the minor chords.
Fastest way to learn the circle of fifths plus your learning chords in all inversions.
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Excellent! I have used these piano key patterns in my lessons for years. I teach woodwinds, but use the piano as a visual aid. I would also point out that in order to keep the scale tones alphabetical, the Db minor chord uses Fb, not an E. Nice presentation!
Outstanding! I'm a long-time (self-taught) guitar player whose pea brain thinks in shapes and templates. This unlocks a lot for me as I start noodling on the piano for the first time. Thank you!
As a drummer and percussionist this helped me a lot! When it comes to my own music productions I just went by ear , playing the piano more like a drum, until I found matching keys. I found it difficult to memorize all the chords, 'till now! The 4/3 pattern is impossible to forget, at least for me! Thank you for that
You are very welcome!!! Thanks for your comment, I know it will resonate with others as well!
@@AshleeYoungMusicStudio Thanks for responding, I appreciate that!
Thank you! I am miffed that nothing even approaching music theory was taught to me as a kid. This is so encouraging.
Glad it’s encouraging! And yeah, that’s wildly common!
Extremely easy for us guitarists, of course. Especially once you learn barre chords. That's the joy of the "moveable" nature of the fretboard.
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! 😊 you’re awesome.
I'm 54, beginning to learn also. Thank you for the clear explanation about the chords.
I love how u go straight to the point and ur teaching is so smooth
Thank you for the kind words!!
LEARNED the Basic KEYS of CHORD Mastery here! Now, to PUT it in PRACTICE is my 🗝️ KEY to THIS Blessing!
Yes yes yes!!! 🙌🏻
I have struggled with this and you’ve just made it so much easier than I’ve ever heard from several different online teachers. As a senior, things don’t come as easy as they do for younger people so I’m thrilled I found this video. Thank you so much!!
I’m so glad to hear this! Thanks for taking the time to let me know!
I will say I wish I had been taught this method. You can learn more quickly.
@@treda3032 absolutely!
I am a guitar player who learned chords like shapes, too, obviously knowing the intervals. So thanks for the lesson; now with the piano, it is so useful!
You’re welcome!
This is I am a senior and this will give me a whole other way of practicing! Thanks also for the length of time to spend on each group!
You’re very welcome!
Me, too! This is wonderful...so clear! Thank you, Ashlee!
You are really a good teacher. For the very first time ever since I tried to learn play piano I understand what chords are and where to find them. Thanks so much.
Thank you very much for saying so. I am really happy to hear that this was helpful for you!
thanks Ashlee ...I play saxophone and learning how to improvise ...therefore I am learning the piano to help me improve my music... I really enjoy your lessons ....you have a unique ability to simplify my music theory....thanks
Thanks so much, I appreciate that! Happy you’re here!
Alright. I’ve watched few videos on chords. Yours is the simplest and most practical.
Your teaching and word choices are also simple and straight to the point.
The practice is simple enough to follow, they made sense to practice, and what matters it is simple enough that it can be implemented in 5 mins before my each practice session.
Awesome! I’m glad to hear it made sense and thanks for letting me know!
Straight and simple method of teaching. Well done Ashlee 🙏
Thanks!
Nicely laid out how chords work! Good idea to group them with the white-black key structure I've shown this to my son who wants to take out melodies on the piano.
I learned piano and was pretty frickin good when I was like 10-12...forgot almost everything. I've played guitar 15yrs so music has never left my head. I can still read sheet music and understand most of that, but I lost all scales and chords. Currently re-teaching myself these things so they're memorized, and when I teach myself songs like I have been the last few years, it goes MUCH FASTER and makes more sense! This is incredibly helpful, thanks!
You are very welcome! Glad you’re back at it again! 🙌🏻
Here is a key to help with finding any chord in any key. Use any chord as a reference for major or minor. Place a white card that's wide enough to span the keys for that chord. Mark the spot where each key is played for that chord. Make one card each for major and minor. Now you can slide that card anywhere to get your chord on any key. I believe you can also do this for 7th, aug, dim, sus, sus2, sus4 etc..
I'm new to keyboard instrument but I think with your clear and easy instructions I can make intro for my guitars using a keyboard, fantastic, thank you for your free lesson
Welcome and you’re welcome! Thanks for the kind words!
You make playing the piano soooo much easier to learn. Thank you!
Oh you’re very welcome and thanks for saying so!
Amazingly clear concise video. Makes so much sense the way you explain it. Also love the contrast in sound when you play the major chord then go down a half step on the middle note to show the minor chord. Must admit I'm a sucker for a minor chord. They're beautiful! Gonna go and put this into practice. I've just recentlystarted playing so this is a godsend. Thanks kind lady!
You are very welcome, thanks for taking the time to share this with me! I know, the minor chords are really moody and great :-)
I have been teaching this method, specifically groups one and groups two, for decades now, and I've never seen anyone else teach it this way. It's such an easy way to learn piano and I'm so glad you're teaching it as well! I usually show suspended cords and seventh chords as well.
Awesome!! 👏🏻yeah not many people do but that’s great that you do as well!
Ashlee you nailed this video. I love the way you grouped the chords. It just makes so much more sense like this. I really love this learning style. ❤
Thank you so much! I’m glad it clicks for you! 😊
@ you seriously have a gift of breaking things down in such a straight forward and digestible way! It’s amazing. Thank you for each video you put out and all your time and effort. It’s a huge gift to me learning. You rock 🤘🏾 keep it up chica. So thankful I found your channel ❤️❤️
I’m a an intermediate cellist and getting ready to go to college for a performance major and I’m getting all the help I can get with videos like this thnx
Congrats!
Really appreciate the demystification and simplicity of your instruction. Thank you!
I’m so glad - thanks for saying so!
I can not believe no one else explained the chords this way. Thank you❤️🙏
You’re very welcome!!
Hi everybody! I teach piano in Oregon.
Great to finally see somebody addressing the key colors and also “the opposites.”
❤️🎹❤️
Like you said, D flat/D … E flat/E… A flat /A…B/B flat are opposite colors. -💥💥 F and F# are also opposite colors. (In my studio I refer to it as F# instead of G flat in chord studies)
We love calling this “the law of the opposites!”
OH!!! C and G have no opposites. Those two chords just match each other! 🥳❤️
Another interesting thing: the key colors of root and the 5th also match in every single key except for B-flat and B, which are opposites.
My students love filling out pentascale and chord charts, filling in the circles with black or leaving them white. Great for visual learners
So if you can’t find your chord quickly, at least hit the fifth and it will still sound great!
I'm very thankful for this lesson. I never thought of it this way. It is a clear concise way to remember the foundational chords easily. Again, Thanks!
You are very welcome!
I love the clarity and simplicity
Awesome thanks for saying so!
Thank you for demystifying chords. I used to feel intimidated by them but now they feel like a fun, attainable challenge.
That’s awesome!
You are THE BEST PIANO TEACHER I HAVE EVER KNOWN 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ THANK YOU SO MUCH 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤
You are very very welcome!!!
I am literally in my first week of learning piano, you made that sound easy but achievable, I will certainly give it a go. Thank you for your time and effort.
You are welcome - you’ve got this! 👍🏻
Hello, Ashlee. I love your emphasis on tips you “LOVE!” This relays a level of energy this old man just found very invigorating, and may help me get over, or THROUGH a wall! I also love your overall energy, and your practical logic. Hope you don’t mind if I tag along every chance I can. Best regards, God bless! T
Welcome welcome! Thanks for the kind words and I’m so happy to have you along for the journey!
and now the inversions!
YES! It’s on the list!
Teaching myself how to play piano lately. This is a very useful tutorial! I'm a drummer that has played for over 33 years, so I have the rhythm and timing down already, just need to learn chords and some theory. It should help with singing harmonies as well. Thanks for the lesson!
Love it! You’re welcome!
This is soooo helpful! But above all, this is so encouraging because it presents the easy way that you need to keep on practicing. Now, I know that I can do it! It's not as hard as I thought! Thank you very, very much, Ashlee!
This is awesome to hear! Woohoo!!
Ashlee, I love and appreciate your enthusiasm. It helps me concentrate and learn. Of course, I am subscribing. Good luck.
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I’m so glad to hear that and awesome - welcome to the channel!
After playing the piano for almost 70 years, I found this very interesting. Thanks for explaining this.
Yayyyyyy! You are very welcome!
Same here…after 65 years, I learned something . Thanks Ashley!
Ashlee…sorry!
I'm 64 years old.
Amazing teaching! Thank you. I have recently started playing after 30 years. I just found your channel:)
So happy to hear it!
Holy cow this was amazing🤯. I have watched a few really good tutorials on this same topic, but yours for some reason is so much more clear, straightforward, and calming. I now really feel like I will be able to actually remember a solid formula on this topic. ❤😊 Thanks a ton.
Thank you thank you! I’m so happy that you liked it and I you taking the time to say so! This is awesome news
I needed this. Takes out lengthy chord sheets. I am more on acoustic guitar and started trying out piano/keyboard to work on my demo recordings. Your vid is sure to be handy. Thank you 🎉
You’re welcome!
Little gem of a tutorial right here...❤️🙏🗝️
As a guitarist learning piano this is super helpful, you gained a new subscription - thank you!
Yay! Welcome to the channel!
Can you make a video on any warm-up techniques or finger exercises that can help train the brain to use fingers 1, 3, and 5 more effectively, while minimizing the accidental use of other fingers?
Hey! So this is usually a technique issue as opposed to a “needing to do exercises” issue. If you go to my technique playlist, you will hear me talk on this topic a lot… But making sure that your fingers are rounded and on the edge of the keys will help this significantly. Once you make sure that’s in place, finding my videos on 5 finger patterns and hand coordination will be helpful!
As a guitar player who is new to piano I found learning the three all white key major chords a good starting place, but I added a couple of all white key minor chords - Am and Em. This gave me a lot to play with in the key of C and associated keys, and is really very easy to memorise.
Next I did the same with the key of A - the "black white black" key major chords of A, D and E. I added B major and B minor, and this gives most of the chords I commonly use on guitar.
Next - well, that's as far as I've got.
I'm also learning some songs to keep myself entertained while practising, starting with ones that contain only chords that I know, then adding songs that each contain one new chord. Just the basic chords, rhythm, left hand bass and some simple melodies.
At the same time, I'm learning a few beginner classical pieces that I like - Fur Elise, Swan Lake, Gymnopedie, Moonlight Sonata. I take these slowly. If I was just learning these, I would get bored, but also just learning simple songs doesn't feel like i'm progressing towards becoming a piano player. The combination of both seems to work for me.
I know that I'm lucky in that I have a pretty decent understanding of basic music theory, but this works for me. I feel I'm progressing well a couple of weeks after buying my first piano. I will be looking through some more of your videos for tips 🙂
This is awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to let us get to know you a bit! Bravo on all of your hard work!
Thank you very much! I'm a begginer and I cant learn anything until it's put in a system or a structure. You just did that for me 🙏🏽
I’m so glad! Thanks for the kind words!
This short video is surprisingly helpful as quick reference for the major/minor chords. please do a video to make chord inversions easy to find and use.
I have one! ruclips.net/video/onDl9euLfsk/видео.htmlsi=B5A7XSUR41Xv0b6U
Great video. Learned more in this video than the 100 others i watched. For once I actually learned the chords properly. And the 1/3/5 fingerings gets better and more comfortable over time. Thanks
This is so cool to hear and thanks for taking the time to share with me! Comments like this make it so rewarding to make videos!
Hi Ashlee I am from South India. I have just watched your video. It's really nice. Your teaching is crystal clear. I am a beginner. This video is quite helpful in learning all the chords. Thank you for making such a wonderful video.
Good I’m so glad!
This was pretty cool, I never thought about grouping them like that.
Best explanation by far . Excellent
I’m glad to hear it, thanks for saying so!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! 😊
Thank you, great explanation of the chords.
I’m a beginner with no experience at playing or reading music
Purchased a Yamaha Keyboard 36 keys only ( not weighted)
Practicing chords to start. .. I imagine it will take some time before my fingers don’t hurt. lol
Thank you for this tutorial, my biggest takeaway is the fingering, and it is hard to change from what I have done in the past. I have big hands play on small keys where I use fingers 1-2-3 for a C chord, so using 1-3-5 is interesting fingering, to say the least 🙂
Woo! Glad you have some takeaways!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!
Watched countless other videos but just couldn't seem to get it. This video tho, was super helpful, i was practicing along the way, so it started to make sence a lot. Thanks for a great lesson❤
You’re very welcome!
Wow, these are the best tips on memorising the chords, thank you!
You’re very welcome and thanks for aging so!
Great vid!❤ wow, you cut thru all the ‘math’ and made it sooooo easy to compute!!! Love you!
Glad it’s helpful and thanks for saying so!
Thank you 🙏🏾 Thank You 🙏🏾 Thank you 🙏🏾. You just shed light down a dark tunnel. Now I’m getting it. Hope you have a video that does the same for diminished and augmented. 😊
I’m so happy to hear that!! I’m putting that on my list so stay tuned 🙌🏻
Question: Ashley, why do you feel it’s important to play on the ends of the keys as opposed to letting your fingers move in a little toward the backboard of the piano?
Technique - being able to get the sound that you want out of the piano is very dependent on the weight of your arm dropping into the keys. When you think about the weight of your arm dropping into the keys, you don’t have as much control if you are changing the point at which you are dropping onto each key. So when you slide back further towards the back of the key, the sound becomes less even and you have way less control.
OH MY GOSH, I LOVE THIS!! YOU ARE AWESOME. THIS IS GREAT TEACHING. I HOPE TO FIND MORE. WHAT A GIFT TO NOTICE THE PATTERNS, AWESOME!!
Thank you so much for saying so!
Also useful to note that all except, B and Bb, begin and end on the same type of key: www, wbw, bwb, bbb. And, of course, chords with a flat b in the name begin with black.
Love it. Very simple and easy to remember. Well explained.
Thanks!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I learned this a long time ago, but somehow it never took. I would practice them as open chords for two octaves. Then I stopped and then I forgot how to do it. I am an adult piano hobbyist and I play music way above my music theory level, because I never really had a piano teacher accept in the 8th grade, (Mrs Ahearn) 70 years ago, so my piano teachers are YT videos by people like you. Thank you again.
Who needs a piano teacher when you've got RUclips, right? hahah jk jk but I'm glad it was helpful.
Root + 4 + 3 semi tones makes sense for other instruments, too!
Very well explained and very useful. In my case I produce music through Midi and this knowledge is very useful for me, thanks for the video :)
You are very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to say so. :-)
You're welcome, thanks to you for a video like this, it's great and you have one more subscriber, of course :)@@AshleeYoungMusicStudio
This is really helpful as a beginner, thank you
Even as a guitarist with limited scope, playing-wise on the piano, this was a great tutorial, and a great way to memorize chord shapes and sounds on the keyboard - thanks for uploading; a musical education...
Will this pattern also work for the guitar? I’m trying to figure out an easier way to learn all of the chords on the fret. At this point it still seems a bit chaotic. But this tutorial will boost my piano playing in no time.
@@TriggaTreDay Yes, I think it will work on the guitar - the fingering will be different, but, it should be transposible from the keyboard to the fretboard. I wish you good luck with it.
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This is so useful... pictorial plus demo with crisp commentary makes it so perfect. ❤🙏
Thanks!
The way I remember them is 3-4 and 4-3. From the first note if you count 3 semitones/half tones then from there 4 semitones/half tones that will give you a Minor chord (Minor is smaller than major so 3 comes first). For a Major chord just do 4-3.
That's pretty cool. Well done Ashlee.
Excellent tutorial
Loved the tutorial. Thank you. Maybe it's the shape of my hands, and my love of maj 7 and 7 and 6 chords, I like to keep my pinky or 4th finger free for those. So I like the idea of learning the chords with thumb, index and 3rd. So I would help a student to get used to that as soon as possible, since major chords are boring once you get onto those variations, which also make the whole music making process more rewarding.
PS I wish I had a teacher show me your methods 60 years ago. It would have made me leap forward earlier.
Awwwww thanks!
Yes! Totally makes sense and I have a video on 7th chords coming out in a few weeks!
Love this video.... Good analytical approach for remembering the chords. Many thanks Ashlee.... ❤from India
You are very welcome!!
Great Video!
Can you please do a video on How To Memorize Inversions?
Thank you!
You’re a mind reader. I literally filmed one today! Stay tuned!!!
@@AshleeYoungMusicStudio Great! I just subscribed!
The 4 main chord types you should learn are major, minor, augmented, and diminished.
Like she said use the 4-3 for major.
Minor is 3-4.
Augmented is 5-4 .
Diminished is 3-3.
I have a diminished augmented video coming out in a few weeks!
What a godsend! This is gold! Is there a trick or pattern like this, to learn chord inversions?
You can definitely memorize the shapes of inversions - actually, that would be a good video. I’m putting it on my list- stay tuned. :) thanks for the question!
Great video. Make’s memorizing the chords so much easier. Your explanation was very easy to understand. Thank you!😊
I’m so glad to hear it! Yay!
This really makes chords easier to learn. Thank you so much. Just subscribed to you, looking forward to more of your instruction.
Thanks so much! Welcome to the community!
Ashlee! You are the bombdiggity! Thanks a ton for this!
You’re very welcome!
Very clear & very useful practice ideas. Thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m glad!
Thankyou so much for making this video ! I’m exited to paractice this technique for remembering !
You are very welcome! I'm glad it's helpful for you :)
This was an amazing lesson and so simplified. Thank you so much!!
You’re welcome!
Ashlee - you are just what (who) I've been looking for. Your piano adoration and intelligence are clear! And these days I can pause and repeat as needed so no need to slow down. In fact I feel your speaking pace captures and maintains attention (and keeps it from ever being boring). I'm having a bit of a challenge determining how to establish some structure while benefitting from your expertise - I read music but not often as I am a drummer. What do you suggest?? Thanks!
Are you in the fb group? That could be very helpful for you!
Great Vid Ashlee, cheers to you!!
Thanks!
this is such a great way to learn the chords...
Thanks! Glad it resonates 🙌🏻
Most useful piano/keyboard lesson! I have a small synth at home which I use to only do vocal training, always wanted to leverage synth to sing along as well - this lesson has been godsend! Thank you 🙏🏼
I’m so glad! Thanks for taking the time to say so!
Hello. This video is an eye opener. Wish I'd fiund this a long time ago. Ive had the method of diagrams for ,,,All White Keys ,,, White Black White ,, Black White Black and Off Shapes for a while and thats just the major chords. Which i have is on a chart ...... But this method of Major chords 4-3,,,Minor chords 3-4 etc. That seems to be a better method because it explains all chords not just the major chords. Thank you for posting this video
You are welcome, I’m happy to hear it was helpful!
Even if you don't play piano, the piano is by far the best and most visual way of learning music theory. All the notes are literally laid out in front of you in linear form and in black and white.
Excellent teaching.
Thank you!
This is wonderful, explains the the whole chord « shapes and colors and groups and funny outliers random shapes. Will take notes on this super video.
Great teaching method! Easy to memorise it, thank you Ashlee!
Bravo, great approach and grouping of the chords. Thanks