Piano chord guide with pictures and theory
Learn piano chords - complete overview with pictures of all kinds of piano chords: major, minor, dominant and other categories including notes and fingerings.
Piano major chords - theory and diagrams - Piano chord guide
Major chords. Major chords are the most common chords for the piano and other instruments. The major chord names are written in sole letters as in C, D, E and so forth; otherwise, the abbreviation for major in chord names is maj.
A minor piano chord - Am, Am/C, Am/E
A minor chord for piano (including Am/C and Am/E inversions) presented by keyboard diagrams. Explanation: The regular A minor chord is a triad, meaning that it consists of three notes. The chord is often abbreviated as Am (alternatively Amin).
A major piano chord - diagram and fingerings for A, A/C#, A/E
A major chord for piano (including A/C# and A/E inversions) presented by keyboard diagrams. Explanation: The regular A chord is a triad, meaning that it consists of three notes. On the picture of the keyboard, you can see the three notes of the A chord marked in red color.
Piano chords written in notes
The same chord includes the notes C# - E - G# when it is named C sharp minor. The D minor triad includes the notes D - F - A. The E flat minor triad includes the notes Eb - Gb - Bb.
C minor piano chord - Cm, Cm/Eb, Cm/G
C minor chord for piano (including Cm/Eb and Cm/G inversions) presented by keyboard diagrams. Explanation: The regular C minor chord is a triad, meaning that it consists of three notes. The chord is often abbreviated as Cm (alternatively Cmin).
C7 piano chord
C7 chord for piano with keyboard diagram. Explanation: The C seventh is a dominant four-note chord. You can see the four notes of the C seventh chord marked in red color.
Piano minor chords - theory and diagrams - Piano chord guide
Minor chords. Minor chords are the most common next to major. Then you alter major and minor chords you hear differences in the quality of sound. The major chords sound somewhat neutral whilst the minor chords give a kind of depressing feeling.
Bm7 piano chord
Bm7 chord for piano with keyboard diagram. Explanation: The B minor seventh is a four-note chord and the four notes of the chord are marked in red color in the diagram. The chord is often abbreviated as Bm7 (alternatively Bmin7).
Eb minor piano chord - Ebm, Ebm/Gb, Ebm/Bb
Eb minor chord for piano (including inversions) presented by keyboard diagrams. Explanation: The regular Eb minor chord is a triad, meaning that it consists of three notes. The chord is often abbreviated as Ebm.