What My Piano Teacher Never Told Me About Chords
How to Play Chords on the Piano: Part 1, Major Triads
What did my piano teacher never tell me about chords? Well, I suppose that's a little misleading. I had taken 10 years of piano lessons, and I had learned how to play lots and lot of chords, but what I didn't know is what they were called.
So then my first few experiences in bands were so fear-inducing until I realized that I already knew what I was doing! Still, there was a lot that I wasn't taught, like how to build chords if I forgot what a D-flat dim7 was. It was a Great Mystery, but it doesn't have to be.
In this video series, I'll cover all of the basics that you need to know, plus get into some more advanced chord theory for those who are interested. While I don't intend to get into jazz harmony, it will provide you with a good basis to get started in jazz chords as well.
In the video, I do mention playing through the Circle of 5ths and scales with primary (major) chord progressions for each key. I've provided a sheet below that shows what fingering to use for scales as well as writing out all of the primary chords in each key signature, following the Circle of 5ths: