Keyboard Workshop Announces Free E-book Titled 'The Three Chords You Absolutely, Positively Have to Know'
Medford, OR (PRWEB) March 12, 2008 -- A free e-book is being offered by Keyboard Workshop which reveals the 3 chords that every musician, no matter what instrument is involved, needs to know.
All musicians know that there are thousands and thousands of different chords - everything from basic major chords minor chords, diminished chords, augmented chords -- to minor 7ths to 13ths to suspensions to poly-chords. And while it is helpful to any musician to know as many chords as possible, it is equally true that many musicians get by with far less chords.
But there are 3 chords -- just 3 -- that every muscian absolutely, positively has to know to play any instrument. Without knowing those three chords, there's hardly a song in the whole world
that could be played. Of course many musicians play by ear and therefore might not know these 3 chords by name, but they use them every day of their musical life. And by knowing just those 3 chords, a musician can play hundreds, if not thousands of songs.
In every key there are 3 chords -- just 3 chords -- which are known as "primary chords" -- chords that occur way more than other chords. They are like family members of that particular key. They are groups of notes built on the 1st note of the scale, the 4th note of that scale, and the 5th note of that scale. So, in any given key you can play in, there are PRIMARY CHORDS -- chords that occur way more than other chords. They are like family members of that particular key.
At your house, let's say you have 3 people in your family -- your spouse, your child, and you. On the same block, but down the street a few houses, lives your cousin and her family.
At any given moment, who are the most likely people to be in your house? The Terminator? Barry Bonds? Yasser?
No sir. I don't think so. It's possible, of course, but not too likely. If I had to guess, I would say it would be either you, your spouse, or your child. It might be your cousin down the street -- there's a much better chance of that than, say, David Letterman or Obama -- but my best odds would be to guess that the family members would be there.
It's the same way with chords. In any given key, there are 3 "family members" that are residents of that key -- the I chord, the IV chord, and the V chord. They are far and away the most likely chords to occur in any given key. For example, if I am playing in the Key of C, and the first chord is the C chord and I have to guess what the next chord is, I would guess that it would be either the F chord or the G chord. Why? Because those are the other "family members". So we have narrowed the odds a great deal just by knowing who the members of the family are.
Does that mean that there are always just 3 chords in a song? No, but there are literally hundreds of songs that are made of just 3 chords. Does a musician have to know all these chords in all these keys? No. They can choose to play in just one key, or just a few keys. But what they MUST know is the 3 chords in whatever key they want to play in!
That means that the stark beginner can learn 3 chords in just a few minutes, and be able to play along with thousands of tunes, because most folk songs, hymns, country songs, and many rock songs just use the 3 basic chords. That's why people who know zilch about music can pick up a guitar, learn 3 chords, and strum along while singing everything from "On Top Of Old Smoky" to "Amazing Grace" to "My Country 'Tis Of Thee" to "Auld Lang Syne" to "Silent Night" to....hundreds of other simple songs.
The e-book on the three chords any musician absolutely, positively has to know is availble as a free download from http://www.playpiano.com/3chords.htm
About Keyboard Workshop:
Keyboard Workshop in Medford Oregon was born in 1965 and has taught thousands of people to play the piano using chords. Over 300 courses in piano and music theory are available at http://www.playpiano.com
Contact:
Muriel Shinn, director of public relations
Keyboard Workshop
http:www.playpiano.com
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