How would you like to be able to play what you feel on the piano within 1-hour? Impossible? Not at all. It's all about chords. But not just any chord structure. The chord structure I'm talking about will have you playing the piano with both hands right away. And it won't take hours or days to do it. I'm talking about something called the open position chord, and with it, you'll be able to really create your own music! The trick to all this is how the chord is made. You see, most piano teachers begin their students with triads. And while there is nothing wrong with learning triads, they're a little antiquated. The open position chord is a modern sounding seventh chord that is used today in pop, jazz, new age, and other contemporary piano styling. The seventh chord is a term that is used to describe how the chord is constructed. It's really easy. The chord is made up of the root note, the third, the fifth, and the seventh. If we were playing a C Major 7 chord, it would be spelled c-e-g-b. Now, by itself, the seventh chord is a very good and often used chord structure. But, if we "open it up" by breaking the chord up into both hands, we get a very spacious and beautiful sounding chord... hence the name open position. Here's how it's constructed. The left hand gets the root note, the fifth, and the seventh. The right hand plays the third, the seventh and the third again. Spelled out, this would be: Left hand... c-g-b. Right hand... e-b-e. This 6-note chord sounds unbelievably full and rich. And the best thing about it? Once you get this chord down in your hands, you can learn how to play it very easily in all 12 keys! |
