| Meet the 12 Major Notes: | | | | education. Whether we liked it or not, music has |
| 1. C (do) | | | | always been a part of the academe. The alphabet |
| 2. C# - Db (do sharp or re flat) (one-key only) | | | | notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B are also used along with |
| 3. D (re) | | | | the do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti notes. However, most |
| 4. D# - Eb (re sharp or mi flat) (one key only) | | | | people especially those who are not totally |
| 5. E (mi) | | | | musically inclined are more familiar with the latter. |
| 6. F (fa) | | | | Also enumerated above are the 12 major chords. |
| 7. F# - Gb (fa sharp or so flat) (one key only) | | | | These are the most important chords to be first |
| 8. G (so) | | | | learned in learning how to play the piano. These |
| 9. G# - Ab (so sharp or la flat) (one key only) | | | | piano chords correspond to those chords used in |
| 10. A (la) | | | | playing the guitar. So it is possible for you to play |
| 11. A# - Bb (la sharp or ti flat) | | | | your favorite songs in both the guitar and the |
| 12. B (ti) | | | | piano. |
| Meet the 12 Major Chords: | | | | Just like in learning how to play the guitar, all you |
| 1. C major - do, mi, so {C, E, G keys} | | | | need is to memorize the chords and the proper |
| 2. D major - re, fa#, la {D, F#, A keys} | | | | position of your fingers. There are 12 major |
| 3. E major - mi, so#, ti {E, G#, B keys} | | | | chords enumerated above along with the keys |
| 4. F major - (lower) fa, (lower) la, (middle) do {F, | | | | that are to be pressed to form each chord. |
| A, C keys} | | | | There are actually many more chords and they |
| 5. G major - (lower) so, (lower) ti, (middle) re {G, | | | | are quite difficult to memorize and retain at once. |
| B, D keys} | | | | Aside from being the major chords, these 12 are |
| 6. A major - (lower) la, (middle) do#, (middle) mi | | | | the easiest to memorize and remember. |
| {A, C#, E keys} | | | | All the other chords may sound so complicated in |
| 7. B major - (lower) ti, (middle)re#, (middle) fa# | | | | names but in reality, they are just repetitions or |
| {B, D#, F# keys} | | | | variations of the major chords. The first and |
| 8. C# or Db - do#, fa, so# {C#, F, G# keys} | | | | foremost thing to remember is the middle C and |
| 9. D# or Eb - re#, so, la# {D#, G, A# keys} | | | | its location because it is where the other notes |
| 10. F# or Gb - (lower) fa#, (lower) la#, (middle) | | | | are based. The variations of chords are the minor |
| do# {F#, A#, D# keys} | | | | chords, the dominant seventh, augmented fifth, |
| 11. G# or Ab - (lower) so#, (middle) do, (middle) | | | | the diminished seventh, minor seventh, dominant |
| re# {G#, C, D# keys} | | | | ninth, major sixth, major seventh, minor sixth, |
| 12. A# or Bb - (lower) tib, (middle) re, (middle) fa | | | | dominant seventh with augmented fifth, dominant |
| {Bb, D, F keys} | | | | seventh with lowered fifth. Each major chord has |
| Notes some one of the most important things to | | | | these twelve more variations. Notice that the 12 |
| learn and digest when it comes to learning music. | | | | major chords take only three fingers to form. |
| The foundation of every tune is the note. This is | | | | The other variations can include four and even |
| also what makes the music lesson quite difficult to | | | | five fingers but still play around the major chord. |
| learn. It is because music is another language. | | | | Some song lyrics have major or minor chords |
| There are lots of music notes to memorize. | | | | only. In practicing, especially for beginners, it is |
| However, there are some techniques to better | | | | better to start with songs with simple chords first. |
| understand and not just to memorize the notes | | | | The technique is to memorize the twelve major |
| then eventually digest all of them. The first | | | | notes and then the twelve major chords and then |
| technique is to know the first twelve (12) major | | | | get acquainted with the variations. In no time, you |
| notes. Enumerated above are the twelve major | | | | can play any songs and the |
| notes. Most of us have encountered the | | | | "used-to-be-complicated" chords wouldn't appear |
| do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti notes in the early stage of our | | | | complicated anymore. |