What is the Difference Between Major and Minor Chords on the Piano?
When you play the piano adding chords makes your playing rich and harmonious. The two most commonly used chords on the piano are major and minor. Quite simply, in musical terms: major means happy and minor means sad. A chord is a group of 3 or more notes played together. So you are going to learn about happy and sad harmony! The easiest and most popular chord to find on the piano is the chord of C Major. This consist of the 3 alternate white notes C E G. To find C find a set of 2 black keys. C is the white key immediately to the left of the 2 black keys. E is 2 notes above C. G is 2 notes above E. To play the Chord of C Major in the right hand place your thumb on C, your middle finger on E and your little finger on G. Form a clear triangle with these 3 fingers. Play the chord cleanly and follow through in your wrist. The sound will be bright and happy. Congratulations, you have played your first major chord! Now for the minor: the doom, gloom and drama of music. You are going to do an
