Piano Chords

Explore interactive tests to verify intervals and triads in piano chords by clicking or playing notes on a keyboard, across desktop, mobile, or Chrome setups, with a 20-question streak.

Explore how the left hand uses fifths in the first three chords of to build a home, creating a deep, resonant sound from low piano registers.

Practice harmonizing the left-hand bass notes by adding a fifth above each note for the verse of 'with or without you,' using the PDF as reference.

Learn to harmonize 'with or without you' by adding two-note left-hand figures and building fifths above each bass note. Apply d5, a5, b5, g5 chord symbols for a fuller texture.

Explore piano chord ideas using Adele's rolling in the deep: simple left-hand root-fifth patterns in C, G, and Bb, with C5, G5, Bb5 symbols.

demonstrates a left-hand pattern of three-note chords in heart r6 pleasure first, and shows how these patterns align with the right-hand melody using f, c, and g, d, g bass.

Practice harmonizing 'fields of gold' by forming three-note root-root chords on each bass note; start with the left hand, then layer in the right hand to complete the piece.

Learn to harmonize fields of gold with the left hand by practicing octave shapes and root-fifth patterns, using color notes to avoid dissonance and maintain a movable hand position.

Transform fields of gold by splitting the left-hand chords into arpeggios, using eighth-note arpeggios to match the right hand, while trusting your ear over rigid rules.

Practice harmonizing 'Always on my mind' by building a bass-driven record for each chord, using the Elvis recording as a model, starting with the left hand before adding the right.

Learn to harmonize 'always on my mind' by moving a familiar left-hand shape around white-key patterns from G through E, with D in the middle, repeating chord configurations.

Turn the left-hand chords into arpeggios by splitting each chord into three notes and playing them as eighth notes to make the accompaniment in 'Always on My Mind' more interesting.

Practice harmonizing Amazing Grace by adding a major third above each left-hand bass note instead of fifths, then add the right hand to hear the full chord texture.

Explore major thirds in piano chord theory by building chords from base notes like G and C, comparing major third and fifth sounds, and understanding warmer, fuller textures.

learn the major triads test, a three-note, any-order keyboard exercise that mirrors interval tests, where you click three notes to match the triad and build a streak up to twenty.

Practice harmonizing 'Kumbaya' by building three major triads in C major with a major third and fifth, noting that C indicates a C major triad and hands may share notes.

Explore kumbaya harmonized with left-hand major triads on c, f, and g, then add the right-hand melody to create the familiar three-chord progression.

Harmonize the verse of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da using three left-hand major triads from different groups; practice repeats of the chords, with optional right-hand accompaniment.

Explore left-hand triads for the verse, starting with a triad on Eb, then Bb and F major triads, and reinforce memory by playing hands together within the piece.

Explore how major and minor thirds shape piano harmony by analyzing the opening of Clair de lune, illustrating alternating thirds and their warm, rich sound.

Harmonize the tetris theme by building a triad on every bass note, practicing major and minor triads through E major, E minor, D minor, and C major.

Learn to harmonize the Tetris theme using left-hand triads, identifying major and minor chords (E major, D minor, C major) and applying a consistent major/minor pattern.

Explore breaking the Tetris theme into bass notes and triad components for a rhythmic left-hand accompaniment, playing the bass first, then the other two notes, for a fuller Russian-sounding arrangement.

Practice major and minor triads by playing through real pieces of music, starting with the chorus of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by the Beatles to build fluency.

Learn to harmonize the chorus of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da using left-hand triads: B-flat major, D minor, G minor, B-flat major, F major, then return to B-flat.

Turn the initial exercises into a complete arrangement by splitting left-hand chords into individual notes and arpeggios, creating a bass-driven, rhythmically lively accompaniment.

Practice harmonizing Mad World using a four-bar cycle with triads: F minor, Ab major, and Bb major, preparing for the later full arrangement in the verse and chorus.

See how left-hand triads harmonize the melody of Mad World, starting in F minor and exploring flat major.

Explore how broken left-hand chords revoice F minor and B flat major triads, with bass notes, steady rhythmic patterns, and a simple piano accompaniment for the verse and chorus.

Learn to harmonize La valse d'Amélie with piano chords, using a D minor triad, then a minor triad repeated, followed by an F major triad to evoke a waltz-like feel.

Harmonize 'La valse d'Amélie' on piano using white keys, a minor chord, and F major on the second line to illustrate major and minor harmony.

Split the triads into bass notes and the other two triad notes to form broken chords, as heard, with the bass holding a full bar while the triad moves.

Practice La valse d'Amélie across six keys to master all 12 major and 12 minor triads by alternating minor and major triads within the piece, reinforcing triad shapes in context.

Harmonize 'house of the rising sun' on piano using left-hand major triads, with the first chord minor. Include C major and D major triads in the exercise.

Analyze left-hand triads in house of the rising sun, including a D major triad with F sharp resolving to F major and the clash of G natural versus G sharp.

Turn triads into an arpeggio accompaniment for house of the rising sun, using five-note arpeggios across octaves and sixteenth notes, aligned with A minor, C major, and D major chords.

Choose your own bass notes to harmonize the tune, placing triads wherever you prefer. Explore how this exercise lets you consider left-hand placement and align with real-life chord symbols.

Harmonize memory with left-hand triads by choosing nearby chords in C major, A minor, F major/minor, and D minor, prioritizing middle C range for smooth voice-leading.

Explore how the memory arrangement uses fifth and tenth chords in the left hand instead of triads, and learn that chord symbols specify notes, not their order, with arpeggios.

Analyze the notes in Beethoven's Für Elise to reveal arpeggios that become chords. Name the chord symbols and identify minor and major triads by removing repeated notes.

Learn to harmonize all day and all the night on piano by applying right-hand major triads in first inversion over a single left-hand bass note.

Learn to voice major triads in first inversion for the all day and all of the night accompaniment, starting with F major, then G major, then B flat.

Compare two Kumbaya arrangements to understand triad inversions and bass placement in the left hand. Learn to build chords below the melody for a fuller piano sound with right-hand voicings.

Practice harmonizing the riff to forget you by adding major triads in inversion under the right-hand notes, using C major, D major, and F major triads.

Learn to harmonize the forget you riff with major triads in inversion, mastering second inversion with e on top and then applying other inversions to complete the riff.

Harmonize 'Green Onions' on piano by adding two notes to each right-hand note to form major triads in inversion, practice left-hand patterns, and repeat across bars.

Learn to harmonize 'green onions' using major triads in inversion, starting with F major, then B-flat and E-flat and D-flat major shapes to cover the progression across bars.

Explore minor triads in first inversion using lean on me intro to illustrate C major, D minor, and E minor, and how major and minor tones move.

Practice triads in second inversion for Radiohead creep, using G major, B major, C major, and C minor, with the right hand just below middle C.

Practice a four-chord piano progression for creep using G major, B major, C major, and C minor, with the G in the bass and octave shifts, looping the sequence.

Repeat the chords with a varied rhythm to create a complete piano accompaniment, keeping the same notes, and use G, B, C, and Cm as the guide.

Practice harmonising the chords from Pachelbel's Canon by completing triads in the right hand, using major triads with F sharp or E on top, and playing them in sequence.

Explore chord voicings for Pachelbel's canon, starting with a D with an F# on top, then repositioning through an E top, B minor, G major, and returning to D.

Explore harmonizing the Golden Brown riff in a minor, practicing tricky keys. Learn to add two notes below the right hand to form B-flat minor and F minor triads.

Explore harmonizing the riff to Golden Brown by identifying chords, including B flat minor with F top, F minor triads, and G flat major in inversion, noting left-hand fingerings.

Analyze the chords in Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi by converting left-hand arpeggios into chords, identifying the triads and building full chord symbols.

Analyze four chords from comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi, identifying E minor triad, G major, B minor triad, and a concluding major triad by studying intervals between adjacent notes.

Apply roman numerals to a common I-V-vi-IV progression in the key of C major—C major, G major, A minor, and F major—then practice it in multiple keys to master it.

Explore the one-five-six-four chord progression in D major using the left hand, with 'With or Without You' by U2 as a practical example.

Build triads to harmonize the riff from where is the love using the one-five-six-four progression in F major, with inversions for F, C, D minor, and B flat.

Learn to harmonize the riff to 'Where is the Love?' using f triad, c major with g on top, d minor with f on top, and b flat inversions.

Practice harmonizing the chords to No One using the one five six four progression, and add two notes beneath every melody note to complete the exercise.

Learn to harmonize the No One chords using E major, B major, C# minor, and A major, with inversions and four-beat progressions through verse and chorus.

Practice the I-V-vi-IV chord progression in four keys: C major, Eb major, F# major, and A major, building triads and muscle memory through two-chord drills.