The Ultimate Piano Chords Course - for Piano & Keyboard

Practice identifying sharps and flats on the piano keyboard through quick note-naming prompts, first with the black keys (sharps) and then with flats.

Discover how intervals build piano chords by measuring semitone steps from any starting note, from minor and major seconds to minor and major thirds, then apply patterns to chord construction.

Explore how three-note chords are built from intervals, detailing major and minor triads and how major and minor thirds form each chord.

Practice building chords by locating notes on the piano, then playback confirms accuracy, applying major and minor chords such as f major, g minor, and a major across the keyboard.

Practice chord knowledge by applying it to the course's chosen songs, then skip to lectures on finding your own songs and learning from other songs.

apply this by playing the song 'Someone like you' with chord cards, using c major, g major, a minor, and f major, then practice the rhythm.

Join a quick chord test by finding chords like B flat major, E minor, A major, and A flat minor on the piano, then compare with the instructor's playback.

Master half beat rhythms by counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and, then clap on the main beat and half beat, and apply it to Stand by Me.

Master chord inversions by reshaping root-position triads into first and second inversions, moving the lowest note up an octave, and identifying inversions with roman numerals in piano playing.

Engage in a chord inversion exercise, identifying major and minor triads in first and second inversions across piano positions, with timed listening prompts and self-checks.

Learn how suspended chords replace the third with a fourth or a second, forming sus4 and sus2 chords, with examples and fingerings using the first, fourth, and fifth fingers.

Practice finding sus chords with a quick exercise using card prompts, including major and flat notes, and pause when needed to check your answer.

Explore You Raise Me Up chord progression, sus chords, and resolving progressions with Bm, G, and D from A to major while practicing counts and left-hand notes to a beat.

Explore sus chords with no numbers and locate the flat seventh using octave shifts, mapping intervals like major second and fourth in the left hand.

Learn how to modify chords by adding intervals like the major second (add2) and the major sixth (add6) without changing existing notes, with C, G, and D examples.

Build finger strength and dexterity with a Hanon one octave pattern exercise that trains coordination, technique, and warm-up readiness for both hands, while maintaining a relaxed wrist and arched hands.

Practice a common, high-energy rhythm with clap-along and metronome, then apply simple chords and a John Legend progression to build timing, four-beat rhythm, and left-hand coordination.

Apply a high energy rhythm to the opening chords of all of me by John Legend, mastering F minor and C sharp major in first and second inversions.

Learn to play the scientist by Coldplay with inverted and sus chords, using a simplified step-by-step approach, featuring d minor, b flat first inversion, f major, and left-hand patterns.

Explore the left-hand kick drum rhythm to energize a simple piano rhythm. Play left-hand accents on the end after the fall while the right hand hits every beat.

Apply a left-hand kick drum rhythm to the Don't Stop Believing chorus using the C–G–Am–F progression in position. Practice with a metronome, layer singing, and vary tempo for accuracy.

Learn to master offbeat rhythms by clapping between the main beats, with examples from reggae, funk, and pop songs, using a metronome and guided practice.

Master waltz time by grouping beats in threes and sixes, with accents on the first beat of six, and apply this rhythm to songs like Feeling Good, Perfect, and Hallelujah.

Develop your sense of rhythm by identifying timings and beats per bar through ear training, clapping along, and exercises that teach two, four, three, and six-beat groupings.

Learn to form major seven chords using C major seven as a model, applying the rule by moving the top note up an octave and down a semitone.

Learn slash chords, or over chords, where the right hand plays the main chord while the left hand adds the bass note after the slash, with examples like C sharp.

Explore augmented chords by expanding the major triad with a raised fifth and semitone steps, then extend to augmented seventh chords and practical card-building practice.

Practice identifying and building diminished and augmented seventh chords using card-name prompts, playback checks, and a stepwise two-two process to find positions.

Explore diminished chords and minor seventh inversions in stay with me, analyzing a pushed beat and the core progression of a minor seven, F13, and C second inversion.

Learn to follow chord signs using sheet music by reading time signatures, counting beats per bar, and playing each chord in time while matching the song 'piano man'.

Master split chord rocking pattern by alternating top notes. Practice d major seven, e minor seven with c sharp, and d7 to g minor, using two-and-three timing for my way.

Explore broken chord patterns for six-beat bars, practice bottom-middle-top note sequencing, and adapt voicings by omitting notes when necessary, at a comfortable tempo with rhythm and hand coordination.

Apply an alternate 3 or 6 time broken chord pattern to the falling riff by Alicia Keys, adjust inversions, and practice bottom–middle–top sequences with left-hand support in piano chords course.

Learn the four-beat broken chord pattern in the original key, applying bottom middle top middle across intro and verse two-bar chords, then one-bar patterns in bridge and chorus.

Learn to add the ninth (and 11th) to chords like C7 to form C9, and explore easy left-hand or octave-shifted right-hand options.

Explore constructing advanced 11 chords like C11 and G11 from major, ninth, and minor third intervals; learn why they’re hard to play with one hand and when to split.

Master the rock rhythm pattern with driving energy. Right hand on every beat, left hand on one and two, three and four, using This Is Me.

Learn to elevate your piano playing by adding left-hand octaves, with practical patterns you can apply to songs like All of Me by John Legend, including rock, pop and blues.

Find free online chords for your favorite songs using trusted chord sites like Ultimate Guitar, choose top reviewed versions, print chord sheets for piano, and transpose keys as needed.

Master the piano section of Bohemian Rhapsody, starting in B flat major with right-hand chord shapes over left-hand octaves, transitioning through G minor and C minor textures with timing.

Learn to use song lyrics and your knowledge to cue chord changes and time the accompaniment. Trust instinct over counting when following chords with the lyrics.

Explore the circle of fifths to see how the 12 keys relate, with major keys outside and related keys inside sharing key signatures, and use dominant chords in progressions.

Learn how secondary dominants create passing chords that color chord progressions, with examples moving from c to g to am to f and using d seven to c seven transitions.

Master the major and minor scale formulas using whole and half steps to play any major scale, and apply the patterns to chords, progressions, passing chords, and extensions.

Apply the natural minor scale formula using whole and half tones. Compare it to the harmonic minor by sharpening the seventh note to form the common variant.

Figure out the cards for minor scales using the natural minus scale, with one minor, two diminished minor, three major, four minor, five minor, six major, and seven major.

Build a 1–6–2–5 progression in g major by applying the major scale and choosing primary chords; the result is g major, e minor, a minor, d major.

Master a left-hand arpeggiated color pattern in four beats per bar using G major, E minor, A minor, and D major triads for a flowing accompaniment.

Explores nine eight suspensions over a G major–E minor–A minor–D major progression to add melodic interest with the right hand, while layering left-hand octaves for texture.

Learn the ii-V-I chord progression and passing chords used in piano, with diatonic chords in C major and G major, and practice identifying ii, V (or V7), and I chords.