Basic Piano Chords & Piano Scales
Basic piano chords, in my music studio, are the I, IV, and V chords in root position and inversions. These are SO IMPORTANT for understanding chord theory.
Basic piano chords and scale download
If you look carefully, you'll see that this page of chords and major C scales is just the same as the beginnings of the "Key of C" sheet on my 12 Major Scales page.
So why did I feel the need to make this "dumbed-down" version of the Key of C sheet? I did it for little guys and gals who are capable of playing more complicated music than they can read, and WANT TO. The letters-inside-the-note-heads are a lot like pictures - and a picture can be worth a thousand words!
Some kids are ready to play these chords before they read well. I have a few beginners who need to play chord inversions in a few of their duets and solos, and the basic piano chords on this page are a good way to introduce them. They will also be using these chords when I give them "Louie Louie" which will happen in the first year for most of my students.
This set of chords and the "Do-Re-Mi" full octave scale are only given to my students in the key of C... I expect them to memorize this "template" and figure out the other keys bit by bit as they transpose easy songs, eventually all around the Circle of 5ths.
Do you have any students who seem to be allergic to the printed page? They wish to hear and memorize INSTANTLY every new piece or technique, but they frequently learn it WRONG because of their haste? These notes-as-diagrams will help them!
Good luck!
Music for Music Teachers has other great free resources for teachers! Take a look:
12 Major Scales and Chords for Piano
12 Minor Scales and Chords for Piano
Basic Piano Chords & Scales - with lettered notes for beginners
Note-Naming Worksheets - music with note names to help
Piano Chord Chart for Major and Minor Chords
Piano Keyboard Diagrams - pdfs to print out
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