From the course: Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play

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The C major chord

The C major chord

From the course: Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play

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The C major chord

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- [Instructor] So far you've been playing no more than two notes at a time in one hand. A chord is three or more notes played together. The C major chord is made of three notes, C, E, and G. Be sure to play all three chord notes exactly together with fingers nicely curved. Let's play C major chords for the left hand. One, two, three, four. And now C major chords for the right hand. One, two, three, four. C major chords for both hands. One, two, three, four. This sign is a half rest. It means to rest for two counts. Notice that it looks like a whole rest except that it sits on the third line instead of hanging from the fourth line. In Brother John you'll see a half rest in the left hand. It's found in the last two measures of the piece. Let's take a look at those two measures and play them, and I'll show you how to count as you play. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Now let's go from the beginning of Brother John. One, two, three, four. ("Brother…

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