NAMING THE KEYS ON A KEYBOARD

Starting on ther left side of an 88 key

keyboard the white key 

names are: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G,

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, MIDDLE C.

This also is the C scale. C, D, E, F, G, A, B.

Notice that there are 7 tones in the scale.

C is the first tone, D the second, E the third,

F the fourth, G the fifth.  A the sixth,

B the seventh, C first again.

A full tone step has a tone between it

and the next tone. a 1/2 tone increment

has no tone between it and the next tone.

All scales are the same with 1/2 tone

between the 3rd and 4th and 1/2 tone

between the 7th and 8th(1st tone).

1/2 tone up is #(sharp), while 1/2 tone down

is b(flat).  So C# is also Db and D# = Eb.

A Major chord consists of the 1st 3rd and

5th tone of a scale.  So C Major is C, E, G

C# Major is C#, F, G#.

PRACTICE ALL THE SCALES SO YOU CAN

EASILY FIND THE 1ST 3RD AND FIFTH

TONES OF ALL 12 SCALES.  USE THE

FINGERS THAT ARE EASIEST IN PLAYING

THE SCALES SLOWLY.  THE EASIEST WAY

IS ALWAYS THE BEST WAY.

Popular Music is nothing but words,

melody notes, chords and an

arrangement.  Musicians usually

have with them what is called

a fakebook of songs.  All it contains

for them is words, chords and

melody notes.  My one copyright

contains only words, melody and

chords.  Anything else

is called an arangement.  i.e.

a word might be fun, the melody

note D and the chord C Maj as shown

in the following picture.  Parts of

the chord can be left out in the

arrangement.

A FEW CHORDS

C+ or CAug means that the 5th tone

of the key of C is sharped(#) in the

CMaj  or CM chord.  A G+ chord  is

G-B-D#.   A C7 chord is CMaj plus 7b

of the C scale C-E-G-Bb. 

F7 is F-A-C-Eb.  G7 is G-B-D-F. 

The 4th and 5th chord of any scale

are the most important chords of

any scale or key.  You can play most

songs

with them.

A CDim or diminished chord flats the

3rd, 5th, and 7b. of the C 7th chord.

The latter is a double flat - bb(down

2 half tones).

A CMin or C Minor chord Flats the 3rd

tone of the CMaj chord---C-Eb-G.

A C9 chord adds the 9th(or 2nd note)

to the CMajor chord C-E-G-D.

A C6 chords adds the 6th tone to the

CMaj chord C-E-G-A.

READING MUSIC.

The above piece of music has

melody notes, words and chords.

You must learn to read the melody

notes on the upper or Treble Clef so

that you can put the chords on top

of it.  The lines  on the Treble Clef

are based on the C Scale.  The

bottom line is E, the next space is F,

the next line is G, the next space A,

the next line is B, next space C,

next line D, next space E, next line  F.

next space above the Staff is G, put a

line above the Staff A, space above it B,

next line above C.

ONE LINE BELOW THE STAFF IS MIDDLE C.

This line is the same as middle C on the

lower staff or Bass Staff which is one

line above its staff.  Space below this is B

line below it A, etc.

YOU MUST MEMORIZE ALL THIS.

The last chord of this music has a 7b and 5b

of the scale of A added to the Am chord.

Am is A Minor and AM is A Major.