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    Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book: 500+ Keyboard and Piano Chords in a Unique Visual Format
    Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book: 500+ Keyboard and Piano Chords in a Unique Visual Format
    Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book: 500+ Keyboard and Piano Chords in a Unique Visual Format
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    Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book: 500+ Keyboard and Piano Chords in a Unique Visual Format

    By Richard Moran

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    The Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book presents over 500 Keyboard and Piano chords in our unique easy to read format. With large clear and concise diagrams, we show you all the keyboard chords you'll ever need to know in full color.

    If you've just started playing, you'll appreciate our Introductory Pages, which explain how to get the most out of the book, and common chord substitutions. The more advanced player will appreciate our no-nonsense, easy to read and navigate format.

    This book is the perfect addition to any gigging keyboard player's eBook library.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard Moran
    Release dateMar 15, 2012
    ISBN9781476221823
    Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book: 500+ Keyboard and Piano Chords in a Unique Visual Format

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      Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book - Richard Moran

      Using this Book

      Our Chord Diagrams Explained:

      The Big Piano and Keyboard Chord Book presents over 500 keyboard and piano chords in our unique easy to read format. With large clear and concise diagrams, we show you all the keyboard chords you'll ever need to know in full color.

      Get started by finding the chord you wish to play.

      Quick tips:

      Is your chord not listed in the book? Remember that...

      Ab can also be written as G#

      Bb can also be written as A#

      C# can also be written as Db

      Eb can also be written as D#

      F# can also be written as Gb

      ... so if the given chord is Dbmaj7, substitute C#maj7 instead.. it's actually exactly the same chord!

      Other chord naming conventions:

      There are multiple naming conventions for chords. We've used the most popular versions in our book. In case you encounter any other ways of writing these chords, we've put together a quick guide below...

      In these examples, we've substituted 'X' for the first letter of the chord.

      Major Chords - These are sometimes written as 'XMaj', 'XM', or just 'X'.

      Minor Chords - Are sometimes written as 'Xmin' or 'Xmi'. We use 'Xm'.

      Chords with a '-' sign in them are also sometimes written with a 'b' instead

      Chords with a '+' sign in them are also sometimes written with a '#' instead

      Diminished Seventh Chords are shown as a 'X°' . They can also be written as 'X°7', 'Xdim7', 'X-7', and' Xdim'

      Suspended Chords - 'sus' chords can also be written as 'sus4'

      '7sus', 'sus7', and '7sus4' are all exactly the same.

      Augmented chords can be written as '+', '#5', '+5', or 'aug'

      Major Sixth chords can be written as '6', 'Maj6', or 'M6'

      Major Sixth add Nine can be written as '6/9', '6(add9)', 'Maj6(add9)', or 'M6(add9)'

      'X7' is sometimes written as 'X Dom 7'

      More about Chords:

      An explanation of how chords work, and are formed is beyond the scope of this book. Please do consult our website at http://www.moraneducation.com/12Notes for more information about chords, and to sample other items in the series.

      The Keyboard

      Here, we've given you some background on how the keyboard is laid out. Don't worry if this is all new to you. It's good to know, but not necessary to use the book.

      The keyboard is laid out with the notes as follows...

      For instance, to find a 'C' on the keyboard, look for the black notes in a group of two, and play the white note immediately to the left of the group.

      To play a 'B', look for the black notes in a group of three, and play the note immediately to the right of the group.

      The black keys are represented by a sharp (#) or flat (b) sign.

      A sharp sign tells you to play the note immediately to the right of the named white note.

      A flat sign tells you to play the note immediately to the left of the named white note.

      For example, we've highlighted C# in the picture above. We've also highlighted Db - it's exactly the same note!

      When there are many sharps and flats in the chord, sometimes we use double sharps (represented by an 'x' and double flats (represented by two flat signs).

      A double sharp tells you to count up two keys on

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