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Title: How did skilled musicians learn to play on all keys?
Post by: demilade on July 08, 2013, 07:20:54 PM
How do i learn to play on all keys. I have been playing piano for a while and whenever i try to learn all my keys, i just dont know where to start. i can play all my major scales but to play chords and other stuff i just end up going back to c. Any advice?
Title: Re: How did skilled musicians learn to play on all keys?
Post by: GospelEngineer on July 08, 2013, 08:40:27 PM
Start by learning your triads and their inversions in all keys.

Here's a link http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,86585.msg949905.html#msg949905] [url]http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,86585.msg949905.html#msg949905 (http://[url)[/url] There are probably some other similar posts here on lgm that can help with that too.
Title: Re: How did skilled musicians learn to play on all keys?
Post by: GospelEngineer on July 08, 2013, 08:42:25 PM
^^^screwed up the link, here ya go

http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,86585.msg949905.html#msg949905 (http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,86585.msg949905.html#msg949905)
Title: Re: How did skilled musicians learn to play on all keys?
Post by: betnich on July 08, 2013, 09:27:22 PM
Most chords are notes 1, 3, 5 of the scale starting on the bottom note of the chord, so you can use those to play major and minor triads (3-note chords).

For example - C E G - C chord, F A C - F chord

7ths are - 1, 3, 5, 7

6ths - 1, 3, 5, 6

hope this helps...
Title: Re: How did skilled musicians learn to play on all keys?
Post by: Virtuenow on July 08, 2013, 11:00:30 PM
You should go through LGM's Ultimate Music Theory Collection and go through step by step: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,42768.0.html (http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,42768.0.html)
For chords in every key, specifically, try the basic progressions practice: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,80928.0.html (http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,80928.0.html)