Skills · Scales & harmony

Chords as one sound

Set the fingers in advance and drop several notes together.

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  1. Lesson 16

    Melody + block chords

    Each bar L holds one chord; R plays the melody.

    In Course 04 · Melody & accompaniment

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  2. Lesson 72

    Six chords on the white keys

    Build C, Dm, Em, F, G and Am with the formula.

    In Piano for adult beginners

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  3. Lesson 73

    Block chords, resting to prepare

    The chord sounds as one; release on beat 4 to prepare.

    In Piano for adult beginners

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  4. Lesson 184

    Complete piece: four chords tell a story

    An eight-bar piece of close-position chords: C–Am–F–G and home to C.

    In Piano for adult beginners

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  5. Lesson 76

    From root notes to block chords

    Keep the same melody while changing the accompaniment.

    In Piano for adult beginners

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  6. Lesson 78

    Mary with block chords on beats one and three

    Keep the same melody while changing the accompaniment.

    In Piano for adult beginners

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  7. Lesson 111

    Seven chords in C

    Name the Roman numeral and major/minor/diminished for each degree.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  8. Lesson 192

    Complete piece: The Canon progression

    Four variations over the same I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V progression, growing to the last phrase.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  9. Lesson 131

    Three notes sounding together – right hand

    Place and release three notes together

    In 24 two-hand chord studies

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  10. Lesson 132

    Three notes sounding together – left hand

    Left hand plays the notes evenly

    In 24 two-hand chord studies

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  11. Lesson 133

    Both hands answer together

    Both hands enter and release together

    In 24 two-hand chord studies

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