What is a chord exactly?

two or more

Example of a C chord

Doesn't this mean that are technically thousands of chords?

Alright 24 chords. What exactly are they?

Major Chords

alphabet

Minor Chords

Final Thoughts

A chord is a set ofnotes played at the same time. However, most chords (especially the ones we will deal with) are made up ofnotes playing at the same time. This chord is called aWhy yes, but most of them don'ttoo well. The ones that are typically played sound well. However, the chords we are focusing on this blog is the beginner chords. There are onlyof them, so no need to worry about memorizing a bunch of chords.Don't get too hasty! If you're a beginner I urge you to learn them all properly. If you just want a refresher, Iyou to head over to the master chord list. With that said, the chords we are dealing with are split into two parts:These are the "happy" sounding chords. They consist of a root, major third, and perfect fifth. No worries, I will go more in-depth about basic chord theory in another post. The important part is that there are onlymajor chords we are dealing with:A#/BbC#/DbD#/EbF#/GbG#/AbNow if you notice, the chords follow the, all the way from A to G. After G, it resets to A. The "#" stands for sharp and the "b" stands for flat. They both represent thechord but in different ways. I'll go more into this in another post.Next are the minor chords. As you might have guessed, these chords sound a lot more "sad". They consist of a root, minor third, and perfect fifth. Do you notice the difference between major and minor chords? That's right:. What does this mean to you? It means that once you learn the Major chords, the minor chords can be picked upas they are the same thing (except for one little change). The finalchords are:AmA#m/BbmBmCmC#m/DbmDmD#m/EbmEmFmF#m/GbmGmG#m/AbmIt's like before, except with an "m" in front of it. Thestands for minor.I hope none of this sounded too complicated to you and make you not want to learn the chords for piano! I promise it isn't too. I will explain all of this moreso you can clearly understand things. This is just an overview of what I'll be teaching you. Stay tuned.