

The arrangement below is essentially the same as the first one shown, except for: (That's not the end of the story, but it's the BASIC idea.) I have found it difficult to get my students to feel comfortable with the seventh chords, so this newest arrangement is going to get a big push from me in the coming months!įor chord newbies: regular chords are TRIADS - on the piano it looks like "note, skip, and skip." To turn that triad into a seventh chord, just add one more skip. Here, because we are in the key of C, those chords end up being C, F, and G7. Very basic, and all piano players need to have an understanding of the relationship of these three chords. The left hand split chords of this arrangement are just the I, IV, and V7 chords. I love to start "Happy Birthday" with a rolled chord as shown above (and below), because it primes everyone to know just when to jump into the song!

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