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4 Steps to
Learning How to Play Any Song on the Piano
1.
Determining the melody - Melodies determine what chords
will be played. If you can use your ear to figure out what
notes are being played in the melody, you are 1/4 on your
way to learning a song!
More resources on learning how to determine melodies .
2.Harmonizing
the melody - Once you have figured out the melody (using
some simple techniques), it is time to harmonize it. This is simply choosing various chords to
accompany the melody. There are several techniques and
tricks to doing this.
More resources on learning how to harmonize melodies .
3. Altering
Chords - This is the best part! Now that you have
strategically figured out the melody to a song and have
harmonized it, altering your chords to produce certain
sounds is the next step. If you were playing gospel music,
you would alter your chords differently than if you were
playing classical or country music.
More resources on altering chords .
4. Listening
- After you have determined the melody, harmonized the
melody, and altered some of your chords, there are various
techniques you can use to make sure that your song sounds
right.
More resources on listening techniques .
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