Sunday, March 29, 2009

New Feature! Create Your Own Song Tabs

So I've been wanting to do this for a long time, and now after two days of intensive work, I'm releasing it to the public (albeit in a quirky work-in-progress sort of way).

Create Your Own Piano Chords chart

Their are some cool new features, such as being able to type chords in to see them, rather than having to choose from a list. Plus you can save your chart for future reference.

I'm soon going to add the ability to log-in and edit your charts, etc, add a ratings system, etc.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Free Piano Chord Samples

Piano Chord Samples for Music Production by DaDeMo



This is a listing of every single free piano chord. They are available in zipped packages containing a number of shots.


Grand Piano Chords Fazioli Minor Samples Highest Pitch containing:

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - A#m highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Am highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Bm highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - C#m highest.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - D#m highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Dm highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Em highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - F#m highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Fm highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - G#m highest.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Gm highest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Cm highest.wav


Grand Piano Chords Fazioli Minor Samples Higher Pitch:

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - A#m higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Am higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Bm higher.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - C#m higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Cm higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - D#m higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Dm higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Em higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - F#m higher.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Fm higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - G#m higher.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Gm higher.wav


Grand Piano Chords Fazioli Minor Samples Lower Pitch:

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - A#m lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Am lower.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Bm lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - C#m lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Cm lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - D#m lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Dm lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Em lower.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - F#m lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Fm lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - G#m lower.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Gm lower.wav


Grand Piano Chords Fazioli Minor Samples:

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Cm lowest.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - C#m lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Dm lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - D#m lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Em lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Fm lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - F#m lowest.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Gm lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - G#m lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Am lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - A#m lowest.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - minor chords - Bm lowest.wav


Grand Piano Chords Fazioli Min7 Samples:


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - D#min7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - Dmin7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - E#min7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - Emin7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - F#min7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - G#min7.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - G.min7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - A#min7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - Amin7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - Bmin7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - C#min7.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - Cmin7 High Pitch.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - Cmin7 Low Pitch.wav


Grand Piano Chords Fazioli Major Samples Low Key:

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major F#.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major F.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major E.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major D#.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major D.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major C#.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major A.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major A#.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major B.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major C low.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major G#.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major G.wav


Grand Piano Chords Fazioli Major Samples Middle Pitch:

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major A middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major A# middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major B middle.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major C middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major C# middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major D middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major D# middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major E middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major F middle.wav


* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major F# middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major G middle.wav

* /Grand Piano - Fazioli - major G# middle.wav


Download the piano chords now, and start making great piano loops.

Pictures Taken at Funny Angles


Pictures taken at funny angles

Animation added to Piano Chord Finder

I've added some cool animation to my piano chord finder at http://www.piano-chords.net/. Check it out!

Lego "Silence of the Lambs" Musical!

Stem Cell Research

Wait till You See These Perfect Melons


NICE MELONS

Monday, March 16, 2009

Experts agree: Economy soon will go into reverse

Financial Experts across the globe have come to agree that a perfect storm of financial upheaval will soon create what Economist Milton Friedman calls the "financial loop-de-loop". Things will get so bad, by at least this Thursday or Friday, that the economy will actually go into reverse. For example, K-Mart has cut it's dog food prices to 95% off. If the economy continues to worsen another 6%, K-Mart might soon be forced to actually pay it's customers to remove dog food from it's stores; Landlords will be forced to pay tenants to stay in their apartments, the government will stop collecting taxes at all, but only pay refunds and stimulus bonuses. The Mega-Millions lottery commission will be forced to find one unlucky person from which to take $200 million.

Friday, March 13, 2009

How to Make your own imitation iPhone for under 5 dollars

Save yourself $300 and make your own imitation iPhone at home with simple supplies you can get at a drug store.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

New Piano Chord Finder - variation

This is a variation on the piano chord finder I did last week. It's still a little clunky, but I'm excited because I was able to use lots of different programming techniques on it. This piano chord finder uses PHP, javascript, Actionscript and XML!

New Piano Chord Finder (3/11/09)



The huge list is output to PHP from XML using SimpleXML, then a code representing the XML dom is passed to a javascript function, which uses the "swfobject.js" to reload the flash with the variable passed from javascript.

It would have been much easier to do this all in Flash, and it probably would have looked better, but it was a fun challenge for me to see if I could use all three PHP, javascript and actionscript -- plus XML!

Monday, March 09, 2009

Words that can be spelled with the musical alphabet

Source= Hasbro's Scrabble Dictionary





Results for abcdefg





AB

an abdominal muscle




ABED

in bed





ACE

to score a point against in a single stroke




AD

an advertisement




AE

one





AG

agriculture




AGE

to grow old




BA

the eternal soul, in Egyptian mythology





BAD

very good




BAD

not good




BAD

something that is bad





BADE

past tense of bid




BADGE

to supply with an insignia




BAG

to put into a bag (a flexible container)





BE

to have actuality




BEAD

to adorn with beads (round pieces of glass)




BED

to provide with a bed (a piece of furniture used for sleeping)





BEG

to plead




CAB

to take or drive a taxicab




CAD

an ungentlemanly man





CADE

a European shrub




CADGE

to get by begging




CAFE

a small restaurant





CAGE

to confine




DAB

to touch lightly




DACE

a freshwater fish





DAG

a hanging end or shred




DE

of; from --used in names




DEAF

lacking the sense of hearing





DEB

a debutante




DEBAG

to remove the pants from someone




DECAF

decaffeinated coffee





DEF

excellent




ED

education




EF

the letter F





EGAD

--used as a mild oath




FA

the fourth tone of the diatonic musical scale




FAB

something created or constructed





FAB

fabulous




FACE

to oppose or meet defiantly -- FACEABLE




FAD

a practice or interest that enjoys brief popularity





FADE

to lose color or brightness -- FADEDLY




FADGE

to succeed




FAG

to make weary by hard work





FE

a Hebrew letter




FED

a federal agent




GAB

to chatter





GAD

to roam about restlessly




GAE

to go




GED

a food fish




50 words found.





New Piano Chord Finder chord types:

The Types of Chords included in the New piano chord finder



Major Chord: Root, 3rd, 5th


Major Chord (without 5th): Root, 3rd


Power Chord: Root, 5th


Suspended Chord (suspended 5th) piano chord: Root, 4th, 5th



suspended 2nd Chord: Root, 2nd, 5th


Six Chord: Root, 3rd, Maj 6th


Six Chord (with 5th): Root, 3rd, 5th, Maj 6th


Major Seventh Chord piano chord: Root, 3rd, Maj 7th



Major Seventh Chord (with 5th): Root, 3rd, 5th, Maj 7th


Dominant Chord: Root, 3rd, Min 7th


Dominant Chord (with 5th): Root, 3rd, 5th, Min 7th


Seven Flat Five piano chord: Root, 3rd, b 5th, Min 7th



Seven Sharp Five: Root, 3rd, # 5th, Min 7th


Ninth Chord: Root, 3rd, Min 7th, 9th


7 Flat Nine: Root, 3rd, Min 7th, b 9th


7 Sharp Nine: Root, 3rd, Min 7th, # 9th



Thirteen Chord: Root, 7th, 3rd, 6th


Augmented piano chord: Root, 3rd, # 5th


7 Sharp Five: Root, 3rd, # 5th, Min 7th


Minor piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, 5th



Minor 6th piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, Maj 6th


Minor 6th (with 5th) piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, 5th, Maj 6th


Minor 7th piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, Min 7th


Minor 7th (with 5th) piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, 5th, Min 7th



Minor 7 Flat Five piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, b 5th, Min 7th


Minor 7 Sharp Five piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, # 5th, Min 7th


Minor Nine piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, Min 7th, 9th


Minor 7 Flat Nine piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, Min 7th, b 9th



Minor 7 Sharp Nine piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, 5th, Maj 7th


Diminished piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, b 5th


Diminished 7th piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, Maj 6th


Diminished 7th (With Flat 5th) piano chord: Root, Min 3rd, b 5th, Maj 6th

Piano Chord Finder improved

I've updated my latest piano chord finder to include 544 piano chords! This doesn't include different voicings, which would take the number up to about 3,000!

Here's the list of 544 piano chords that are included:

C Chords Piano Chords:


C piano chord: C4, E4, G4



C (without 5th) piano chord: C4, E4


C5 piano chord: C4, G4


Csus piano chord: C4, F4, G4


Csus2 piano chord: C4, D4, G4



C6 piano chord: C4, E4, A4


C6 (with 5th) piano chord: C4, E4, G4, A4


CM7 piano chord: C4, E4, B4


CM7 (with 5th) piano chord: C4, E4, G4, B4



C7 piano chord: C4, E4, Bb4


C7 (with 5th) piano chord: C4, E4, G4, Bb4


C7b5 piano chord: C4, E4, Gb4, Bb4


C7#5 piano chord: C4, E4, G#4, Bb4



C9 piano chord: C4, E4, Bb4, D5


C7b9 piano chord: C4, E4, Bb4, Db5


C7#9 piano chord: C4, E4, Bb4, Eb5


C13 piano chord: C3, Bb3, E4, A4



C+ piano chord: C4, E4, G#4


C7#5 piano chord: C4, E4, G#4, Bb4


Cm piano chord: C4, Eb4, G4


Cm6 piano chord: C4, Eb4, A4



Cm6 (with 5th) piano chord: C4, Eb4, G4, A4


Cm7 piano chord: C4, Eb4, Bb4


Cm7 (with 5th) piano chord: C4, Eb4, G4, Bb4


Cm7b5 piano chord: C4, Eb4, Gb4, Bb4



Cm7#5 piano chord: C4, Eb4, G#4, Bb4


Cm9 piano chord: C4, Eb4, Bb4, D5


Cm7b9 piano chord: C4, Eb4, Bb4, Db5


Cm#7 piano chord: C4, Eb4, G4, B4



Cdim piano chord: C4, Eb4, Gb4


Cdim7 piano chord: C4, Eb4, A4


Cdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: C4, Eb4, Gb4, A4


C# Chords Piano Chords:



C# piano chord: C#4, E#4, G#4


C# (without 5th) piano chord: C#4, E#4


C#5 piano chord: C#4, G#4


C#sus piano chord: C#4, F#4, G#4



C#sus2 piano chord: C#4, D#4, G#4


C#6 piano chord: C#4, E#4, A#4


C#6 (with 5th) piano chord: C#4, E#4, G#4, A#4


C#M7 piano chord: C#4, E#4, B#4



C#M7 (with 5th) piano chord: C#4, E#4, G#4, B#4


C#7 piano chord: C#4, E#4, B4


C#7 (with 5th) piano chord: C#4, E#4, G#4, B4


C#7b5 piano chord: C#4, E#4, G4, B4



C#7#5 piano chord: C#4, E#4, A4, B4


C#9 piano chord: C#4, E#4, B4, D#5


C#7b9 piano chord: C#4, E#4, B4, D5


C#7#9 piano chord: C#4, E#4, B4, E5



C#13 piano chord: C#3, B3, E#4, A#4


C#+ piano chord: C#4, E#4, A4


C#7#5 piano chord: C#4, E#4, A4, B4


C#m piano chord: C#4, E4, G#4



C#m6 piano chord: C#4, E4, A#4


C#m6 (with 5th) piano chord: C#4, E4, G#4, A#4


C#m7 piano chord: C#4, E4, B4


C#m7 (with 5th) piano chord: C#4, E4, G#4, B4



C#m7b5 piano chord: C#4, E4, G4, B4


C#m7#5 piano chord: C#4, E4, A4, B4


C#m9 piano chord: C#4, E4, B4, D#5


C#m7b9 piano chord: C#4, E4, B4, D5



C#m#7 piano chord: C#4, E4, G#4, B#4


C#dim piano chord: C#4, E4, G4


C#dim7 piano chord: C#4, E4, A#4


C#dim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: C#4, E4, G4, Bb4



Db Chords Piano Chords:


Db piano chord: Db4, F4, Ab4


Db (without 5th) piano chord: Db4, F4


Db5 piano chord: Db4, Ab4



Dbsus piano chord: Db4, Gb4, Ab4


Dbsus2 piano chord: Db4, Eb4, Ab4


Db6 piano chord: Db4, F4, Bb4


Db6 (with 5th) piano chord: Db4, F4, Ab4, Bb4



DbM7 piano chord: Db4, F4, C5


DbM7 (with 5th) piano chord: Db4, F4, Ab4, C5


Db7 piano chord: Db4, F4, Cb5


Db7 (with 5th) piano chord: Db4, F4, Ab4, Cb5



Db7b5 piano chord: Db4, F4, G4, Cb5


Db7#5 piano chord: Db4, F4, A4, Cb5


Db9 piano chord: Db4, F4, Cb5, Eb5


Db7b9 piano chord: Db4, F4, Cb5, D5



Db7#9 piano chord: Db4, F4, Cb5, Fb5


Db13 piano chord: Db3, Cb3, F4, Bb4


Db+ piano chord: Db4, F4, A4


Db7#5 piano chord: Db4, F4, A4, Cb5



Dbm piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Ab4


Dbm6 piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Bb4


Dbm6 (with 5th) piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Ab4, Bb4


Dbm7 piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Cb5



Dbm7 (with 5th) piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Ab4, Cb5


Dbm7b5 piano chord: Db4, Fb4, G4, Cb5


Dbm7#5 piano chord: Db4, Fb4, A4, Cb5


Dbm9 piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Cb5, Eb5



Dbm7b9 piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Cb5, D5


Dbm#7 piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Ab4, C5


Dbdim piano chord: Db4, Fb4, G4


Dbdim7 piano chord: Db4, Fb4, Bb4



Dbdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: Db4, Fb4, G4, Bb4


D Chords Piano Chords:


D piano chord: D4, F#4, A4


D (without 5th) piano chord: D4, F#4



D5 piano chord: D4, A4


Dsus piano chord: D4, G4, A4


Dsus2 piano chord: D4, E4, A4


D6 piano chord: D4, F#4, B4



D6 (with 5th) piano chord: D4, F#4, A4, B4


DM7 piano chord: D4, F#4, C#5


DM7 (with 5th) piano chord: D4, F#4, A4, C#5


D7 piano chord: D4, F#4, C5



D7 (with 5th) piano chord: D4, F#4, A4, C5


D7b5 piano chord: D4, F#4, Ab4, C5


D7#5 piano chord: D4, F#4, Bb4, C5


D9 piano chord: D4, F#4, C5, E5



D7b9 piano chord: D4, F#4, C5, Eb5


D7#9 piano chord: D4, F#4, C5, F5


D13 piano chord: D3, C4, F#4, B4


D+ piano chord: D4, F#4, A#4



D7#5 piano chord: D4, F#4, A#4, C5


Dm piano chord: D4, F4, A4


Dm6 piano chord: D4, F4, B4


Dm6 (with 5th) piano chord: D4, F4, A4, B4



Dm7 piano chord: D4, F4, C5


Dm7 (with 5th) piano chord: D4, F4, A4, C5


Dm7b5 piano chord: D4, F4, Ab4, C5


Dm7#5 piano chord: D4, F4, Bb4, C5



Dm9 piano chord: D4, F4, C5, E5


Dm7b9 piano chord: D4, F4, C5, Eb5


Dm#7 piano chord: D4, F4, A5, C#4


Ddim piano chord: D4, F4, Ab4



Ddim7 piano chord: D4, F4, B4


Ddim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: D4, F4, Ab4, B4


D# Chords Piano Chords:


D# piano chord: D#4, FX4, A#4



D# (without 5th) piano chord: D#4, FX4


D#5 piano chord: D#4, A#4


D#sus piano chord: D#4, G#4, A#4


D#sus2 piano chord: D#4, E#4, A#4



D#6 piano chord: D#4, FX4, B#4


D#6 (with 5th) piano chord: D#4, FX4, A#4, B#4


D#M7 piano chord: D#4, FX4, CX5


D#M7 (with 5th) piano chord: D#4, FX4, A#4, CX5



D#7 piano chord: D#4, FX4, C#5


D#7 (with 5th) piano chord: D#4, FX4, A#4, C#5


D#7b5 piano chord: D#4, FX4, A4, C#5


D#7#5 piano chord: D#4, FX4, B4, C#5



D#9 piano chord: D#4, FX4, C#5, E#5


D#7b9 piano chord: D#4, FX4, C#5, E5


D#7#9 piano chord: D#4, FX4, C#5, F#5


D#13 piano chord: D#3, C#4, FX4, B#4



D#+ piano chord: D#4, FX4, B4


D#7#5 piano chord: D#4, FX4, B4, C#5


D#m piano chord: D#4, F#4, A#4


D#m6 piano chord: D#4, F#4, B#4



D#m6 (with 5th) piano chord: D#4, F#4, A#4, B#4


D#m7 piano chord: D#4, F#4, C#5


D#m7 (with 5th) piano chord: D#4, F#4, A#4, C#5


D#m7b5 piano chord: D#4, F#4, A4, C#5



D#m7#5 piano chord: D#4, F#4, B4, C#5


D#m9 piano chord: D#4, F#4, C#5, E#5


D#m7b9 piano chord: D#4, F#4, C#5, E5


D#m#7 piano chord: D#4, F#4, A#4, CX5



D#dim piano chord: D#4, F#4, A4


D#dim7 piano chord: D#4, F#4, B#4


D#dim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: D#4, F#4, A4, B#4


Eb Chords Piano Chords:



Eb piano chord: Eb4, G4, Bb4


Eb (without 5th) piano chord: Eb4, G4


Eb5 piano chord: Eb4, Bb4


Ebsus piano chord: Eb4, Ab4, Bb4



Ebsus2 piano chord: Eb4, F4, Bb4


Eb6 piano chord: Eb4, G4, C5


Eb6 (with 5th) piano chord: Eb4, G4, Bb4, C5


EbM7 piano chord: Eb4, G4, D5



EbM7 (with 5th) piano chord: Eb4, G4, Bb4, D5


Eb7 piano chord: Eb4, G4, Db5


Eb7 (with 5th) piano chord: Eb4, G4, Bb4, Db5


Eb7b5 piano chord: Eb4, G4, A4, Db5



Eb7#5 piano chord: Eb4, G4, B4, Db5


Eb9 piano chord: Eb4, G4, Db5, F5


Eb7b9 piano chord: Eb4, G4, Db5, E5


Eb7#9 piano chord: Eb4, G4, Db5, Gb5



Eb13 piano chord: Eb3, Db4, G4, C4


Eb+ piano chord: Eb4, G4, B4


Eb7#5 piano chord: Eb4, G4, B4, Db5


Ebm piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, Bb4



Ebm6 piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, C5


Ebm6 (with 5th) piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, Bb4, C5


Ebm7 piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, Db5


Ebm7 (with 5th) piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, Bb4, Db5



Ebm7b5 piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, A4, Db5


Ebm7#5 piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, B4, Db5


Ebm9 piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, Db5, F5


Ebm7b9 piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, Db5, E5



Ebm#7 piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, Bb4, D5


Ebdim piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, A4


Ebdim7 piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, C5


Ebdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: Eb4, Gb4, A4, C5



E Chords Piano Chords:


E piano chord: E4, G#4, B4


E (without 5th) piano chord: E4, G#4


E5 piano chord: E4, B4



Esus piano chord: E4, A4, B4


Esus2 piano chord: E4, F#4, B4


E6 piano chord: E4, G#4, C#5


E6 (with 5th) piano chord: E4, G#4, B4, C#5



EM7 piano chord: E4, G#4, D#5


EM7 (with 5th) piano chord: E4, G#4, B4, D#5


E7 piano chord: E4, G#4, D5


E7 (with 5th) piano chord: E4, G#4, B4, D5



E7b5 piano chord: E4, G#4, Bb4, D5


E7#5 piano chord: E4, G#4, C5, D5


E9 piano chord: E4, G#4, D5, F#5


E7b9 piano chord: E4, G#4, D5, 5



E7#9 piano chord: E4, G#4, D5, G5


E13 piano chord: E3, D4, G#4, C#5


E+ piano chord: E4, G#4, B#4


E7#5 piano chord: E4, G#4, B#4, D4



Em piano chord: E4, G4, B4


Em6 piano chord: E4, G4, C#5


Em6 (with 5th) piano chord: E4, G4, B4, C#4


Em7 piano chord: E4, G4, D5



Em7 (with 5th) piano chord: E4, G4, B4, D5


Em7b5 piano chord: E4, G4, Bb4, D5


Em7#5 piano chord: E4, G4, B#4, D5


Em9 piano chord: E4, G4, D5, F#5



Em7b9 piano chord: E4, G4, D5, F5


Em#7 piano chord: E4, G4, B4, D#5


Edim piano chord: E4, G4, Bb4


Edim7 piano chord: E4, G4, C#5



Edim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: E4, G4, Bb4, C#5


F Chords Piano Chords:


F piano chord: F3, A3, C4


F (without 5th) piano chord: F3, A3



F5 piano chord: F3, C4


Fsus piano chord: F3, Bb3, C4


Fsus2 piano chord: F3, G3, C4


F6 piano chord: F3, A3, D4



F6 (with 5th) piano chord: F3, A3, C4, D4


FM7 piano chord: F3, A3, E4


FM7 (with 5th) piano chord: F3, A3, C4, E4


F7 piano chord: F3, A3, Eb4



F7 (with 5th) piano chord: F3, A3, C4, Eb4


F7b5 piano chord: F3, A3, B3, Eb4


F7#5 piano chord: F3, A3, Db4, Eb4


F9 piano chord: F3, A3, Eb4, G4



F7b9 piano chord: F3, A3, Eb4, Gb4


F7#9 piano chord: F3, A3, Eb4, Ab4


F13 piano chord: F3, Eb4, A4, D5


F+ piano chord: F3, A3, C#4



F7#5 piano chord: F3, A3, C#4, Eb4


Fm piano chord: F3, Ab3, C4


Fm6 piano chord: F3, Ab3, D4


Fm6 (with 5th) piano chord: F3, Ab3, C4, D4



Fm7 piano chord: F3, Ab3, Eb4


Fm7 (with 5th) piano chord: F3, Ab3, C4, Eb4


Fm7b5 piano chord: F3, Ab3, B3, Eb4


Fm7#5 piano chord: F3, Ab3, C#4, Eb4



Fm9 piano chord: F3, Ab3, Eb4, G4


Fm7b9 piano chord: F3, Ab3, Eb4, Gb4


Fm#7 piano chord: F3, Ab3, C4, E4


Fdim piano chord: F3, Ab3, B3



Fdim7 piano chord: F3, Ab3, D4


Fdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: F3, Ab3, Cb4, D4


F# Chords Piano Chords:


F# piano chord: F#3, A#3, C#4



F# (without 5th) piano chord: F#3, A#3


F#5 piano chord: F#3, C#4


F#sus piano chord: F#3, B3, C#4


F#sus2 piano chord: F#3, G#3, C#4



F#6 piano chord: F#3, A#3, D#4


F#6 (with 5th) piano chord: F#3, A#3, C#4, D#4


F#M7 piano chord: F#3, A#3, E#4


F#M7 (with 5th) piano chord: F#3, A#3, C#4, E#4



F#7 piano chord: F#3, A#3, E4


F#7 (with 5th) piano chord: F#3, A#3, C#4, E4


F#7b5 piano chord: F#3, A#3, C4, E4


F#7#5 piano chord: F#3, A#3, D4, E4



F#9 piano chord: F#3, A#3, E4, G#4


F#7b9 piano chord: F#3, A#3, E4, G4


F#7#9 piano chord: F#3, A#3, E4, A4


F#13 piano chord: F#3, E4, A#4, D#5



F#+ piano chord: F#3, A#3, D4


F#7#5 piano chord: F#3, A#3, D4, E4


F#m piano chord: F#3, A3, C#4


F#m6 piano chord: F#3, A3, D#4



F#m6 (with 5th) piano chord: F#3, A3, C#4, D#4


F#m7 piano chord: F#3, A3, E4


F#m7 (with 5th) piano chord: F#3, A3, C#4, E4


F#m7b5 piano chord: F#3, A3, C4, E4



F#m7#5 piano chord: F#3, A3, D4, E4


F#m9 piano chord: F#3, A3, E4, G#4


F#m7b9 piano chord: F#3, A3, E4, G4


F#m#7 piano chord: F#3, A3, C#4, E#4



F#dim piano chord: F#3, A3, C4


F#dim7 piano chord: F#3, A3, Eb4


F#dim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: F#3, A3, C4, Eb4


Gb Chords Piano Chords:



Gb piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Db4


Gb (without 5th) piano chord: Gb3, Bb3


Gb5 piano chord: Gb3, Db4


Gbsus piano chord: Gb3, B3, Db4



Gbsus2 piano chord: Gb3, Ab3, Db4


Gb6 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Eb4


Gb6 (with 5th) piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Db4, Eb4


GbM7 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, F4



GbM7 (with 5th) piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Db4, F4


Gb7 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Fb4


Gb7 (with 5th) piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Db4, Fb4


Gb7b5 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, C4, Fb4



Gb7#5 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, D4, Fb4


Gb9 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Fb4, Ab4


Gb7b9 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Fb4, G4


Gb7#9 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, Fb4, A4



Gb13 piano chord: Gb2, Fb3, Bb3, Eb4


Gb+ piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, D4


Gb7#5 piano chord: Gb3, Bb3, D4, Fb4


Gbm piano chord: Gb3, A3, Db4



Gbm6 piano chord: Gb3, A3, Eb4


Gbm6 (with 5th) piano chord: Gb3, A3, Db4, Eb4


Gbm7 piano chord: Gb3, A3, Fb4


Gbm7 (with 5th) piano chord: Gb3, A3, Db4, Fb4



Gbm7b5 piano chord: Gb3, A3, C4, Fb4


Gbm7#5 piano chord: Gb3, A3, D4, Fb4


Gbm9 piano chord: Gb3, A3, Fb4, Ab4


Gbm7b9 piano chord: Gb3, A3, Fb4, G4



Gbm#7 piano chord: Gb3, A3, Db4, F4


Gbdim piano chord: Gb3, A3, C4


Gbdim7 piano chord: Gb3, A3, Eb4


Gbdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: Gb3, A3, C4, Eb4



G Chords Piano Chords:


G piano chord: G3, B3, D4


G (without 5th) piano chord: G3, B3


G5 piano chord: G3, D4



Gsus piano chord: G3, C4, D4


Gsus2 piano chord: G3, A4, D4


G6 piano chord: G3, B3, E4


G6 (with 5th) piano chord: G3, B3, D4, E4



GM7 piano chord: G3, B3, F#4


GM7 (with 5th) piano chord: G3, B3, D4, F#4


G7 piano chord: G3, B3, F4


G7 (with 5th) piano chord: G3, B3, D4, F4



G7b5 piano chord: G3, B3, Db4, F4


G7#5 piano chord: G3, B3, D#4, F4


G9 piano chord: G3, B3, F4, A4


G7b9 piano chord: G3, B3, F4, Ab4



G7#9 piano chord: G3, B3, F4, Bb4


G13 piano chord: G2, F3, B3, E4


G+ piano chord: G3, B3, D#4


G7#5 piano chord: G3, B3, D#4, F4



Gm piano chord: G3, Bb3, D4


Gm6 piano chord: G3, Bb3, E4


Gm6 (with 5th) piano chord: G3, Bb3, D4, E4


Gm7 piano chord: G3, Bb3, F4



Gm7 (with 5th) piano chord: G3, Bb3, D4, F4


Gm7b5 piano chord: G3, Bb3, Db4, F4


Gm7#5 piano chord: G3, Bb3, D#4, F4


Gm9 piano chord: G3, Bb3, F4, A4



Gm7b9 piano chord: G3, Bb3, F4, Ab4


Gm#7 piano chord: G3, Bb3, D4, F#4


Gdim piano chord: G3, Bb3, Db4


Gdim7 piano chord: G3, Bb3, E4



Gdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: G3, Bb3, E4, G4


G# Chords Piano Chords:


G# piano chord: G#3, B#3, D#4


G# (without 5th) piano chord: G#3, B#3



G#5 piano chord: G#3, D#4


G#sus piano chord: G#3, C#4, D#4


G#sus2 piano chord: G#3, A#3, D#4


G#6 piano chord: G#3, B#3, E#4



G#6 (with 5th) piano chord: G#3, B#3, D#4, E#4


G#M7 piano chord: G#3, B#3, FX4


G#M7 (with 5th) piano chord: G#3, B#3, D#4, FX4


G#7 piano chord: G#3, B#3, F#4



G#7 (with 5th) piano chord: G#3, B#3, D#4, F#4


G#7b5 piano chord: G#3, B#3, D4, F#4


G#7#5 piano chord: G#3, B#3, E4, F#4


G#9 piano chord: G#3, B#3, F#4, A#4



G#7b9 piano chord: G#3, B#3, F#4, A4


G#7#9 piano chord: G#3, B#3, F#4, B5


G#13 piano chord: G#2, F#3, B#3, E#4


G#+ piano chord: G#3, B#3, E4



G#7#5 piano chord: G#3, B#3, E4, F#4


G#m piano chord: G#3, B3, D#4


G#m6 piano chord: G#3, B3, E#4


G#m6 (with 5th) piano chord: G#3, B3, D#4, E#4



G#m7 piano chord: G#3, B3, F#4


G#m7 (with 5th) piano chord: G#3, B3, D#4, F#4


G#m7b5 piano chord: G#3, B3, D4, F#4


G#m7#5 piano chord: G#3, B3, E4, F#4



G#m9 piano chord: G#3, B3, F#4, A#4


G#m7b9 piano chord: G#3, B3, F#4, A4


G#m#7 piano chord: G#3, B3, D#4, FX4


G#dim piano chord: G#3, B3, D4



G#dim7 piano chord: G#3, B3, F4


G#dim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: G#3, B3, D4, F4


Ab Chords Piano Chords:


Ab piano chord: Ab3, C4, Eb4



Ab (without 5th) piano chord: Ab3, C4


Ab5 piano chord: Ab3, Eb4


Absus piano chord: Ab3, Db4, Eb4


Absus2 piano chord: Ab3, Bb3, Eb4



Ab6 piano chord: Ab3, C4, F4


Ab6 (with 5th) piano chord: Ab3, C4, Eb4, F4


AbM7 piano chord: Ab3, C4, G4


AbM7 (with 5th) piano chord: Ab3, C4, Eb4, G4



Ab7 piano chord: Ab3, C4, Gb4


Ab7 (with 5th) piano chord: Ab3, C4, Eb4, Gb4


Ab7b5 piano chord: Ab3, C4, D4, Gb4


Ab7#5 piano chord: Ab3, C4, E4, Gb4



Ab9 piano chord: Ab3, C4, Gb4, Bb4


Ab7b9 piano chord: Ab3, C4, Gb4, A4


Ab7#9 piano chord: Ab3, C4, Gb4, Cb5


Ab13 piano chord: Ab2, Gb3, C4, F4



Ab+ piano chord: Ab3, C4, E4


Ab7#5 piano chord: Ab3, C4, E4, Gb4


Abm piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, Eb4


Abm6 piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, F4



Abm6 (with 5th) piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, Eb4, F4


Abm7 piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, Gb4


Abm7 (with 5th) piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, Eb4, Gb4


Abm7b5 piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, D4, Gb4



Abm7#5 piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, E4, Gb4


Abm9 piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, Gb4, Bb4


Abm7b9 piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, Gb4, A4


Abm#7 piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, Eb4, G4



Abdim piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, D4


Abdim7 piano chord: Ab3, Cb4, F4


Abdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: Ab3, Cb3, D4, F4


A Chords Piano Chords:



A piano chord: A3, C#4, E4


A (without 5th) piano chord: A3, C#4


A5 piano chord: A3, E4


Asus piano chord: A3, D4, E4



Asus2 piano chord: A3, B3, E4


A6 piano chord: A3, C#4, F#4


A6 (with 5th) piano chord: A3, C#4, E4, F#4


AM7 piano chord: A3, C#4, G#4



AM7 (with 5th) piano chord: A3, C#4, E4, G#4


A7 piano chord: A3, C#4, G4


A7 (with 5th) piano chord: A3, C#4, E4, G4


A7b5 piano chord: A3, C#4, Eb4, G4



A7#5 piano chord: A3, C#4, E#4, G4


A9 piano chord: A3, C#4, G4, B4


A7b9 piano chord: A3, C#4, G4, Bb4


A7#9 piano chord: A3, C#4, G4, C5



A13 piano chord: A2, G3, C#4, F#4


A+ piano chord: A3, C#4, E#4


A7#5 piano chord: A3, C#4, E#4, G4


Am piano chord: A3, C4, E4



Am6 piano chord: A3, C4, F#4


Am6 (with 5th) piano chord: A3, C4, E4, F#4


Am7 piano chord: A3, C4, G4


Am7 (with 5th) piano chord: A3, C4, E4, G4



Am7b5 piano chord: A3, C4, Eb4, G4


Am7#5 piano chord: A3, C4, E#4, G4


Am9 piano chord: A3, C4, G4, B4


Am7b9 piano chord: A3, C4, G4, Bb4



Am#7 piano chord: A3, C4, E4, G#4


Adim piano chord: A3, C4, Eb4


Adim7 piano chord: A3, C4, F#4


Adim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: A3, C4, Eb4, F#4



A# Chords Piano Chords:


A# piano chord: A#3, CX4, E#4


A# (without 5th) piano chord: A#3, CX4


A#5 piano chord: A#3, E#4



A#sus piano chord: A#3, D#4, E#4


A#sus2 piano chord: A#3, B#3, E#4


A#6 piano chord: A#3, CX4, FX4


A#6 (with 5th) piano chord: A#3, CX4, E#4, FX4



A#M7 piano chord: A#3, CX4, GX4


A#M7 (with 5th) piano chord: A#3, CX4, E#4, GX4


A#7 piano chord: A#3, CX4, G#4


A#7 (with 5th) piano chord: A#3, CX4, E#4, G#4



A#7b5 piano chord: A#3, CX4, E4, G#4


A#7#5 piano chord: A#3, CX4, F#4, G#4


A#9 piano chord: A#3, CX4, G#4, B#3


A#7b9 piano chord: A#3, CX4, G#4, B4



A#7#9 piano chord: A#3, CX4, G#4, C#5


A#13 piano chord: A#2, G#3, CX4, FX4


A#+ piano chord: A#3, CX4, F#4


A#7#5 piano chord: A#3, CX4, F#4, G#4



A#m piano chord: A#3, C#4, E#4


A#m6 piano chord: A#3, C#4, FX4


A#m6 (with 5th) piano chord: A#3, C#4, E#4, FX4


A#m7 piano chord: A#3, C#4, G#4



A#m7 (with 5th) piano chord: A#3, C#4, E#4, G#4


A#m7b5 piano chord: A#3, C#4, E4, G#4


A#m7#5 piano chord: A#3, C#4, F#4, G#4


A#m9 piano chord: A#3, C#4, G#4, B#4



A#m7b9 piano chord: A#3, C#4, G#4, B4


A#m#7 piano chord: A#3, C#4, E#4, GX4


A#dim piano chord: A#3, C#4, E4


A#dim7 piano chord: A#3, C#4, G4



A#dim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: A#3, C#4, E4, G4


Bb Chords Piano Chords:


Bb piano chord: Bb3, D4, F4


Bb (without 5th) piano chord: Bb3, D4



Bb5 piano chord: Bb3, F4


Bbsus piano chord: Bb3, Eb4, F4


Bbsus2 piano chord: Bb3, C4, F4


Bb6 piano chord: Bb3, D4, G4



Bb6 (with 5th) piano chord: Bb3, D4, F4, G4


BbM7 piano chord: Bb3, D4, A4


BbM7 (with 5th) piano chord: Bb3, D4, F4, A4


Bb7 piano chord: Bb3, D4, Ab4



Bb7 (with 5th) piano chord: Bb3, D4, F4, Ab4


Bb7b5 piano chord: Bb3, D4, E4, Ab4


Bb7#5 piano chord: Bb3, D4, F#4, Ab4


Bb9 piano chord: Bb3, D4, Ab4, C5



Bb7b9 piano chord: Bb3, D4, Ab4, B4


Bb7#9 piano chord: Bb3, D4, Ab4, Db5


Bb13 piano chord: Bb2, Ab3, D4, G4


Bb+ piano chord: Bb3, D4, F#4



Bb7#5 piano chord: Bb3, D4, F#4, Ab4


Bbm piano chord: Bb3, Db4, F4


Bbm6 piano chord: Bb3, Db4, G4


Bbm6 (with 5th) piano chord: Bb3, Db4, F4, G4



Bbm7 piano chord: Bb3, Db4, Ab4


Bbm7 (with 5th) piano chord: Bb3, Db4, F4, Ab4


Bbm7b5 piano chord: Bb3, Db4, E4, Ab4


Bbm7#5 piano chord: Bb3, Db4, F#4, Ab4



Bbm9 piano chord: Bb3, Db4, Ab4, C5


Bbm7b9 piano chord: Bb3, Db4, Ab4, B4


Bbm#7 piano chord: Bb3, Db4, F4, A4


Bbdim piano chord: Bb3, Db4, E4



Bbdim7 piano chord: Bb3, Db4, G4


Bbdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: Bb4, Db4, Fb4, G4


B Chords Piano Chords:


B piano chord: B3, D#4, F#4



B (without 5th) piano chord: B3, D#4


B5 piano chord: B3, F#4


Bsus piano chord: B3, E4, F#4


Bsus2 piano chord: B3, C#4, F#4



B6 piano chord: B3, D#4, G#4


B6 (with 5th) piano chord: B3, D#4, F#4, G#4


BM7 piano chord: B3, D#4, A#4


BM7 (with 5th) piano chord: B3, D#4, F#4, A#4



B7 piano chord: B3, D#4, A4


B7 (with 5th) piano chord: B3, D#4, F#4, A4


B7b5 piano chord: B3, D#4, F4, A4


B7#5 piano chord: B3, D#4, FX4, A4



B9 piano chord: B3, D#4, A4, C#5


B7b9 piano chord: B3, D#4, A4, C5


B7#9 piano chord: B3, D#4, A4, D5


B13 piano chord: B2, A3, D#4, G#4



B+ piano chord: B3, D#4, FX4


B7#5 piano chord: B3, D#4, FX4, A4


Bm piano chord: B3, D4, F#4


Bm6 piano chord: B3, D4, G#4



Bm6 (with 5th) piano chord: B3, D4, F#4, G#4


Bm7 piano chord: B3, D4, A4


Bm7 (with 5th) piano chord: B3, D4, F#4, A4


Bm7b5 piano chord: B3, D4, F4, A4



Bm7#5 piano chord: B3, D4, FX4, A4


Bm9 piano chord: B3, D4, A4, C#5


Bm7b9 piano chord: B3, D4, A4, C5


Bm#7 piano chord: B3, D4, F#4, A#4



Bdim piano chord: B3, D4, F4


Bdim7 piano chord: B3, D4, Ab4


Bdim7 (with Flat 5th) piano chord: B3, D4, F4, Ab4

Size Matters Not?

This left me shocked and awed.

Friday, March 06, 2009

Classmates.com silliness

"Remember that Girl you wanted to ask out and never did?"

Well now she's old and fat.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Imagine! Arnold with a hankie!

OK, so I just watched the latest trailer for "Terminator Salvation".

There's something really special going on here. Apparently, the movie introduces the human-cyborg thing, but instead of the machines being slow-walking Austrian killing stormtroopers, they are captured humans who have been converted into killing machines.

"What are you?" John shouts. Marcus replies, "I don't know."

They have feelings and can act! That's a big surprise. I got all goose-bump-ified watching this trailer. Something about a really great intelligent action movie reaches into the heart of a man and touches him in a way no "Sex in the City"-loving woman will ever understand!
A summer movie that might not sucks!


My only problem with this trailer is the highly over-rated Bryce Dallas Howard. I love her dad, and I want so much to like her. But while her elegance, grace, sophistication always come through in a role, I can't ever get past that to see the character she is supposed to be playing. She really needs to loosen up and let her emotional boogers show. That's what makes actresses like Angelina Jolie a cut above. Bryce Dallas Howard is always being a sophisticated rich kid, even when she's supposed to be white trash.

New Multiplication Table Visualizer

I'm not sure what inspired me to create this little application. But I've been thinking about my grade school math lately.

As I'm 32 years old, it's been at least 20 years since I was drilled on my multiplication tables. And despite the fact that I went to an Ivy League college and have worked doing computer programming, I have yet to be put in a real-world situation where that would require me to multiply 7 times 13, much less 13 times 29, etc. But still it bothers me when I do try to figure out some math problem in my head that I can't do it. I know I'm a smart person, but mental math (which often requires you to put some part of the problem in your short term memory) is beyond me.

A few months ago I saw a book about doing math problems in your head. I was flipping through it and it got me excited about learning the techniques. I haven't pick up the book yet, but I have been ruminating on the idea of mental math.

Coupling that idea with my new found passion for Adobe Flash CS4, I decided to make a little application that allows you to actually see the math problems as you solve them, by using blocks. Doing programmatic graphics and animation has gotten a lot easier these days and a program like this would have been difficult to program even a few years ago (at least for a normal person, like myself).

Anyway, it took me a night to make it, and I decided to put it out there. I know most of you are here because you want to learn piano chords, but everybody could stand to brush up on their multiplication, right?

Multiplication Table Visualizer

Monday, March 02, 2009

President of Guinea-Bissau Assassinated!

World asks, "What's Guinea-Bissau"? Is that a country?

Thursday, February 26, 2009

New Piano Chord Finder

In my quest to keep improving my piano chord finders, I've created a new one on my Patternpiano.com website that allows you to preview eight chords at a time without having to click a button. My last piano chord finder I found required too many button clicks. Let me know what you think!

New Piano Chord Finder

Nate

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Microsoft Songsmith - Amazing!





20 basic rhythms

This is another fun rhythm video I did about two years ago. Enjoy:

Musical Rhythm Counting

This is a video I did a while back that I thought would be fun to put up here.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Flossing

OK, so I know this isn't piano-chord-related, but I sometimes have these brilliant ideas. My girlfriend was pestering me about flossing, and I realized something:

In a relationship, one person's floss is the other person's gain.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Answer to Question on Tritones

Question from Michael Bell:


Thanks for the site it's proving to be very helpful to me. I am trying to find out some information tritones I've been researching and they are called diminished 5th's or augmented 4th's. I have been reading and reading about them and I understand the basic theory behind them but I don't know how to form chords with these. I have seen some very interesting videos on youtube and they really change how your music sounds. I would appreciate if you could forward me some info on these chords in like the key of c or c#. Thanks God bless you.


Michael,

There are two common kinds of chords that use tritones, dominant chords and diminished chords. So if you take a look at any of the dominant or diminished chords on this site, you'll see tritones in action. Or if you look at any sheet music and you see a dominant chord or diminished chord, you'll see tritones in action.

In a dominant chord, the tritone is formed between the major third of the chord and the minor seventh. For example, in a C7 chord, the major third is E and the minor 7th is Bb. This interval is a flat fifth (i.e., a tritone).

A diminished chord has a tritone between the root of the chord and the flat fifth.

A dominant seventh chord is made up entirely of minor thirds, and two minor thirds make up a tritone.

So a Cdim7 chord has a tritone between the root and fifth (C to Gb), the minor third and diminished 7th (Eb and A) And the inversions of those two, the flat fifth to the root, and the diminished 7th to the minor third (A to Eb).

But all of this theory about tritones is not particularly helpful to playing well. It's more helpful to just start memorizing chord shapes on the piano. That's where my books and my piano chords site come in handy. Once you've memorized the shapes, and trained your ear, you don't need to think about where the tritones are, you'll just know the right sound at the right time - sort of like vocabulary and speech.

One interesting thing with tritones is that they are a tense sound that wants to resolve. If you play a G7 chord:

G, B, F

and then resolve it to a C chord:

G, C, E

you can hear how the tritone between B and F is a tension-filled sound and it wants to resolve to the C chord.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Cat Dances Against Guitar

Coolest thing I've seen on YouTube in a while

This is a really awesome stop motion video with tons of creativity, a beautiful girl and some good music. Enjoy!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

New Sight Reading Game

Yet another sight-reading game.

This one allows for a more rapid-fire approach, for more advanced students. You simply type the note name of each note from top to bottom.
Here's the link:

Sight-Reading on the Grand Staff.

Or if you want to practice sight reading vertical notes (such as in a chord), you can do that here:
Notes in a Random Chord Sight Reading

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Test Your Knowledge of Piano Notes

Test You Knowledge of Piano Notes with this simple Quiz:







If you would like to find out more about my piano tutorials, check out:
http://www.patternpiano.com/
http://www.list-of-chords.com/

Monday, January 19, 2009

New Piano Chords Quiz

I created a new flash-based piano chords quiz tool, so that you can test yourself on piano chords. These quizzes are a companion tool to "How to Speed Read Piano Chord Symbols" and "How to Play from a Fake Book Without Gettin' the Blues".



You can test yourself by chords with a certain root here:



You can also test yourself on all 96 piano chords. There eight varieties of chords per root and twelve different roots, so that's 96 chords.

Friday, January 09, 2009

Sight Reading on the Piano - another flash tutorial

This flash tutorial focuses on the spaces of the staff in the treble and bass clef. The two mnemonic devices I use are "Fry All Canary Eggs" and "All Cows Eat Grass".

The Spaces of the Treble and Bass Clef

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

More Piano Sight Reading Help

Here's another Flash tutorial I created. This time, focusing on the lines of the treble clef, and the lines of the bass clef.

There isn't any feedback, this is just sort of a "move your mouse over and take a look" situation. I'll try to maybe turn it into an interactive game. :)

The Lines Of the Treble Clef and Bass Clef

Friday, January 02, 2009

New Sight Reading Tutorial

I created a flash tutorial game that focuses exclusively on the lines above the staff and below the staff. It also teaches some "mnemonic" devices for memorizing the lines above and below the staff.

The lines above the staff in the treble clef:
- All Cows Eat Grass

The lines above the staff in the bass clef:
- Crying Elephants Gulp Beer

The lines below the staff in the treble clef:
- Dog Farts Are Criminal

The lines below the staff in the bass clef:
- French Artists Crowd England








If you have enjoyed this tutorial, check out my list of piano chords website.