You will notice that you now are able to move the chord (left hand) down (to the left) at least one or two octaves and still have a nice and usable sound.
Play the note C with your 5th finger (pinkie) – and the note G with your 1st finger (thumb). Now – with your left hand – play the chord – but leave out the middle note – the E. In it’s basic inversion (root inversion) it consists of the notes C – E – G. At some point – not that far down the keyboard – the chord starts to sound a bit messy and cluttered.Ī simple way to avoid this cluttering is to leave out the middle note of your basic three note chord.Īs an example let’s look at the C major three note chord. It’s a fact that there is a limit to how low (how far left) on the piano keyboard you can play a simple 3 note chord. If you don’t know what chord inversions are, please read this article: “What are chord inversions used for” If you are a beginner and don’t know how to do chord inversions – this approach might appeal to you. Full chord in your right hand – part of the chord in your left hand. Whatever your starting point is let me walk you through just a few approaches that will allow you to use both hands to play chords on the piano. Maybe you know how to play a few chords in the right hand – but don’t know what to do with your left hand. You may know a bit about the not so professional way of using chords on the piano – playing a melody in your right hand and then adding three or four note chords in the left hand. If you are a beginner piano player – or more experienced with just a basic knowledge of how to play and use chords – you may wonder how your favourite musician goes about playing piano chords with both hands.
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