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Finding A Major & A Minor for Basic Piano Chords

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Summary: Learn to play the A Major and A Minor chords on the piano in this free how-to video clip piano lesson on how to play basic chords on the piano.

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lostintyb said

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on 8/2/2008 good job !

bozo47 said

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on 8/2/2008 Please call for a piano tuner...

hotkeys said

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on 8/2/2008 ...very clear and easy to understand...

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"The first chord we are going to begin with is an A chord. Now you will find an A, it is two notes down from middle C or any C. An A chord should begin with A, C sharp and E and these are the fingers you use. You use for your right hand, finger 1, finger 3 and finger 5, finger 5, finger 3 and finger 1. Your thumbs are 1, index fingers are 2, middle finger 3, ring finger 4 and pinkie is 5. It is the A major chord. And if you would like to make it minor we take the C sharp and make it a C natural and you see it’s minor because it sounds a little bit even, major, minor. "

eHow Article: Finding A Major & A Minor for Basic Piano Chords

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