KEYBOARD
In this section we will go over the Keyboard part and cover the five sections of Seven Nation Army. There will be video, notation and graphic notation that is colour coded to help you learn how to play it. On top of that we will learn about chords.
READING NOTATION
KEYBOARD NOTES & MIDDLE C
On a standard piano there are 88 keys. However, on keyboards there may be less. They are made up white and black keys (a group of two (2) and a group of three (3)). Each key plays an individual note.
HANDS & FINGERS
When we play the keyboard, we use both our left hand (LH) and our right hand (RH).
Each finger is numbered 1 through to 5. This can be seen in the image below.
READING KEYBOARD MAP
The keyboard will be colour coded with the notes you need to hit. Also, it will have the fingers you need to use where L stands for left and R stands for right (see below). Middle C will always be highlighted yellow/green.
As you can see from the above, the pattern of notes repeats every eight (8) white notes (red line).
The most important note on the piano is MIDDLE C (highlighted above). This is the equator of the keyboard - it is the C closest to the middle of the keyboard.
As you can see from the above, the keyboard covers both Treble & Bass clef. MIDDLE C (highlighted above) can be played with both the Left Hand and the Right Hand.
READING CHORDS
Instead of writing down every single note in a chord, shorthand chord symbols are used.
Example: Chord symbol - C, is short hand for a C major chord made up of the notes c, e, and g.
Instead of using normal noteheads to show the rhythm, slashed noteheads are used. So below the guitarist has to play a C chord to the rhythm of
Tah - (zah) - tah - (zah)
Score
Keyboard Map
INTRODUCTION (PART 1 & 2) (8 bars)
VERSE (PART 1) (8 bars) - Don't play
VERSE (PART 2) (8 bars) - 1-bar pattern
The verse is made up of the following chord:
The notation for the Verse (Part 2) goes like this:
PRE-CHORUS (2 bars)
The pre-chorus is made up of the following chords:
The notation for the Verse (Part 2) goes like this:
CHORUS (Part 1 & 2) (2 bars)
The chorus is made up of the following chords:
The notation for the Chorus goes like this:
