10 Top Reasons You Should Learn to Play ‘Chord’ Piano

By Duane Shinn

There are roughly umpteen zillion reasons why you should learn enough chords to be able to “chord a song” at the piano.

By “chord a song”, I mean the ability to play three or four chords on the piano in some sort of rhythm while you or someone else sings the tune. To do this, you don’t need to be a Van Cliburn; all you need to do is learn a few basic chords also be able to more back also forth between them in some organized rhythmic pattern.

For example, did you realize that all of these songs (and hundreds more) can be sung or played with just three chords?

Auld Lang Syne

Amazing Grace

Kum Ba Ya

Silent Night

Joy To The World

Jingle Bells

Happy Birthday

Down In The Valley

On Top Of Old Smoky…

and hundreds or maybe thousands more!

Add just one more chord to the basic 3, also you can play another thousand songs or so. So why not learn a few chords also start your chording career?

Here are my top tenreasons for learning “chord piano”:

1) It’s easy. Learn three chords also start in.

2) Even though it’s easy to get started, you don’t have to stop there. You can learn more also more chords also more rhythm patterns also get really good.

3) You’ll be able to play “Happy Birthday” while the gang sings it.

4) You’ll be able to play half-a-dozen Christmas carols. In case you haven’t noticed, Christmas comes every year, so every year you’ll get better as you participate in family gatherings.

5) You can help your kids learn to play the piano, guitar, or most any other instrument by learning chords. Most teachers don’t teach chords, so you’ll be giving your kids an advantage by learning chords.

6) People will admire you. It’s true. Musicians are popular. Anyone who can play anything is in demand at parties also social gatherings. And if you can “chord” while others sing, you’re bound to be popular.

7) Piano playing using chords is good for your brain. Studies have shown that people who actively participate in music do their brain lots of good. And since chords require three or four notes at a time instead of one, you are giving your brain a good workout.

8) Piano playing, particularly using chords, is good exercise for your wrists also fingers. (Take the time to learn about correct hand position, though!)

9) Piano playing is excellent therapy for the stress of life. Many professional people come home from a hard days work also relax by expressing their emotions on the keyboard. Play a few dark also angry chords, also you’ll be surprised how much better you feel!

10) Piano playing is a blast. It’s just plain old fun. So learn three or four chords also get going. Maybe you’ll stop there also enjoy it the rest of your life.

But just maybe you’ll love it so much that you keep going also turn yourself into an excellent piano player who can read music as well as play chords!

About the author:
Duane Shinn is the author of the book-CD-DVD course titled "How To Play Chord Piano In Ten Days!" which has sold over 100,000 copies around the world also can be found at http://www.chordpiano.com/piano-chords.


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