3dfingers PIANO Tutorial

INTERMEDIATE STUDIES

Lesson 8 - Section 1

Chord Study

Let’s look at the chords used in the “Balloon” song from our earlier lessons. Please refer to the image for this section. The notes of the chords are written in the Bass Clef of the staff. The chords are also written above the Treble Clef in text format:

C or C maj

F or F maj

G or G maj

As you can see from the color coded notes on the image of the keyboard, the formula for constructing a Major chord is:

4 half steps + 3 half steps

Play the C Major chord (green notes) on your keyboard. Now play the F Major chord and then the G Major chord. Major chords are this easy. In fact, almost all chords are this easy if you know the formula to construct them.

Let’s look at some other formulas:

Minor chords (such as Am, Dm, and Em)

3 half steps + 4 half steps

Dominant (flatted) seventh chords (such as C7, F7, and G7)

4 half steps + 3 half steps + 3 half steps

Minor seventh chords (such as Am7, Dm7, and Em7)

3 half steps + 4 half steps + 3 half steps

Major sixth chords (such as C6, F6, and G6)

4 half steps + 3 half steps + 2 half steps

Major seventh chords (such as Cmaj7, Fmaj7, and Gmaj7)

4 half steps + 3 half steps + 4 half steps

Play each one of these types of chords on your keyboard. Use the formulas shown to construct each chord. Do this 3 different times using the root notes C, F, and G.

Now try building some Major chords on sharps and flats. Use the root notes E flat, A flat, C sharp and F sharp.

Spend about 20 minutes doing this.

CHORDS FOR "CALM DOWN" BY REMA

[Chorus]
D
Baby calm down, calm down,
D A
Girl, this your body e put in my heart for lockdown,

for lockdown, oh lockdown,
D
Girl you sweet like Fanta ooh, Fanta ooh,

If I tell you say, "I love you",
D A
you no dey form yanga oh, oh yanga oh,
A
No tell me no, no, no, no, woah, woah, woah, woah,
D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
D E A
Baby come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-
woah-woah-woah-woah-woah,
D
You got me like woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-
woah-woah-woah-woah,
D E A
Shawty come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-
D
woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, hmm.


[Verse 1]
D A
I see this fine girl, for my party she wear yellow,
A
Every other girl they dey do too much but this girl mellow,
D A
Naim I dey find situation I go use take tell am hello,
A
Finally I find way to talk to the girl but she no wan follow,
D
Who you come dey form for? Woah, (Mhmm),
D
Why you no wan' conform? Woah, (Mhmm),
D A
Then I start to feel her brown-bum, warm, (Mhmm),
A
But she dey gimme small, small, woah,
D
I know say she sabi pass that one, one, (Mhmm),
D
But she feeling insecure, woah
D A
'Cause her friends go dey gum her like chewing gum, woah, (Mhmm),
A
Go dey gum her like chewing gum, wu-woah.


[Chorus]
D
Baby calm down, calm down,
D A
Girl, this your body e put in my heart for lockdown,

for lockdown, oh lockdown,
D
Girl you sweet like Fanta ooh, Fanta ooh,
D A
If I tell you say, "I love you", you no dey form yanga oh, oh yanga oh,
A
No tell me no, no, no, no, woah, woah, woah, woah,
D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
D E A
Baby come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-
woah-woah-woah-woah-woah,
D
You got me like woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-
woah-woah-woah-woah,
D E A
Shawty come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-
D
woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, hmm.

[Verse 2]
A
As I reach my house, I say make a rest small, oh-woah
(Make a rest small, oh-woah),
D
As me I wake up na she dey my mind, oh-woah,
(Na she dey my mind, oh-woah),
D A
Day one, day two-wo, I no fit foc-o-us,
(I no fit focus),
D
Na so me I call am, say make we link up, woah,
(I say make we link up woah),
D A
As I start to dey tell her how I feel, now my heart dey race,
D
Baby girl if you leave me, I no go love again,
D A
Because e get many girls wey put my heart for pain,
N.C.
Shebi, you feel my pain, yeah-yeah.


[Chorus]
D
Baby calm down, calm down,
D A
Girl, this your body e put in my heart for lockdown,
for lockdown, oh lockdown,
D
Girl you sweet like Fanta ooh, Fanta ooh,
D A
If I tell you say, "I love you", you no dey form yanga oh, oh yanga oh,
A
No tell me no, no, no, no, woah, woah, woah, woah,
D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
D E A
Baby come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-
woah-woah-woah-woah-woah,
D
You got me like woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-
woah-woah-woah-woah,
D E A
Shawty come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-
D
woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, hmm.


[Outro]
D A
D A
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SOLFA NOTATION AND CHORD PROGRESSION OF EKWUEME
Ekueme by Prospa Ochimana Ft Nwachukwu

Onye Nwe anyi Ezitewo our God that sent

l l s s f r m m

Ndi Mmoziya ka ha nonyere anyi His angels to come be with us

l l s s f r m m

You are The Living God O!

s m d f r m t,

Eze, No one like YOU king

s m f r t, d

Ekwueme ! Ekwueme !!The ONE who says and does it!!

s l f s m f r m

Ekwueme ! Ekwueme !!

s l f s m f r m

You are the living God o!

s m d f m r t,

Eze, no one like You. {x2}

s m f r t, d

Chord Progression

The chord was revolving around the progression: 4 5 1 4 5 1 6 5 4 5 1
fah – soh – doh – fah – soh – doh – lah – soh – fah – soh – doh

For ExampleEkuweme o Ekwuemefah soh dohEkuweme o Ekwueme
fah soh dohYou are the living God
lah sohEze No one like you
fah soh doh

Chord Progression

The chord was revolving around the progression: 1 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 1 (doh – fah – doh – soh – doh)

He’s done so much for me

doh

I cannot tell it all

fah

Narakele Mo (take my thanksgiving)

Doh soh doh