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The ABCs to playing the piano by ear for starters

by Jermaine Griggs · 22 comments

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1 pat

a little confused are you playing progressions and chords in right or left hand

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2 Jermaine

@pat: Did you get a chance to listen to the recordings? They explain everything. The outlines just support the audio lecture.

In this style, the chords would be on the right, yes. For the songs, same thing… chords on right, bass on left (slash symbolizes this / (over) that).

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3 Keith

Could you please explain further, and i understand better with diagrams
thank you

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4 Jim

Keith, the recordings spell it out pretty well. Don’t look at the outline as it’s just bullet points. The recording is what you’ll want.

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5 Valerie Klaassen

Will you please walk me through on how to get started with piano/organ and other musical instrumental lessons. I need your help with this. Thank you very much.

Cordially,
Valerie Klaassen

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6 LWIIYO

Dear jermaine, your lessons are very helpful. I ve known things that i never knew before. i ve even given your email to a friend who introduced me to piano playing. U are my mentor away.
keep the good work up.

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7 Femi

I started learning keyboard around 1997 and I became a member of this website in 2000, but I was too lazy and reluctant to go through most of the lessons here, but of recent I saw a friend of mine who plays the keyboard much better than I, and when I asked him of his secret, he told me it was ‘hearandplay.com which he joined in 2006

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8 Nathan

Why do we play the sixth instead of a seventh in a diminished seventh chord

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9 ADETOYE ADEBAYO

THIS IS FOLDING TO A SOUL LIKE MY SELF.

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10 Lucien Joubert

HI!
I am an advanced pianist who knows another pianist who might benefit from your lessons.
His name is DAN FARROW
He plays the piano by hear, as well as guitar and also sings.His address:
526 N.Lake St. #99
Boyne City MI 49712
His e-mail: danieldonovan.com/danieldonovanfarrow.
His phone # 231-675-2935
Please contact him and tell him I recommended you to him
Sincerely,
Lucien Joubert

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11 joy

Hi

pls i want to veiw the piano hear it and learn it. how do i go about it

thanks

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12 mykel

i’m yet to know what is going on cos…..

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13 Ishaq Rashid

Hello Jermain;
by listen to the tones of the chord 1-6 1-5 1-4 this helping me to
learn how to know what tone you are are playing in;this was a very good lesson
can I put tis on a tape recorder and just practice this.
Thanks again for your time.Should I play these in all major chordsfirst?

FROM:ISHAQ

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14 Dianne Carr

What’s next after learning the scales and major chords. What lessons would you suggest next to get started playing congregational songs?

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15 Jermaine

@Dianne,

If you’re really serious about playing congregational songs, check out this 2 hour dvd: http://www.gospelkeys300.com

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16 jeff

Hi Jermain , Nice stuff, what is best way to use the left hand,having problem with it.

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17 Jermaine Griggs

Hey jeff,

Left hand is just like the right hand… just underused.

If you’re talking about getting the left hand to catch up in terms of speed, and accuracy and things like that, see this post:

http://www.hearandplay.com/main/the-michael-jordan-method-to-music-mastery

If you’re talking about more conceptual things to do (because you’re running out of ideas), see these posts:

http://www.hearandplay.com/main/5-dyads-you-can-put-to-work-for-you-right-away
http://www.hearandplay.com/main/let-me-introduce-you-to-the-power-chords-cousin
http://www.hearandplay.com/main/heres-a-method-thatll-make-your-chords-more-powerful

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18 Hoora

dear Jermaine
I can’t download any of these audio lessons… I don’t know why!!! :(:(:(

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19 Emmanuel

pls i want the audio video teaching

THANT

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20 charlene

Hi Jermaine,
thank you for the input on this phone workshop. I found it through the email I received from you today, where you were checking on my progress after 60 days of lessons. I was really touched! However the audio got cut off at a certain point. Still it really spoke to my heart God bless you!
I am working on the lessons, mainly still learning the scales and cords and the basics. I am also doing Hanon exercises. Your message did encourage me to go harder after progress. It’s so true what you said about our mindsets having to be right.
thanks again!

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21 Lily

Thank God for Jermaine Griggs! Simply genius.

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22 debebe

good

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