Piano Tricks

Before I continue with my segment on colorful tones. I deem it appropriate that we become familiar with various types of chords that can be played on the piano.

There are many chords that can be played on piano ranging from Maj to Maj9 Sus4 and so forth. The reason many musicians have trouble creating "colorful tones" is because they do not understand these chords. Chords are the basic building block upon which the musician is able to craft a sound that is correspondent to what his/her emotions want to express. In short, it makes for good quality music. Below are some chords that you can incorporate into your music to create a richer sound. Try substituting these chords for the regular ones at different parts of the song and you will hear the difference.

Here's a link where you can find list of the various chords.