KEYBOARD
In this section we will go over the keyboard part and cover the intro and verse of Falling. There will be video, notation and colour coded graphic notation to help you learn how to play it. We will be learning about chords along the way.
Keyboard Basics
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).
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.
Reading Notation
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 Keyboard Map
The keyboard will be colour coded with the notes you need to hit. Middle C will always be highlighted yellow/green.
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 keyboardist has to play an E minor chord, then a G major chord for 4 counts each.
Notated Part
Break-down of Keyboard Part
Introduction (4 bars)
The introduction doesn't have a chord, just a 'drone' or sustained/held note. The note is D, next to middle C.
The note is held for all four bars (or 16 counts) of the introduction.
Verse (16 bars): 8 - bar pattern. Play this pattern 2 times.
The verse is made up of 6 chords:
Each chord is held for 4 counts, except for the last chord. That is held for 8 counts.
Em
G
G
F#m
Bm
D
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