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Lesson #6 - Left Hand Chords
The G and D7 Chords

Hand Positions

Learning 5-note hand positions like C position and G position, makes it a lot easier to focus on left-hand chord changes.

Click the audio icon below to hear a few more piano arrangements using some very basic chord style piano playing techniques.

What Are Hand Positions?

Lessons 1 to 5 were designed to keep your right hand in C position.

By keeping your hand in the 5-note C position, you can focus on simpler tasks like memorizing the music notes and making smooth chord changes.

What is C Position? When your right-hand thumb is on middle C, your 2nd finger on D, your 3rd finger on E, your 4th finger on F and your 5th finger on G, you are in the 5-note C position.

In Lessons 6 to 10, your hands will be in G position. G position will have your left hand pinky on the G directly below middle C and your right hand thumb on the first G above middle C, (see illustration below).

The G and D7 Chords

In Lessons 1 to 5 you learned the C major chord, which is built off the first note of the C major scale - and the G7 chord, which is build off the fifth note of the C major scale.

In Lessons 6 to 10 you will learn the G major chord, which is built off of the first note of the G major scale - and the D7 chord, which is build off of the fifth note of the G major scale, (see illustration below).

Sharps & Flats

The black keys on the piano represent most of the sharps and flats that you will find in music. The symbols for sharps and flats are shown below.

When a sharp symbol is placed to the left of a music note in sheet music, the note is raised one half step. A half step on the piano is just the next closest key. (see image below)

The D7 is the first chord in this course to use a black key, also known as a sharp. As you can see in the image above, the D7 chord contains an F sharp, (F#).

When a flat symbol is placed to the left of a music note in sheet music, the note is lowered one half step. (see image below)