How to Play Piano Chords
Exact right-hand fingering, hand placement, common mistakes, and a chord-change exercise for each chord below. For fingering principles that apply across chord types, see the Piano Chord Fingering Guide.
Major chords
- C MajorStep-by-step beginner guide to playing C Major on piano: right-hand fingering, exact hand placement, a play-separately-then-together practice sequence, and a simple chord-change exercise.
- G MajorStep-by-step beginner guide to playing G Major on piano: right-hand fingering, exact hand placement, a play-separately-then-together practice sequence, and a simple chord-change exercise.
- F MajorStep-by-step beginner guide to playing F Major on piano: right-hand fingering, exact hand placement, a play-separately-then-together practice sequence, and a simple chord-change exercise.
Minor chords
- A MinorStep-by-step beginner guide to playing A Minor on piano: right-hand fingering, exact hand placement, a play-separately-then-together practice sequence, and a simple chord-change exercise.
- E MinorStep-by-step beginner guide to playing E Minor on piano: right-hand fingering, exact hand placement, a play-separately-then-together practice sequence, and a simple chord-change exercise.
Dominant 7th chords
- C7Step-by-step beginner guide to playing C7 on piano: right-hand fingering, exact hand placement, a play-separately-then-together practice sequence, and a simple chord-change exercise.
- F7Step-by-step beginner guide to playing F7 on piano: right-hand fingering, exact hand placement, a play-separately-then-together practice sequence, and a simple chord-change exercise.
- G7Step-by-step beginner guide to playing G7 on piano: right-hand fingering, exact hand placement, a play-separately-then-together practice sequence, and a simple chord-change exercise.