Playing Piano by Ear: Means never having to remember the notes when you tickle the Ivories

By Calvin Poole III

You can learn to play the piano in less than an hour. Just learn some basic chords, and you are ready to go!

Calvin Poole III learned to read music and took piano lessons. But he realized that if he simply learned how to play the basic chords (as you would if you were playing the guitar), you would be able to play just abo

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aspire Publishing Hub, LLC
• Release date: Jun 12, 2024
• ISBN: 9781964393360

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MEANS NEVER HAVING TO REMEMBER THE NOTES WHEN YOU TICKLE THE IVORIES

CALVIN POOLE III

Playing Piano by Ear

Copyright © 2024 by Calvin Poole III

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ISBN

978-1-964393-35-3 (Paperback)

978-1-964393-36-0 (eBook)

They said it couldn’t be done.

He tackled the thing that couldn’t be done.

And he couldn’t do it.

Normally, this statement reflects reality…

But you really can learn to play the piano.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Learning The Notes

Learning The Chords

Learning The Chord Progressions

Learning To Play Bass

Fine Tuning

Rolling The Chord

Romantic Chords

7th Chords

Chord Inversions

Picking Out The Melody

Conclusion

Preface

Have you noticed how a musician plays the piano? He reads music from a book as he plays, glancing back and forth from his book to the keyboard, and then feverishly swatting at the book when it becomes necessary to