{"id":2427,"date":"2014-08-23T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T17:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/?p=2427"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:19:57","slug":"piano-chords-c-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/blog\/advanced-piano-lessons\/piano-chords-c-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"Piano Chords &#8211; C chords"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Mh2diUQ8qeE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, I show you how to play all the chords you will ever need to know in the C family. These include: C major, C minor, C7, Cmin7, Cmaj7, C7b5, C7#5, Cm7b5, C7b9, C6, Cm6, C69, C9, Cm9, Cmaj9, Cadd9, C11, Cm11, C13, Csus2, Csus4, Cdim, Cdim7, and Caug.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"111\">\ud83c\udfb9 <strong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"108\">Let\u2019s Learn the C Chords!<\/strong> \ud83c\udfb6<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"275\">Imagine building a <strong data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"141\">chord<\/strong> like a little tower made of musical blocks (notes). The <strong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"209\">C chord<\/strong> is like a happy tower, and it\u2019s one of the easiest to start with!<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"280\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"310\">\ud83c\udfb5 <strong data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"310\">C Major Chord (C)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"360\">This is the most common C chord. It sounds happy!<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"462\">\n<li data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"392\">\n<p data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"392\">Play <strong data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"374\">C<\/strong> (with your thumb)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"431\">\n<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"431\">Then <strong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"405\">E<\/strong> (with your middle finger)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"462\">\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"462\">Then <strong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"444\">G<\/strong> (with your pinky)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"518\">\u2705 Together: <strong data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"489\">C - E - G<\/strong><br data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"492\" \/>\ud83c\udf89 That\u2019s a C Major chord!<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"523\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"554\">\ud83d\ude22 <strong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"554\">C Minor Chord (Cm)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"584\">This one sounds a little sad.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"645\">\n<li data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"598\">\n<p data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"598\">Play <strong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"598\">C<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"632\">\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"632\">Then <strong data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"612\">E\u266d<\/strong> (black key below E)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"645\">\n<p data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"645\">Then <strong data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"645\">G<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"723\">\u2705 Together: <strong data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"673\">C - E\u266d - G<\/strong><br data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"676\" \/>\ud83e\udd7a It\u2019s like the C chord is feeling a bit down.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"728\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"749\">\ud83e\udd20 <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"749\">C7 Chord<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"820\">This one sounds cool and a little wild, like in cowboy or blues music!<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"893\">\n<li data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"854\">\n<p data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"854\">Play <strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"842\">C - E - G<\/strong> like normal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"893\">\n<p data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"893\">Then add <strong data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"872\">B\u266d<\/strong> (black key before B)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"949\">\u2705 Together: <strong data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"925\">C - E - G - B\u266d<\/strong><br data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"928\" \/>\ud83c\udfb8 Yeehaw! That\u2019s C7!<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"954\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"978\">\ud83d\udcab <strong data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"978\">Cmaj7 Chord<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"1013\">This one sounds smooth and dreamy.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1081\">\n<li data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1035\">\n<p data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1035\">Play <strong data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1035\">C - E - G<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1081\">\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1081\">Then add <strong data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1052\">B<\/strong> (just the regular white key)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1156\">\u2705 Together: <strong data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1112\">C - E - G - B<\/strong><br data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1115\" \/>\ud83c\udf19 It feels like a peaceful bedtime song.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1161\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1253\">\ud83c\udfa8 <strong data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1181\">Bonus Idea:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1184\" \/>Want to make it fun? Pretend each chord has a feeling or character!<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1314\">\n<li data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1265\">\n<p data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1265\">C = happy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1276\">\n<p data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1276\">Cm = sad<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1297\">\n<p data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1297\">C7 = silly or wild<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1314\">\n<p data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1314\">Cmaj7 = dreamy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1027,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[16,17],"class_list":["post-2427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-advanced-piano-lessons","tag-chords","tag-piano","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1027"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33104,"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427\/revisions\/33104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}