Jimmy Page often employed dissonant chords with Led Zep and you can, too. You don't even need to know the name of the chord ...

The C major scale is made up of all the white notes on a piano keyboard, but other major scales (starting on different notes) include black notes - G major, for example, contains one sharp note, F#, ...

A piano’s keyboard doesn’t make sense. If you want to want to play an F major chord, just hit an F, an A, and a C — all white keys, all in a row. If you want to play a B major cho… ...

The chords for “American Pie” are in the key of G major with the exception of the A7 chord that occurs in the chorus. Most of the chords are in standard position. But sometimes he plays a D/F# ...

So what is the circle of fifths? It's a scheme used by guitarists and keyboard players to suggest what chord might sound good next. It’s a chain of options that always works, always sounds logical and ...