Piano Chord Finder & Practice

A good place to start.

1. Choose the root and chord

   In Chords/Scales below, select Piano, choose a root note, and explore the chord you want to learn.

2. Play and name the notes

   Find each highlighted note on your keyboard. Say the note names, then play them together and separately.

3. Move between two chords

   Try C major and F major. Keep the shared note C where it is and look for the smallest comfortable movement in the other voices.

Start with three notes.

A major triad has a root, a major third, and a perfect fifth. C major is C–E–G. A minor triad lowers that third by one half step: C minor is C–E-flat–G.

Chord tones can appear in different orders

C–E–G, E–G–C, and G–C–E all contain the notes of C major. These positions help you connect chords without jumping around the keyboard. Listen to the change in the lowest note while noticing that the chord keeps its identity.

Try a four-chord practice loop

Play C major, A minor, F major, and G major. Hold each chord for four slow beats. Begin with one hand. When you can change smoothly, try a different order of the notes or add a simple melody in the other hand.

Connect the shape to your ear

Switch to Ear Training and choose Chords to practice identifying what you hear. A useful chord vocabulary includes both knowing where the notes are and recognizing their sound.