How To Memorize Every Major & Minor Chord On Piano

As a reminder - The outside 5th is the same for both Major & Minor
Major Middle note (Major 3rd) is 2 Whole Steps From the Root
Minor Middle note (Minor 3rd) is 1 1/2 whole steps from the Root
We need to memorize our fundamental chords we use all the time so we can find them without hesitation. It may take some practice and time but it's worth it! Make sure to practice these on their own so you don't trip up over finding these positions when you're learning actual music.
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I made flash cards in high school of every chord type including altered chords. I'd have one pile of each chord and shuffle those and turn them over and play them instantly. I'd have another pile of cards of ALL of the possible chords (There are hundreds) mixed up and would do the same, turn them over and play them without pause. Then when I saw chord charts I had internalized every possible chord combination through my own flash chord training.

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My piano teacher who taught me chords taught me this building all major chords with the pattern of starting at the root note, then moving 4 half steps to the next note, then 3 half steps to the last note of the chord. He taught the minor as root, then 3 half steps, then 4 half steps. This works out to be exactly what you taught. He also showed me the pattern for building 6ths, 7ths, augmented, diminished, etc. As he added more chord types, I would have me practice them in songs. He was a jazz pianist and was awesome. I wish I would have had him as my teacher for longer. I still have my list of how to build the chords 35 years later!

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Really enjoyed the practice tips for this, thank you - some great ideas! I have really focused on just locking in major chords recently -- practising first by group and then going up in half steps, hands separately then together etc -- and it has made the world of difference. I can feel the muscle memory developing and my speed of finding each chord increasing noticeably. Thanks again for the great content and guidance!

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Remembering all major and minor chords has such a significant impact, it helps me to derive more complex chords, better understand chord progression (hence instantly recognize key signature), transcribe songs without using chord apps and etc. Old school but extremely important, it all starts with scales!

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Thanks, very clearly presented. It was the D,E and A flat major I could never remember but I think I'll be able to manage that now.

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A wonderful classification and assigning of multiple chords

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