How To Play Lyre By Chords Inversion & Progression Lyre Tutorial

[@MuffinILoveYou]

I am a 65 year old gramma and I decided to learn to play the lyre .It looked like the easiest and it didn't cost too much. I am having so much fun learning how to play it. I can't read music but I am learning thanks to you. Not many people would take the time to put out such fabulous tutorial videos and not ask for anything in return. You are a little angel. Thank you so much.

[@learningthelyreharp]

Ohhh I am so happy to hear that you are having fun learning the lyre. Learning anything new takes time and patience but being able to enjoy it makes the process so much better, easier and rewarding. I am so happy that you considered playing the lyre. I hope to hear you play one day. 💗🥰

[@DanielEscasa]

@Gramma Lynnie, reading notes for the lyre is even easier than for the guitar, even if they use the same music notation. I think of the blank spaces on a music sheet as being occupied by the notes, starting from the bottom, as F-A-C-E - easy enough, right? Next note after F is G, so that takes the second line from the bottom. Next note after A is B, which takes the *third* line from the bottom. And so on. Slightly more complicated are those notes below the first line and those above the topmost, which still give me a little trouble. I say it's easier for the lyre than for the guitar because those notes correspond exactly to the strings of the lyre. Ms. Sharon has another video on associating the strings on the lyre with those on the music sheet. As an aside, I've had my lyre for only maybe 10 days, and while I can play the melodies, I still need to work on the harmonization

[@nesiemac7625]

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[@LifeExtraordinaire]

I am 63, and considering learning the lyre. Having little to no musical background, this tutorial was a bit overwhelming after I got past the basic chords. How is your learning process going?

[@MurielAkam]

I am a 70 year old grandma and just decided to learn to play lyre and found your tutorial so helpful and inspiring.

[@learningthelyreharp]

Thank you 😊 I’m so glad you are finding the tutorials helpful ❤️

[@nesiemac7625]

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[@catherinedrees7933]

I'm the daughter of a professional musician and play harp, the way you described how to get chords was a lightbulb moment! Thanks!😺

[@learningthelyreharp]

Thank you for watching. I'm so glad this clip has been helpful. Hearing this makes my heart glad and very encouraging to me ☺️ ❤

[@nesiemac7625]

I am loving this. I am turning 63 this month and am FINALLY learning. Thank you so much. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@learningthelyreharp]

You are so welcome❤️❤️❤️

[@vertanishock7900]

I'm so glad your videos exist, finally got a harp again after years of not playing. These are much needed refresher classes lol

[@learningthelyreharp]

Thank you. I’m so glad these are helping❤️

[@HW-ow9zp]

very informative, even for someone without an understanding of music beforehand, thank you for a very helpful tutorial

[@learningthelyreharp]

I’m so glad you found it helpful. Thank you for watching ❤️

[@AdrianDrott]

wow, no one has every explained chords this easily to me. Thank you, can't wait to put it into practice.

[@learningthelyreharp]

You're welcome. So glad you found it useful 💕

[@adunzoroq33]

I've had a lyre like this for a year now but this theory is wonderful, I'm so excited to learn chords, just watching this video once and I can already play a few songs with the chords! You're amazing, thank you 💓😊💕

[@keilana6]

Thank you so much. This is just what I needed. Been a long time since I played a piano and had trouble remembering notes and chords. Now I need to learn how to strum. Brain at work at 81. 🙂🎶

[@yourgothfriend]

This is the clearest music lesson I've ever had. Thank you so much!

[@learningthelyreharp]

You're most welcome. I'm very glad you found it helpful. 😊

[@Imagination_Now]

Amazing resources, thank you for teaching us!! 🙌

[@learningthelyreharp]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching ❤️

[@mihaliprefti2507]

Great lesson! Love lyre!

[@learningthelyreharp]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it ❤

[@Toni-84-1]

This is so helpful. Knowing the 1 3 5 has made things so much clearer for me! Thank you 🤍

[@learningthelyreharp]

Thanks for watching. I'm so glad you liked it 😊

[@marionhmitchell6181]

Thank you, thank you, thank you......this has cleared up soooo much for me in terms of chord creation!!

[@learningthelyreharp]

You are so welcome ☺ I'm glad it helped ❤

[@anne_idiomas]

You are so lovely, Sharon! I've been binge-watching your videos for the past few weeks now since I'm interested in learning how to play the lyre harp. Your channel is teaching me so much, and it confirmed (and deepened) my interest in the instrument. I'll definitely get it soon! 😊 Thank you so much for all your hard work!

[@learningthelyreharp]

You’re welcome. I’m so glad your finding the channel helpful ❤️

[@anne_idiomas]

@@learningthelyreharp I really am 🧡Do you explore this topic further in your book? (Which I'm definitely getting once I buy my lyre harp!) Thank you so much!

[@WendellsDiary]

Just subscribed and requested to join your Facebook group. Thank you so much for your hard work.

[@moonspaceblue]

That was complex music theory in a nutshell. I eventually got the hang of it. Thank you so much ❤

[@learningthelyreharp]

You're very welcome! ❤️

[@mindybongiovanni9755]

You’re wonderful I’m your fan.

[@learningthelyreharp]

Wow, thank you so much! ❤️😊

[@cavalier2097]

I just received a thomann 10strings lyre. I want to play it with the psalms. Hopefully this help me to learn how to play the lyre. Thank you for your tutorial

[@learningthelyreharp]

Congratulations on your new lyre ❤

[@cavalier2097]

@@learningthelyreharp Thanks

[@ceceliaclarke-warn1864]

Thank you so much for all your hard work. I am trying the guitar too

[@learningthelyreharp]

You are so welcome. I'm so glad that you found this helpful. Guitars are beautiful instruments too. I still wish I continued with my guitar lessons. Maybe one day 💗

[@iPostiPodiEatiYuri]

Thank you this was very helpful!

[@connieLo87365]

Thank You Sharon. Wonderful lesson

[@sarahjean2928]

Thank you so so much. So glad I came across your beautiful offering and easy how to. So much love sent your way beautiful. 💓

[@learningthelyreharp]

You are so welcome. I'm very glad you find the contents useful 💗

[@YetiOnthewaynorth]

Omg I just found out your channel and these vids are really useful for me as a beginner! I chose lyre as the first instrument to learn, could read and play some tabs but found it hard to find a source explaining clearly how it works and its technique. So thank you Sharon, you deserve more attention xD! Please keep up the work! Besides, one question is that I really want to learn the lyre from basic to advanced and I see your channel has many "How to play" playlists which is a little bit confusing for me. So do you have any suggestion which should I start with and progress on?

[@learningthelyreharp]

I would start by deciding which method and type of music you would like to move forward with. Once you have decided it will then be easy to concentrate on the basics and techniques that is needed.

[@shiragikujonouchi4923]

Hi! I love your videos and tutorials! I have just bought a 16 strings lyre for myself and your videos have helped me a lot. But I'm just wondering if it is possible to use a lyre to play the chords on the guitar? I want to use my lyre to accompany singers when they sing, is that possible?

[@learningthelyreharp]

Yes you can definitely play by chords and accompany singers. Accompanying voice is what the ancient lyres are designed for. Chords are chords and the way it is formed is similar for every instruments and may just need slight adjustments depending on instruments. For example C chord triad is always the notes C-E-G whether on pianos, guitars or lyres. The formation will vary based on the instruments. I have made some song tutorials using chords and lead sheets. You may find these useful

[@annecollay3575]

Très bien expliqué.

[@learningthelyreharp]

Merci. J'espère que ça a été utile

[@yvonnesegers3214]

Thank you!

[@learningthelyreharp]

You’re welcome ❤️

[@joannesparrago1878]

You are Godsend!

[@learningthelyreharp]

Thank you so much for the kind words ❤️

[@joanroberson271]

Great great information and easy to understand.. - I just got my10 string lyre...and I have a serious question... it seems to be strung upside down... silver strings on left and gold on the right... or high to low... can you tell me if this is right??? everything seems to indicate it should be done low to high...Help please..

[@learningthelyreharp]

There is no standard string orientation for lyres. It comes down to preference. There is nothing wrong with your lyre, just need adapt a technique that works well with your lyre and one that you enjoy

[@cherrymaevillacorta]

Thank you so much for this video. I learned a lot

[@stevefranklin9176]

Extremely helpful Many thanks.

[@learningthelyreharp]

You're welcome :)

[@legalbeagle5712]

Thank you so much

[@learningthelyreharp]

You're welcome 😊

[@merryannego756]

Thank you! it's such a useful tutorial for a beginner like me who doesn't know much about music. Can you please make a video on " A pure heart" song with lyrics and chord? Please please please?

[@learningthelyreharp]

I'm not familiar with this song, if you can let me know the artist then it will help narrow down the search and make sure it's the right one.

[@learningthelyreharp]

Here is the link to song tutorial by chord. The lyrics and chords is now posted on the website under the music tab. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJmnY2alp9iVjqs Hope you enjoy learning this piece. Thank you for introducing it to me. :)

[@GeminiDolly52951]

Thanks Sharon for showing this. Are the views that you show on the screen, are they someplace that can be printed out?

[@learningthelyreharp]

There is a printable PDF for Patreon Members. If you go on Patreon and search for "Play the Lyre By Chords" you should be able to download and save or print. 😀

[@robinlundqvist2565]

Nice video!.Is it possible to raise/lower the pitch of the strings by your fingers like you would do on a guitar?

[@learningthelyreharp]

It is possible but very hard to achieve on these lyres especially when playing a song. On guitars there are frets that would support and allow these changes, lyres don't have frets and the string type and lengths don't make harmonics easy either like we would on other string instruments.

[@cassier9482]

Is there a pdf for this? It's very useful. Thank you so much

[@learningthelyreharp]

The PDF is available on the Patreon site

[@riccardorizzoli]

I love you!!!

[@learningthelyreharp]

Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 💞

[@GigiFl]

Ms Sharon you are an amazing teacher. I don’t know anything about music and I’m understanding everything. I’m not sure if I should start with a 7 or 10 string. My goal is to stay with a 10 once I get better. Things may change in the future, but, I have listened to a good quality 10 string lyre harp and it sounds beautiful. What do you suggest? TIA!

[@learningthelyreharp]

I would go with the 10 string. If you wanted to exclusively play pentatonic, you can retune this simply enough and it will give you two octaves of pentatonic notes

[@GigiFl]

Thank you. I will do that. :)

[@mchaywood83]

Coming over from guitar. How would you play in keys other than c? We play in a church praise band and not all of the songs are done in C. Thanks for all of your videos!

[@learningthelyreharp]

Diatonic lyres need to be tuned to the key music is in advance. If you are playing by chords consider using suspended or simplified extended chords to by pass the flat or sharp Ie if you are playing in Gmajor and need an F sharp for the D Chord, then. Playing the D in Sus2 DEA or Sus4 DGA works well. There are chromatic lyres available if you play a lot of accidentals for melodies and find that you need to switch from one key to another all the time.

[@F_F374]

How do you play the part that says Some Strumming Patterns Basic Down Strokes 1+2+3+4 with arrows, Basic Down and Up Strokes, and One of the Most Popular Patterns?

[@learningthelyreharp]

Follow the blocking pattern for example to play the C chord you will need to strum strings C E &G. This means you will block the notes in between these so you don't accidentally strum other strings that are not part of the chord. Most basic pattern is strum four down strokes for 4/4 time (count 1 2 3 4). Once your good with this, subdivide the notes you can then count 1&2&3&4&. Basic strum pattern first this is down strum on the numbers and up strum on the &, so it will be down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up. Once you have both of these well and can keep the rhythm going you can mix and match the pattern ie a popular one will be down, down, down up, down up. It will appear in music as quarter note, quarter note, then 4 eight notes. I hope this is making sense. I will try and do a quick video in future.

[@Naomi-San]

Is there a way to get that pdf to study? I’m getting mine tomorrow

[@learningthelyreharp]

If you send me an email to [e-mail] I can send it to you

[@landomilknhoney]

Can I also email you, please?

[@learningthelyreharp]

@@landomilknhoney yes of course 🙂

[@teresadionisio3561]

Your amazing. But I usually reading a single.notes. pls. Can u make a video for a single notes only

[@learningthelyreharp]

Yes I will. I'm just working on the series of playing by chords for new beginners to help them get started without knowing how to read notes because of the flood of request for these type of playing. In future, I will be doing a tutorial of both styles, playing by melody and playing by chords.

[@teresadionisio3561]

@@learningthelyreharp thanks alot. I'm planning to buy a cheap harp at least, to learn. I'm watching tutorial because to purchase one. Thank u again n God bless you

[@rvdamilig6380]

hi good afternoon... how can i play minor and charp notes in my harp mam?

[@learningthelyreharp]

You would need to preset the lyre strings where you need the sharps and flats by tuning the pins half a degree up or down to flat or sharpen the note in order to play the scale the song is in if you don't want to transpose to Cmajor. The modern diatonic lyres are not great for accidental notes so I would either omit the accidental and replace it with a pause or another note(s) I find sounds great. Hope this helps

[@hailey7723]

What is a higher octave and how to do one?

[@learningthelyreharp]

Octave refers to set of strings or notes. From C - B is one full octave, so the notes above or after these first set of strings/notes is a higher octave.

[@maryjanepineda8463]

Ate tagalog po ako . Willing po talaga ako magbayad ate.

[@learningthelyreharp]

Nasa Canada ako. Time difference may not work for you. Look at the Patreon site. I have a beginner step by step fingering series for lyres and other tutorials. There are three spots available for monthly 1-1 lessons. My philosophy on lessons is to enable students to become independent players. It means making sure students have a good foundation on technique and basic music theory.

[@RecepDemir-k8u]

Hello, can you please provide a Turkish language? I looked at your video to learn the harp. You explain it in detail, but I don't understand it.

[@learningthelyreharp]

I entered the Turkish Auto Translate on, so it should work now. If not, you can always click on the gear button below the video, click on Subtitles, click on Auto Translate, then choose the language you would like it translated to. Hope this helps 💗

[@RecepDemir-k8u]

​@@learningthelyreharpI'm very emotional right now, thank you for doing it in Turkish, because there is no one in Turkey who plays harp music like this. God bless you. The sound of the harp sounds so beautiful. That's why I'm trying to learn it. I hope I will play the harp with tears in my eyes.

[@learningthelyreharp]

​@@RecepDemir-k8u You are most welcome. Enjoy learning your lyre harp 💗

[@landomilknhoney]

I suppose, I need to get more "basic" than this. Where is the very beginning video, please?

[@learningthelyreharp]

You can try this playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLdVN2ZtpDUcvoy3q-s9lxbmimEGOg6_Kt

[@SantalynValferys]

This is very helpful, thank you !

[@learningthelyreharp]

You’re welcome ❤️