Second Edition
in Printable eBook Format
Locator Map
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Wayne Chase
in Printable eBook Format,
Second Edition
ALSO BY WAYNE CHASE
How Music REALLY Works!
The Gold Standard Song List
Roedy Black’s Complete Guitar Chord Poster
(various chart and book editions)
Roedy Black’s Guitar & Keyboard Scales Poster
(various chart and book editions)
Roedy Black’s Musical Instruments Poster
Roedy Black’s Chord Progression Chart
(various chart and book editions)
in Printable eBook Format,
Second Edition
Wayne Chase
Roedy Black Publishing (1987) Inc.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Copyright © 2018 by Roedy Black Publishing Inc.
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This eBook is a revision of:
Chase, Wayne O. 2006. Roedy Black’s complete keyboard chord poster: The home-
printable wall chart and chord book. Vancouver: Roedy Black Publishing Inc.
Second Edition: June, 2018
Chase, Wayne O.
Roedy Black’s complete keyboard chord poster in printable ebook format,
second edition / Wayne Chase.
ISBN-13: 978-1-897311-25-7 (free sample e-book)
ISBN-10: 1-897311-25-7 (free sample e-book)
Roedy Black Publishing Inc.
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Contents
1 What’s New in the Second Edition vii
2 How to Read the Chord Diagrams ix
3 About the Complete Keyboard Chord Poster xi
3.1 Color Bands, Keys, and Transposing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
3.2 30 Chord Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
3.3 Major and Minor Chord Progressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
3.4 Notes and Scale Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
3.5 Major Scales in Left and Right Margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
3.6 Twins: Complete Keyboard Chord Poster and
Complete Guitar Chord Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
4 Keyboard Chord Book xv
4.1 Locator Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Chord Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 32
1.
What’s New In the Second
Edition
You can print this file on either American letter size paper (8½” by
11”) or ISO A4 paper, then three-hole punch the pages and put
them in a small binder to create a print copy of the Complete
Keyboard Chord Poster in book form. The pages are arranged such
that you can print it either one-sided or two-sided with equally good
results.
In this Second Edition:
• The chord graphics are sharper and clearer than in the First
Edition.
• On each chord page, red tabs are located on the borders of the
main image that show the page numbers of adjacent sections
of the Complete Keyboard Chord Poster, functioning much as
they do in a map book or road atlas. These locator tabs are
linked to the indicated adjacent pages.
• On p. xvi, there is a master Locator Map with links to all 32
sections of the Complete Keyboard Chord Poster. This feature
enables you to access any section with a single click or tap.
2.
How to Read the Chord
Diagrams
If you’re unsure of the meaning of any of the numbers and symbols
on the Complete Keyboard Chord Poster, refer to this example:
3.
About the Complete Keyboard
Chord Poster
The Complete Keyboard Chord Poster shows the fingering positions of
every keyboard chord, including the inversions. Players at all levels,
from beginner to advanced, can take advantage of this poster’s
various features, described in Sections 3.1 to 3.6.
• Beginners—The chart shows chord diagrams for the simple,
basic chords in all major and minor keys. The poster also
includes major scales for each key (left and right margins).
• Intermediate-level players—As you move from left to right
across the poster, the chords become progressively more
extended. This enables you to learn new, unusual chords and
chord inversions at your own pace, without losing track of
your progress. Color bands identify the chords in each key.
This makes it possible to quickly transpose the chords of a
song from the original key to any other key.
• Advanced players—Even expert players usually don’t have all
chords in all keys memorized. The right side of the Complete
Keyboard Chord Poster shows the fingering positions of
extended jazz chords such as 11ths and 13ths, organized so
that you can find any chord fingering position in any key at a
glance.
3.1
Color Bands, Keys, and Transposing
All chords and chord progressions in the same key are located in the
same horizontal color band. For example, all chords in the key of F
are located in the orange band; all chords in the key of Ax are
located in the green band.
Key-specific color bands make it visually easy to transpose the
chords from one key to another. Suppose, for example, that the
chords of a given song are in the key of D major. The chords are as
follows:
D, Bm, Fv7, Dm7, and A7.
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And suppose you would like to transpose these chords to the key of
G major. Here’s how:
• The red horizontal bar contains all the chords in the key of D:
D, G, A7, Bm, Em, F#7, Dm, Dm7, etc.
• The grey horizontal bar contains all the chords in the key of
G:
G, C, D7, Em, Am, B7, Gm, Gm7, etc.
• So, wherever any chord appears in the red bar (key of D), just
play whichever chord appears in the same column in the grey
bar (key of G).
Here's the original chord sequence in the key of D, followed by
transposed chords in the key of G:
• Chords in original key (key of D, red bar):
D, Bm, Fv7, Dm7, A7
• Chords in transposed key (key of G, grey bar):
G, Em, B7, Gm7, D7
Roedy Black’s Complete Keyboard Chord Poster in Printable eBook Format, 2nd Ed. xiii
3.2
30 Chord Types
The Complete Keyboard Chord Poster shows the root position, first
inversion, second inversion, and third inversion for each of 30 chord
types in each key. The chords are arranged in logical order across
the poster. The simplest chords are on the left side. The jazziest
(most extended) chords are on the right side.
Here’s a list of the 30 chord types:
• Major • 9th
• Minor • Minor 9th
• Diminished • Flat 9th
• Augmented • Minor, Flat 9th
• Suspended 2nd • Augmented 9th
• Suspended 4th • 9/6
• Flat 5th • Minor 9/6
• 6th • 11th
• Minor 6th • Minor 11th
• Dominant 7th • Augmented 11th
• Minor 7th • Minor, Augmented 11th
• Diminished 7th • 13th
• Major 7th • Minor 13th
• Minor, Major 7th • 13th, Augmented 11th
• 7/6 • Minor 13th, Augmented 11th
3.3
Major and Minor Chord Progressions
On the left side of the Complete Keyboard Chord Poster is a special
section called “Principal Chords/Relative Minor.” This section
shows the fundamental chord types that comprise the basic major
and minor chord progressions in each key. For example, in the key
of C, these chords are:
• C Major (I-chord)
• F Major (IV-chord)
• G7 (V7-chord)
• A minor (VIm-chord)
• D minor (IIm-chord)
• E7 (III7-chord)
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This section is especially useful when writing songs and working out
chord progressions.
For more information on chord progressions and how they work,
see Chapter 6 of How Music REALLY Works!, 2nd Edition, available
at www.howmusicreallyworks.com.
3.4
Notes and Scale Positions
Immediately below each chord diagram on the Complete Keyboard
Chord Poster, you will find two rows of letters and numbers. These
are the notes and the scale positions of the notes that make up each
chord and each inversion.
3.5
Major Scales in Left and Right Margins
The left and right margins of the poster incorporate keyboard
diagrams of all 12 major diatonic scales. Each diagram shows the
name of each scale note.
Below each keyboard diagram on the left side is a bass clef staff
showing the location of each scale note. Below each keyboard
diagram on the right side is a treble clef staff showing the location of
each scale note.
3.6
Twins: Complete Keyboard Chord Poster
and Complete Guitar Chord Poster
The Complete Guitar Chord Poster (available at www.roedyblack.com)
is the twin of the Complete Keyboard Chord Poster. The two charts
match each other in content, size, and layout.
The same information is located in the same places on each chart. If
you play keyboard but not guitar, or vice-versa, you can learn to
play the same chords on the other instrument, using the twin chart.
4.
Keyboard Chord Book
This eBook reproduces Roedy Black’s Complete Keyboard Chord Poster
(below) on 32 printable pages. The Locator Map on the next page
shows the page number of each section of the poster.
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4.1
Locator Map
To jump to any section of the Complete Keyboard Chord Poster, click
or tap on its red-numbered page link on the Locator Map:
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