You Can Teach Yourself Piano by Ear
Lesson 1 The Concept of Key and Scale………………………………………………………………………………1
Lesson 2 1-Chord Songs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
Lesson 3 Chord Inversions………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....……5
Lesson 4 2-Chord Songs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
Lesson 5 3-Chord Songs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10
Lesson 6 Alternating Bass…………………………………………………………………………………....…………14
Lesson 7 4-Chord Songs(i7 Chord).……………………………………………………………………………………15
Lesson 8 4-Chord Songs(ii7 Chord)……………………………………………………………………………………16
Lesson 9 The Minor Chord………………………………………………………………………………………………18
Lesson 10 Augmented and Diminished Chords………………....……………………………………………………20
Lesson 11 Chording the Major Scale………………………..…………………………………………………………22
Lesson 12 Splitting the Right Hand……………………………….……………………………………………………24
Lesson 13 Chording the Minor Scale……………………….……….…………………………………………………26
Lesson 14 Modulation……………………………………………………………………………………………………27
Lesson 15 Bass Runs……………………………………………………………………………………………………29
Lesson 16 Playing the Melody, Bass, and Chords Using a Fake Sheet…......................................................…31
Lesson 17 Playing a Melody by Ear……………………………………………………………………………………34
Appendix The Construction of Major Scales and Key Signature…….............................................……………35
The Key Signature…………………………………………………………………..……………………………35
The Structure of the Minor Scale………………………………....................…………………………………36
Chords Built on the Scale of C……………………………………................…………………………………39
Rhythms……………………………………………………………………………………………………………41
Songs to Play and Sing by Ear…………………………............………………………………………………42
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………………………………45