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On the matters of "Maniac", a small keyboard, and chords
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This is the beginning of a journey: I want to be able to play Maniac in simplified chords on a small toy keyboard whilst singing along.
I have the guitar tab for "Maniac", by Michael Sembello (From the film Flashdance). I suspect all of you are familiar with the notion of simplifying chords so that you only play one chord from each line of the song, just enough to get you into tone, almost. To provide some musical background, but not the entirety of it.
I want to do that, but with a small toy keyboard that a child might play with.
However, I'm not sure by which process a non-musical person like myself would be able to convert those guitar tab chords into which keys should be pressed on the keyboard at the same time. I know something of guitar, but almost nothing of keyboard, so this is where the help and/or advice comes in.
Help me H/A, you're my only hope!
I have the guitar tab for "Maniac", by Michael Sembello (From the film Flashdance). I suspect all of you are familiar with the notion of simplifying chords so that you only play one chord from each line of the song, just enough to get you into tone, almost. To provide some musical background, but not the entirety of it.
I want to do that, but with a small toy keyboard that a child might play with.
However, I'm not sure by which process a non-musical person like myself would be able to convert those guitar tab chords into which keys should be pressed on the keyboard at the same time. I know something of guitar, but almost nothing of keyboard, so this is where the help and/or advice comes in.
Help me H/A, you're my only hope!
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Google a list of what notes make each chords, combine with this diagram, and you're set. For instance, if the guitar tab has a C cord, you'd play C-E-G on the keyboard (and maybe the next C).
Worth noting is what each chord name means. A sole uppercase letter is equivalent to that key's major chord (C = C major, for example). An uppercase letter followed by a lowercase 'm' means a minor chord (Cm = C minor). A minor chord can also be indicated by a lowercase letter (c = C minor), but that's less common. If the letter has any numbers after it, that indicates other notes to add (C7 = C major plus the flatted seventh note of the C scale = C E G Bb). So when you see "Dm", look online to see what notes make up a D minor chord.
I don't know what any of these words mean. All I'm trying to do is sing Maniac with VERY minimal background music.