Melody Over Chords
Right hand carries a melody while the left hand holds the harmony underneath.
- Level:
- 5 of 6
- Hands:
- Both hands
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 23
- Range:
- F2 to G4
- One run:
- about 13 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
11 moments, 23 notes in total, some struck together.
- C3 + E3 + G3 + E4
- F4
- G4
- F2 + A2 + C3 + F4
- E4
- D4
- G2 + B2 + D3 + D4
- E4
- F4
- C3 + E3 + G3 + E4
- C4
How to practise it
- The left hand chord changes once per bar, the melody keeps moving
- Play the melody clearly louder than the chords
- Learn each hand alone before joining them
The scale behind it
This one is built on the C Major scale: C D E F G A B (no sharps or flats). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.
How to play it here
Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 23 notes.
What it trains
- hands together
- accompaniment
- chords
More coordination
The two hands doing different things at the same time.
- Contrary Motion Scale (level 5)
- Arpeggio, Both Hands (level 5)
- Two Rhythms at Once (level 5)
- Parallel Tenths (Both Hands) (level 6)
- Offbeat Hands (level 6)
- Contrary Motion: Five Fingers (level 3)