How to Play Fingered Chords
Yamaha Keyboards
If you have a Yamaha keyboard, find the auto bass chord section and select the fingered position.
Casio Keyboards
On a Casio keyboard, find the Casio-chord section and select the fingered position.
Other Types of Keyboards
If you have another type of keyboard, look in your owner’s manual to see how to play fingered chords.
Fingered C Chord
The C chord contains three notes. To play the C chord, use the first, second and fifth fingers of your left hand, as shown on the C chord diagram here.
When you play fingered chords, you must press all three keys down together, or the chord will not sound. Play the C fingered chord, and hear how it sounds the same as the one finger C chord.
You can use the rhythm section when you play fingered chords in exactly the same way as when you play one-finger chords. Now go back to Lesson 5 and play the song Easy to C, using the fingered chord method. It should sound exactly the same.
Fingered G Chord
The G chord also contains three notes. To play the G chord, use the first, third and fifth fingers of your left hand, as shown on the G chord diagram here. Press down all three keys, and hear how it sounds the same as the one-finger G chord.
The next song, G Wiz, contains four bars of the G chord. Play it first using the fingered G chord, then play it again using the one-finger G chord.
