Learn to play piano chord change using Rockmaster Chord Change Formula

Many of the songs that you play will use only diatonic chords, so get good at diatonic chord changes
and you will be able to play many songs.

When you change chords you need to know two things.

1. How many fingers to move
2. In which direction to move the fingers.

In diatonic harmony:

m   m      You move two finger up (+2) or down (-2) to get from a minor chord to another minor chord,

M   m     You move one finger up (+1) or down (-1) to get from a Major chord to a minor chord,

m   M     You move one finger up (+1) or down (-1) to get from a minor chord to a Major chord,

   d         You move one, two or three fingers up (+ ) or down (- ) to get to the diminished chord.,

   D        When you change to the Dominant chord for that key (B7 in E) you use the triad a
              third up to substitute for the Dominant (D# dim in E.)
              Use the interval of the substitute chord to calculate the finger movement.

  Chord Change Formula Summary