Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
*Download the FREE workbook - everything in this lesson written out in notation:* go.pianopig.com/yt239
Piano chords for beginners - everything you actually need, in one video.
Most people learn chords by memorizing shapes one at a time, which is why it never quite clicks. In this lesson I'll show you the one rule that builds every chord there is, and then we'll use it to work out major chords, minor chords, all seven chords in a key, inversions and 7th chords - from scratch, with no theory background needed.
By the end you'll be able to build any major or minor chord anywhere on the piano, work out the chords in any key, and make them sound smooth instead of clunky.
If you've been learning songs one at a time without understanding why the chords work, this is the video that fixes that.
Work through it in order, or use the chapters to skip to the bit you need.
*Want the full path from here?*
The PianoPig Academy is where I teach the complete step-by-step route from these chords all the way to jazz and neo-soul piano: go.pianopig.com/yt239-roadmap
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Major Chords
04:12 - Minor Chords
06:59 - Finding All Chords In a Key
09:44 - Building Chord Progressions
11:20 - Inversions
14:27 - 7th Chords
18:41 - Practice Tips
*Download the FREE workbook - everything in this lesson written out in notation:* go.pianopig.com/yt239
Piano chords for beginners - everything you actually need, in one video.
Most people learn chords by memorizing shapes one at a time, which is why it never quite clicks. In this lesson I'll show you the one rule that builds every chord there is, and then we'll use it to work out major chords, minor chords, all seven chords in a key, inversions and 7th chords - from scratch, with no theory background needed.
By the end you'll be able to build any major or minor chord anywhere on the piano, work out the chords in any key, and make them sound smooth instead of clunky.
If you've been learning songs one at a time without understanding why the chords work, this is the video that fixes that.
Work through it in order, or use the chapters to skip to the bit you need.
*Want the full path from here?*
The PianoPig Academy is where I teach the complete step-by-step route from these chords all the way to jazz and neo-soul piano: go.pianopig.com/yt239-roadmap
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Major Chords
04:12 - Minor Chords
06:59 - Finding All Chords In a Key
09:44 - Building Chord Progressions
11:20 - Inversions
14:27 - 7th Chords
18:41 - Practice Tips
