Piano Chord Chart For Minor Triads

Illustrated here is a piano chord chart of the minor chords (triads) in all 12 keys. Again, having the chart in front of you for reference is one thing. Mastering them is another. You goal should be the latter. Whenever you sit at your piano or keyboard to play some of these chords, pay attention to the formation of these chords and creating your own visual pictures in your mind as you do so. Keep it fun... your progress will astound you. I encourage you to play each of the chords in both hands, in all three positions - Root Position, 1st Inversion, and 2nd Inversion.

In the piano chord chart, you will notice the "Bbb" in the Gb Minor triad. This is a "B double flat," which is the same note as "A"... though it would be simpler to write it as "A," the "Bbb" is theoretically correct. The reason is that chords are built in "thirds"... when we move from the letter name "G" to the letter name "B" there are three letters inclusive - the "G" "B" and "D"... if we called that note an "A" we would defy this "third" principle. The same holds true for the "Cb" in the Ab Minor triad and the "Fb" in the Db minor triad. Calling the same pitch by different names like this is referred to as enharmonic spelling.

Fingerings to use are as follows...

Left Hand Root Position: pinkie, middle finger, thumb
Right Hand Root Position:: thumb, middle finger, pinkie
Left Hand 1st Inversion: pinkie, middle finger, thumb
Right Hand 1st Inversion: thumb, middle finger, pinkie
Left Hand 2nd Inversion: pinkie, index finger, thumb
Right Hand 2nd Inversion: thumb, middle finger, pinkie

If you would like to accelerate your progress and boost your confidence when it comes to playing these chords in Root Position (after that the others are easy), get involved with
Piano Chords 101 Then you will approach this piano chord chart with a new perspective.