title: Chord Approach to Electronic Keyboards Lesson Book, Bk 1: A Beginning Method for All Instruments with Automatic Rhythms & Chords (Alfred's Basic Piano Library)
author: Willard A. Palmer
description: This method uses the great capabilities of the electronic keyboard to teach keyboard musicianship. Book 1 teaches 2nds, 3rds, 4ths and 5ths in C and G positions; 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures; whole, half, and quarter notes; rests; basic note reading; musical terms; 'single-fingered' chords and 'fingered' G and D7 chords.
zlib_text: # Contents
  
  [Introduction](text00002.html#c1)  
  [The Background Story](text00003.html#c2)  
  [Practice: Em, A & D](text00004.html#c3)  
  [Clarity](text00005.html#c4)  
  [Practice: Am, E & G](text00006.html#c5)  
  [Efficiency](text00007.html#c6)  
  [Practice: Dm, C & F](text00008.html#c7)  
  [The Power Of 9 Little Chords](text00009.html#c8)  
  [The Key To Understanding Chords](text00010.html#c9)  
  [Practice: The Key Of C](text00011.html#c10)  
  [Good Timing](text00012.html#c11)  
  [Practice: The Key Of G](text00013.html#c12)  
  [Practice: The Key Of D](text00014.html#c13)  
  [Practice: The Key Of A](text00015.html#c14)  
  [Practice: The Key Of E](text00016.html#c15)  
  [Wrapping It All Up](text00017.html#c16)  
  
  
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  “Music Can Change The World
  
  Because It Can Change People”
  
  
  
  ~ Bono
  
  
  ## Introduction
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  At some point, you may have gone out and bought yourself a big, fat chord book
  – the one with thousands of weird-looking chords – and wondered how on 