Super Simple Chords

Eleven ways to play the piano

A style is a meter, a tempo, a feel and the patterns its pianists play. Each page has its own playground: pick a pad and hear the style at once.

Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings. 4/4, about 76 BPM · thousands of songsPop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits. 4/4, about 100 BPM · thousands of songsRock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine. 4/4, about 120 BPM · thousands of songsBlues and boogie-woogie pianoSwinging left hands from the 1950s. 4/4, about 112 BPM · thousands of songsStride pianoA leaping left hand, ragtime style. 4/4, about 112 BPM · thousands of songsWaltz pianoOne strong beat and two light ones. 3/4, about 120 BPM · thousands of songsBossa nova pianoSoft sways and sunny jazz chords. 4/4, about 116 BPM · 973 songsClassical pianoMurmuring left hands, Mozart and friends. 4/4, about 108 BPM · 178 songsFilm score pianoBig sweeps for the moment the hero looks up. 4/4, about 72 BPM · 196 songsLullaby piano in 6/8Rocking in sixes, like a boat on calm water. 6/8, about 84 BPM · 812 songs50s doo-wop piano in 12/8Triplet chords for a slow dance under the lights. 12/8, about 88 BPM · 347 songs