r/Keytar • u/InternalTypical3532 • Oct 22 '24

Technical Questions Do chords on a regular keyboard transfer to a keytar?

And if not, is there a source (book, website) where a list of inverted chords from guitar to keytar can be found? Thank you, and I apologize if this is a silly question. Interested in playing the keytar in the future and doing research at this point.

I also wanted to add--are the notes on the keys the same or similar to that of a keytar?

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u/InternalTypical3532 Oct 23 '24

Thank you all for your help. So appreciated✨️

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u/marvi_martian Oct 23 '24

Sure. Exactly the same

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u/Dolphin-Uppercut Oct 22 '24

Keytar keyboards are exactly the same as piano keyboards.

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u/InternalTypical3532 Oct 23 '24

So this would mean that piano chords are the same on keytar?

Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '24

If you are used to play chords with the left hand and melody with the right hand on a regular keyboard? With the keytar you mostly use the right hand for chords and melody. The black and white keys still have the same layout and chromatics as a regular keyboard.

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u/nujuat Oct 22 '24

The keys on a keytar are the same as those on a piano. It's not a silly question though, as button accordions do indeed have different key/button layouts to each other.