KEYBOARD

Consumables
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How to Use Jam Cards

Playing the keyboard or piano is fun and easy. in fact, you

can start playing in two simple steps using JAM CARDS.

Here’s how:

Take any JAM CARD and “jam” it down

BEHIND the black keys of your piano or
keyboard.
KEYBOARD

Line up the color bars on the JAM CARD

directly above the keys so that they line
up perfectly.

Press down on the color bars according to

the directions on the JAM CARD.

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The C Chord

4 3
2

C 5

C
1 3 5 Match your finger numbers with
the numbers on the keyboard.

KEYBOARD
“F”ork “C”hopsticks Root Position

1 3 5

1st Inversion

1 2 5

2nd Inversion

1 3 5
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The G Chord

4 3
2

G 5

G
1 3 5 Match your finger numbers with
the numbers on the keyboard.
KEYBOARD

“F”ork “C”hopsticks Root Position

1 3 5

1st Inversion

1 2 5

2nd Inversion

1 3 5
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The F Chord

4 3
2

F 5

F
1 3 5 Match your finger numbers with
the numbers on the keyboard.

KEYBOARD
“F”ork “C”hopsticks Root Position

1 3 5

1st Inversion

1 2 5

2nd Inversion

1 3 5
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The D minor Chord

4 3
2

Dmi 5

D
1 3 5 Match your finger numbers with
the numbers on the keyboard.
KEYBOARD

“F”ork “C”hopsticks Root Position

1 3 5

1st Inversion

1 2 5

2nd Inversion

1 3 5
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The A minor Chord

4 3
2

Ami 5

A
1 3 5 Match your finger numbers with
the numbers on the keyboard.

KEYBOARD
“F”ork “C”hopsticks Root Position

1 3 5

1st Inversion

1 2 5

2nd Inversion

1 3 5
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The D Chord

4 3
2

D 5

D
1 3 5 Match your finger numbers with
the numbers on the keyboard.
KEYBOARD

“F”ork “C”hopsticks Root Position

1 3 5

1st Inversion

1 2 5

2nd Inversion

1 3 5
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The A Chord

4 3
2

A 5

A
1 3 5 Match your finger numbers with
the numbers on the keyboard.

KEYBOARD
“F”ork “C”hopsticks Root Position

1 3 5

1st Inversion

1 2 5

2nd Inversion

1 3 5
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More Piano Chords

A Ami A

A
A A
1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5

B Bmi B C

B
B B C
KEYBOARD

1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5

Cmi C D Dmi
C

C D D
1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5

D E Emi E
D F
E

E E
1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5

F Fmi F G
F

F F G
1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5

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KEYBOARD

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RIGHT RIGHT

LEFT LEFT

BEAT: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + BEAT: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
KEYBOARD

RIGHT RIGHT

LEFT LEFT

BEAT: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + BEAT: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

RIGHT RIGHT

LEFT LEFT

BEAT: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + BEAT: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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