Apparatus for playing chords on musical instruments and method of performing same

An adaptive equipment for playing chords on a keyboard of a musical instrument, the adaptive equipment comprising:

• a shell;
• a root pressing element, at least a portion of the root pressing element is slidably coupled within the shell and is positioned toward a first side of the shell;
• a fifth pressing element, at least a portion of the fifth pressing element is slidably coupled within the shell and is positioned toward a second side opposing to the first side of the shell;
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• a third pressing element, at least a portion of the third pressing element is slidably and movably coupled within the shell and is positioned between the root pressing element and the fifth pressing element, wherein the root pressing element, the third pressing element and the fifth pressing element correspond to a major triad on a piano keyboard when the third pressing element is positioned toward the fifth pressing element, and wherein the root pressing element, the third pressing element and the fifth pressing element correspond to a minor triad on the piano keyboard when the third pressing element is positioned toward the root pressing element.

An adaptive equipment for playing chords on a keyboard of a musical instrument, the adaptive equipment comprising:

• a shell having a root channel, a fifth channel and a third channel, the root channel has an upper root channel and a lower root channel in connection with upper root channel, the upper root channel has an upper root channel diameter and the lower root channel has a lower root channel diameter that is smaller than upper root channel diameter, the fifth channel has an upper fifth channel and a lower fifth channel in connection with upper fifth channel, the upper fifth channel has an upper fifth channel diameter and the lower fifth channel has a lower fifth channel diameter that is smaller than upper fifth channel diameter, the third channel has an upper third channel and a lower third channel in connection with upper third channel, the upper third channel has an upper third channel diameter and the lower third channel has a lower third channel diameter that is smaller than upper third channel diameter;
• a root pin slidably attached to the shell and is positioned toward a first side of the shell, the root pin has a root head, a root body and a root leg, the root head is slidable within the upper root channel while a portion of the root body is slidable within the lower root channel;
• a fifth pin slidably attached to the shell and is positioned toward a second side of the shell, the fifth pin has a fifth head, a fifth body and a fifth leg, the fifth head is slidable within the upper fifth channel while a portion of the fifth body is slidable within the lower fifth channel;
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• a third pin slidably attached to the shell and is positioned between the root pin and the fifth pin, the third pin has a third head, a third body and a third leg, the third head is slidable within the upper third channel while a portion of the third body is slidable within the lower third channel, wherein the root pin, the third pin and the fifth pin correspond to a major triad on a piano keyboard.