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Matthew Bellamy piano songs

5 songs by Matthew Bellamy, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as rock piano, pop piano and ballad piano.

Dead InsideWritten by Matthew Bellamy

DefectorWritten by Matthew Bellamy

MercyWritten by Matthew Bellamy

ReapersWritten by Matthew Bellamy

Every Matthew Bellamy song

Dead InsideC minor · 4/4 · i–bIII–bVII–i
DefectorD major · 4/4 · bVI5–V5–I5–#IV5
MercyG major · 4/4 · IV–I–vi–Vsus
ReapersD minor · 4/4 · bVII5–IV5–bIII5–II5
Something HumanA major · 4/4 · vi–V–I–IV

How Matthew Bellamy is played

Rock pianoEighth notes that push like an engine.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Ballad pianoSoft waves of sound for quiet evenings.
The vi–V–I–IV loop54 songs use it

Questions about Matthew Bellamy on piano

What are the easiest Matthew Bellamy songs to play on piano?

Start with Defector and Something Human: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Matthew Bellamy songs in?

Most often C minor, D major and G major.

Which chord progressions do Matthew Bellamy songs use?

vi–V–I–IV come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.