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How to play This Feeling on piano
Written by Andrew Taggart, Alex Pall & others
- C major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- vi–V–I–IV loop
- 2018
- Medium
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Learn This Feeling in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – G – C – F
How it goes
This Feeling sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviGVCIFIV- AmA · C · E
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Dawdling footsteps
How it goes
Two steps, then a lazy late note after beat 3 that catches up on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 222 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pony-trot chords
How it goes
Quick trotting chords, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 104 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about This Feeling
What chords are in This Feeling?
The loop is Am – G – C – F (vi – V – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is This Feeling in?
C major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Feeling?
Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Feeling easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.