Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Everywhere on piano

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Learn Everywhere in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Bb – C – Dm7 – C – Bb – C – F – C
How it goes
Everywhere sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVCVDm7vi7CVBbIVCVFICV
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- FF · A · C
96 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 102 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.
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Ending: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF

What chords are in Everywhere?

The loop is Bb – C – Dm7 – C – Bb – C – F – C (IV – V – vi7 – V – IV – V – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Everywhere in?

F major, at about 102 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Everywhere?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Everywhere easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Everywhere?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.