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How to play Learn To Fly on piano
Written by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel & others
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 1999
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Learn To Fly in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbsus4 – Fm – Eb – Bbsus4
How it goes
Learn To Fly sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bbsus4Isus4FmvEbIVBbsus4Isus4- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Busy-bee pulse
How it goes
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 176 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Eager chords
How it goes
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 144 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Learn To Fly
What chords are in Learn To Fly?
The loop is Bbsus4 – Fm – Eb – Bbsus4 (Isus – v – IV – Isus) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Learn To Fly in?
Bb major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Learn To Fly?
Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Learn To Fly 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.