Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Pop! on piano
- D major
- 4/4
- 136 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Pop! in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – Em – D – G
How it goes
Pop! sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviEmiiDIGIV- BmB · D · F#
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 136 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Pop!
What chords are in Pop!?
The loop is Bm – Em – D – G (vi – ii – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Pop! in?
D major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pop!?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pop! 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.