Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Everything Is Awesome (feat. The Lonely Island) (Awesome Remixx!!!) on piano
By Tegan and Sara
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
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Learn Everything Is Awesome (feat. The Lonely Island) (Awesome Remixx!!!) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Ab – Fm – Cm
How it goes
Everything Is Awesome (feat. The Lonely Island) (Awesome Remixx!!!) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIAbIVFmiiCmvi- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- FmF · Ab · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Running-late chords
How it goes
Misses beat 1, then hurries in with busy chords around the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Everything Is Awesome (feat. The Lonely Island) (Awesome Remixx!!!)
What chords are in Everything Is Awesome (feat. The Lonely Island) (Awesome Remixx!!!)?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Fm – Cm (I – IV – ii – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Everything Is Awesome (feat. The Lonely Island) (Awesome Remixx!!!) in?
Eb major, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Everything Is Awesome (feat. The Lonely Island) (Awesome Remixx!!!)?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everything Is Awesome (feat. The Lonely Island) (Awesome Remixx!!!) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.