Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play 80 Millionen on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 2016
- Medium
Learn 80 Millionen in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – A – E – F#m
80 Millionen sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVAIEVF#mvi- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
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.
- 3
Right hand: Somersault chords
Evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then flip into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 115 BPM
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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
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Questions about 80 Millionen
What chords are in 80 Millionen?
The loop is D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is 80 Millionen in?
A major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in 80 Millionen?
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 80 Millionen 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.