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How to play A Puzzlement on piano
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- D major
- 2/4
- 90 BPM
- Medium
Learn A Puzzlement in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – F#m – Em – F#m
A Puzzlement sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em 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.
EmiiF#miiiEmiiF#miii- EmE · G · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Marching giant
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Clockwork chords
Four quick, even chords per short bar, ticking like clockwork. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about A Puzzlement
What chords are in A Puzzlement?
The loop is Em – F#m – Em – F#m (ii – iii – ii – iii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is A Puzzlement in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in A Puzzlement?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Puzzlement 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.