Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Abracadabra on piano
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- A minor
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- i–iv–V7–i loop
- Medium
Learn Abracadabra in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – Dm – E7 – Am
Abracadabra sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiDmivE7V7Ami- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- E7E · G# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
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 125 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: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Abracadabra
What chords are in Abracadabra?
The loop is Am – Dm – E7 – Am (i – iv – V7 – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Abracadabra in?
A minor, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Abracadabra?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Abracadabra 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.