Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Addicted on piano
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- B minor
- 6/8
- 99 BPM
- Medium
Learn Addicted in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – G – A – F#7
Addicted sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiGVIAVIIF#7V7- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Hammock heartbeat
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 lilt (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 128 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rowing-boat chords
Six even chords per bar, rolling along like oars on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 99 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 – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
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Questions about Addicted
What chords are in Addicted?
The loop is Bm – G – A – F#7 (i – bVI – bVII – V7) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Addicted in?
B minor, at about 99 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Addicted?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Addicted 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.