Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Aimless on piano
Written by Bethany Dillon & Ed Cash
- G major
- 6/8
- 78 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Aimless in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – Csus4 – G – Dsus4
How it goes
Aimless sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; Csus4 is C, F and G; G is G, B and D; Dsus4 is D, G and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviCsus4IVsus4GIDsus4Vsus4- EmE · G · B
- Csus4C · F · G
- GG · B · D
- Dsus4D · G · A
- 2
Left hand: Hammock rocking
How it goes
Low, high, top, high in a long-short sway, like a swinging hammock. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 34 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tug-of-war chords
How it goes
Four even chords stretched across a rocking bar: a gentle push and pull. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 78 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
Play next
Questions about Aimless
What chords are in Aimless?
The loop is Em – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 (vi – IVsus – I – Vsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Aimless in?
G major, at about 78 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Aimless?
Hammock rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Aimless 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.