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How to play Airplane on piano

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Learn Airplane in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Bm – G – D – A
How it goes
Airplane sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviGIVDIAV
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
176 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Zigzag chords
How it goes
Steady at first, then a quick zigzag of chords around beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Zigzag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 76 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD

What chords are in Airplane?

The loop is Bm – G – D – A (vi – IV – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Airplane in?

D major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Airplane?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Airplane 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.