Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Almost Paradise on piano
By Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Almost Paradise in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Absus4 – Ab – Fsus4 – Fm
How it goes
Almost Paradise sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Absus4 is Ab, Db and Eb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Absus4Isus4AbIFsus4VIsus4Fmvi- Absus4Ab · Db · Eb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: Fm – Db – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmDbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about Almost Paradise
What chords are in Almost Paradise?
The loop is Absus4 – Ab – Fsus4 – Fm (Isus – I – VIsus – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Fm – Db – Ab.
What key is Almost Paradise in?
Ab major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Almost Paradise?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Almost Paradise 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.