Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Amazing on piano

By Alex Lloyd

Tuning the piano…

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Learn Amazing in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: A – E – F#m – D
Amazing sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVEIIF#miiiDI
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
2
Left hand: Hopping heartbeat
Quick hops into the middle of the bar, then a rest on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 143 songs of the library.
Hopping heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 100 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 – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Amazing?

The loop is A – E – F#m – D (V – II – iii – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Amazing in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Amazing?

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

Is Amazing 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Amazing?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.