Ammunition Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Ammunition in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – E – E – E
Ammunition sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIEIEIEI
- EE · G# · B
17 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Gospel-clap chords
Skips beat 1, then soulful chords that bounce off the “ands”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Gospel-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in Ammunition?

The loop is E – E – E – E (I5 – I – I5 – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Ammunition in?

E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ammunition?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ammunition 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.