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How to play &Burn on piano

By Billie Eilish

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Left hand Heartbeat octavesThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn &Burn in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Am – F – Am – F

    &Burn sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AmiFVIAmiFVI
    • AmA · C · E
    • FF · A · C
    54 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Heartbeat octaves

    Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 80 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. 5

    Ending: F – G – Am

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FGAm
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about &Burn

What chords are in &Burn?

The loop is Am – F – Am – F (i – bVI – i – bVI) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is &Burn in?

A minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in &Burn?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is &Burn easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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