Piano chords · Film & wonder
How to play Be Magnified on piano
Written by Lynn Deshazo
- D major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 1992
- Tricky
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Learn Be Magnified in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – Em – D – G
How it goes
Be Magnified sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVEmiiDIGIV- AA · C# · E
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Big sweep
How it goes
Two octaves in one sweep: the film-score sound. Musicians call it wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8 (wide arpeggio), a tricky pattern heard in 131 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 72 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: D – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DGD
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Questions about Be Magnified
What chords are in Be Magnified?
The loop is A – Em – D – G (V – ii – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Be Magnified in?
D major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Be Magnified?
Big sweep: wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Be Magnified easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.