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How to play Beautiful Mess on piano

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Learn Beautiful Mess in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Am – C – Am – C
Beautiful Mess sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviCIAmviCI
- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
25 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
Drowsy heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Offbeat skankOffbeat chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
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.
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Ending: C – Am – C
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CAmC

What chords are in Beautiful Mess?

The loop is Am – C – Am – C (vi – I – vi – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Am – C.

What key is Beautiful Mess in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Beautiful Mess?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Beautiful Mess 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.