Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Beauty And A Beat on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- Medium
Learn Beauty And A Beat in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Dm – Am – Gsus4
Beauty And A Beat sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Am is A, C and E; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIDmviAmiiiGsus4IIsus4- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- AmA · C · E
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 2
Left hand: Drumming bass
The root drummed on every quick beat, with a tiny step at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 263 songs of the library.
- 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.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Beauty And A Beat
What chords are in Beauty And A Beat?
The loop is F – Dm – Am – Gsus4 (I – vi – iii – IIsus) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Beauty And A Beat in?
F major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Beauty And A Beat?
Drumming bass: broken chord 1-1, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Beauty And A Beat 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.