Becoming Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Becoming in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: A – F#m – A – F#m
Becoming sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIF#mviAIF#mvi
- AA · C# · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
135 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
Fluttering heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Wobbly chords
Two off-balance chords on the “ands”, then a firm landing on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Wobbly chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight 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: A – F#m – A
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AF#mA

What chords are in Becoming?

The loop is A – F#m – A – F#m (I – vi – I – vi) in A major, and the song ends on A – F#m – A.

What key is Becoming in?

A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Becoming?

Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Becoming 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.