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How to play Bend And Snap on piano
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- F# minor
- 4/4
- 118 BPM
- Medium
Learn Bend And Snap in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F# – E – F# – E
Bend And Snap sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F# is F#, A# and C#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#IEVIIF#IEVII- F#F# · A# · C#
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Busy-bee pulse
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 176 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 118 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: D – E – F#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEF#m- DD · F# · A
- F#mF# · A · C#
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Questions about Bend And Snap
What chords are in Bend And Snap?
The loop is F# – E – F# – E (I5 – bVII5 – I5 – bVII5) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Bend And Snap in?
F# minor, at about 118 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bend And Snap?
Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bend And Snap 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.