Bicycle Race Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Bicycle Race in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Ab – Bbm – Ab – Bbm
Bicycle Race sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIBbmiiAbIBbmii
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
164 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Thunder tremolo
An octave shaking fast: thunder and suspense. Musicians call it octave tremolo (tremolo), a tricky pattern heard in 150 songs of the library.
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3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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.
5
Ending: Ab – Bbm – Ab
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbmAb

What chords are in Bicycle Race?

The loop is Ab – Bbm – Ab – Bbm (I – ii – I – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Bbm – Ab.

What key is Bicycle Race in?

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

What does the left hand play in Bicycle Race?

Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bicycle Race 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.