Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Big Wings on piano

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Learn Big Wings in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – F7 – C – F7
Big Wings sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIF7IV7CIF7IV7
- CC · E · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
24 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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 108 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: C – F7 – C
The last chords are I – IV7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CF7C

What chords are in Big Wings?

The loop is C – F7 – C – F7 (I – IV7 – I – IV7) in C major, and the song ends on C – F7 – C.

What key is Big Wings in?

C major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Big Wings?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Big Wings 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.