Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Blow Me on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- I–iii–vi–IV loop
- Medium
Learn Blow Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Bm – Em – C
Blow Me sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#; Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIBmiiiEmviCIV- GG · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Running-late chords
Misses beat 1, then hurries in with busy chords around the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 115 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: Em – C – G
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmCG
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Questions about Blow Me
What chords are in Blow Me?
The loop is G – Bm – Em – C (I – iii – vi – IV) in G major, and the song ends on Em – C – G.
What key is Blow Me in?
G major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Blow Me?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blow Me 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.