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How to play Bon Appetit on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn Bon Appetit in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – G – Bm
Bon Appetit sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVGIBmiii- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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: G – C – G
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCG
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Questions about Bon Appetit
What chords are in Bon Appetit?
The loop is G – C – G – Bm (I – IV – I – iii) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is Bon Appetit in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bon Appetit?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bon Appetit 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.